Hispanics in the Senior Executive Service: Revisited

• Author: Salomon A. Guajardo
• DOI: 10.1177/0734371X9301300407
• Published date: 01 October 1993
• Date: 01 October 1993
• Subject Matter: Articles

COMMENTARY
HISPANICS IN THE SENIOR
EXECUTIVE
SERVICE: REVISITED
Salomon A. Guajardo
Editors Note: The following communica-
with respect to their responses, imply-
tions were written in response to Antonio
ing conditions for Hispanics in the SES
Sisneros’ article, Hispanics in the Senior
have become worse. After reexamin-
Executive Service, which appeared in the
ing Sisneros’ data, this study concludes
Jan-April 1992 issue of ROPPA.
In
his claims are tenuous.
a
recent article, Antonio Sisneros
Sisneros (1992) reached the follow-
concluded that &dquo;minority relations con-
tinued to
ing conclusions:
pose a serious problem in the
1990s.&dquo; This statement was based on
*Hispanic SES members of 1980
the analysis of two surveys on His-
and 1990 were different with respect to
panic Senior Executive Service (SES)
having worked in one department
members. Sisneros suggested Hispanic
throughout their SES tenure, implying
SES’ers of 1980 and 1990 were different
Hispanic SES’ers of 1990 did not expe-
APOLOGISTS AND
THE
BIG PICTURE
Antonio Sisneros
For the sake of collegiality I will as-
the same, indicating no change has
sume
appropriate statistical treatment
occurred over the ten-year period.&dquo;
of...