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2016
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Andri Georgiadou
Reflections from EDI conference: Equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in times of austerity
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the research presented at the 2016 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Conference in Nicosia, Cyprus. Design/methodology/approach – The report is based on six papers, of interest to...
2016
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Alison Cook and Christy Glass
Do women advance equity? The effect of gender leadership composition on LGBT-friendly policies in American firms
We advance the literature on the demographic factors that shape organizational outcomes by analyzing the impact of the gender composition of firm leadership on the likelihood that a firm will adopt lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)-friendly policies. Drawing on...
2016
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Mukta Kulkarni, Stephan Alexander Boehm, Soumyak Basu
Workplace inclusion of persons with a disability: Comparison of Indian and German multinationals
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to integrate research on human resource systems with work on disability management practices to outline how multinationals across India and Germany are engaged in efforts to increase workplace inclusion of persons with...
2016
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Mustafa Bilgehan Ozturk & Ahu Tatli
Gender identity inclusion in the workplace: broadening diversity management research and practice through the case of transgender employees in the UK
Based on 14 in-depth interviews, this paper explores the unique workplace experiences of transgender individuals in the UK employment context. The paper identifies gender identity diversity as a key blind spot in HRM and diversity management research and practice. The...
2016
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Paul J. Davis, Yuliya Frolova and William Callahan
Workplace diversity management in Australia: What do managers think and what are organisations doing?
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify Australian managers’ attitudes and understandings regarding workforce diversity management (WDM) and the practices and incorporation of WDM in organisations. Design/methodology/approach – Methodology is quantitative. A questionnaire in the form of...
2015
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Francisco C. Rodriguez
Why Diversity and Equity Matter: Reflections from a Community College President
Why do the issues of diversity and equity have such resonance for me? As a first-generation immigrant, English-language learner from a working-class family, access to higher education and the opportunity that followed was the door to personal discovery and professional...
2015
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Nisha Nair, Neharika Vohra
Diversity and inclusion at the workplace: A review of research and perspectives
In recent years, the discourse on diversity has seen a shift to that of inclusion. While there is a rich body of research in the area of diversity, inclusion has emerged as a fairly recent area of exploration and the...
2015
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Elaine Farndale, Michal Biron, Dennis R. Briscoe, Sumita Raghuram
A global perspective on diversity and inclusion in work organisations
This Academy of Management, Human Resources Division, Ambassadors’ Programme special issue presents a collection of empirical papers examining workplace diversity and inclusion in a global context. We introduce this topic raising three overarching challenges: to develop more context-specific definitions of...
2015
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Janet A. Boekhorst
The role of authentic leadership in fostering workplace inclusion: a social information processing perspective
The extant literature has largely overlooked the importance of a climate for inclusion as a response to the growing trend of workplace diversity. This conceptual article contends that an organization-wide change effort comprising several reinforcing processes aimed at creating a...
2015
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MARÍA DEL CARMEN TRIANA, MEVAN JAYASINGHE AND JENNA R. PIEPER
Perceived workplace racial discrimination and its correlates: A meta-analysis
We combine the interactional model of cultural diversity (IMCD) and relative deprivation theory to examine employee outcomes of perceived workplace racial discrimination. Using 79 effect sizes from published and unpublished studies, we meta-analyze the relationships between perceived racial discrimination and...
2015
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Mitchell, Rebecca ; Boyle, Brendan ; Parker, Vicki ; Giles, Michelle ; Chiang, Vico ; Joyce, Pauline
MANAGING INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY IN TEAMS: HOW LEADER INCLUSIVENESS AFFECTS PERFORMANCE THROUGH STATUS AND TEAM IDENTITY
While there is increasing pressure to work collaboratively in interprofessional teams, health professionals often continue to operate in uni-professional silos. Leader inclusiveness is directed toward encouraging and valuing the different viewpoints of diverse members within team interactions, and has significant...
2014
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Preeya Daya
Diversity and inclusion in an emerging market context
Purpose – The extreme demographic misrepresentation of organisations is a key business and societal issue in South Africa (SA). The purpose of this paper is to provide organisations that are committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive environment...
2014
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Ingrid Piller
EDITORIAL: LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN AUSTRALIA
This editorial introduction orients the reader to current public debates and the state of research with regard to the intersection of linguistic diversity and social inclusion in contemporary Australia. These are characterised by a persistent lack of attention to the...
2014
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Yuka Fujimoto, Ruth Rentschler, Huong Le, David Edwards and Charmine E. J. Härtel
Lessons Learned from Community Organizations: Inclusion of People with Disabilities and Others
Workforce diversity requires broader vision and scope in managing diversity so that there is greater inclusion inside and outside organizations. This paper provides this vision by extending the stream of workforce diversity research to community-oriented inclusion and its processes. The...
2014
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Yesenia Rivera
Managing Diverse Employees at Starbucks: Focusing on Ethics and Inclusion
Workforce diversity is a reality of the modern times for every organization and managing it effectively can lead to a sustainable competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the management of diversity at one of the most...
2013
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"Satoshi T AKAHASHI, Tomomi K
OBAYASHI, Masaaki KUNIGAMI, Takashi Y
AMADA ,Gaku YAMAMOTO, Atsushi Y
OSHIKAWA, and Takao TERANO"
Relations between Partial Diversity and Organizational Performance in an Organization
This paper presents an agent-based simulation model to analyze performance of organization with heterogeneous members. A hierarchical landscapes model with organizational and personal landscapes is proposed and it puts difference of skills and values into difference of personal landscapes. The...
2013
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Lisa H. Nishii
The benefits of climate for inclusion for gender-diverse groups
I introduce the construct of climate for inclusion, which involves eliminating relational sources of bias by ensuring that identity group status is unrelated to access to resources, creating expectations and opportunities for heterogeneous individuals to establish personalized cross-cutting ties, and...
2012
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Barjinder Singh, T. T. Selvarajan
Is it Spillover or Compensation? Effects of Community and Organizational Diversity Climates on Race Differentiated Employee Intent to Stay
Business ethics scholars have long viewed organizational diversity climate as a reflection of organizational ethics. Previous research on organizational diversity climate, for the most part, has neglected to consider the influence of community diversity climate on employment relations. In order...
2012
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JESSE E. OLSEN AND LUIS L. MARTINS
Understanding organizational diversity management programs: A theoretical framework and directions for future research
With the changing demographic composition of the workforce, managing diversity in organizations is an important organizational function. Organizations have employed varying approaches to diversity management (DM), resulting in varying organizational outcomes. Meanwhile, researchers have called for more theoretical development within...
2011
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Romana Pasca • Shannon L. Wagner
Occupational Stress in the Multicultural Workplace
Occupational stress is a well researched topic leading to the development of strong, viable models of workplace stress. However, there is a gap in the literature with respect to the applicability of this research to specific cultural groups, in particular...