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2024
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Ronald W. Manderscheid, Amy Ward
Looking Toward the Future of Integrated Care: History, Developments, and Opportunities
For almost five decades, the development and implementation of integrated care-the simultaneous combination of primary care with mental health and substance use care-has been a major challenge for the behavioral health care field. Integrated care is exceptionally important because many...
2020
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ERIN A. CECH AND WILLIAM R. ROTHWELL
LGBT WORKPLACE INEQUALITY IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE: INTERSECTIONAL PROCESSES, ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTS, AND TURNOVER CONSIDERATIONS
How do lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees fare in US workplaces? Beyond formal discrimination, do LGBT workers encounter biases that degrade the quality of their day-today workplace experiences? Using a representative sample of more than 300,000 employees in...
2021
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Pankaj C. Patel and Cong Feng
LGBT Workplace Equality Policy and Customer Satisfaction: The Roles of Marketing Capability and Demand Instability
A lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workplace equality policy (LGBT-WEP) helps signal and reinforce the organizational commitment to workplace equality and diversity. Prior evidence suggests that LGBT-WEP is viewed favorably by stakeholders (customers, employees, and channel partners) and influences firm...
2020
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R.M. Barnett
Leading with meaning: Why diversity, equity and inclusion matters in US higher education
In this paper, I review some recent research findings that demonstrate the need to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in US higher education contexts so that educational leaders can live out the espoused values of their institutions as...
2020
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Pnina Alon-Shenker and Therese MacDermott
Intersecting age and gender in workplace discrimination complaints
Older female workers experience significant barriers in the labor market. Despite the growing proportion of women in the labor force, gender wage gaps and gendered occupational segregation are still major problems.1 Non-standard employment and precarious work are more common among...
2024
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Xinyu Cai, Xiang Hua, Інна Нескородєва, Акмал Дурманов
Interrelation between human capital management and ESG engagement: evidence from S&P 500 firms
This study investigates the relationship between human capital management strategies and corporate sustainability commitments while also examining the moderating role of CEO tenure in shaping this relationship. Drawing on a panel dataset of 413 S&P 500 companies spanning 2011 to...
2026
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Lynda Dede Graham, Boris Kotey Sasraku-Neequaye
International Hospitality Management: Trends, Strategies, and Global Best Practices
Purpose – The study critically examines international hospitality management (IHM), focusing on its operational, strategic, and human resource dimensions. It explores the evolution of IHM, emerging global trends, technological innovations, sustainability practices, cross-cultural management, and branding strategies, aiming to provide...
2024
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Omar Faruqi Marzuki, Ellie Teo Yi Lih, Wan Nor Zanariah Zainol Abdullah, Nozieana Khairuddin, Nor Hanifawati Inai, Juniza Binti Md Saad, Mohd Hamim Abdul Aziz
Innovating Education: A Comprehensive Review of STEM Education Approaches
This comprehensive paper delves into the evolving realm of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, a critical component in the modern educational landscape. The review highlights how STEM education has transcended the mere combination of four subjects into an...
2024
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Margaret W. Gichane, Ida Griesemer, Leah Cubanski, Blessing Egbuogu, D. Keith McInnes, Lynn Garvin
Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Health and Health Services Research Workforce: A Systematic Scoping Review
Health and health services research institutions seek to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to overcome structural bias. The objective of this review is to identify, characterize, and evaluate programs aimed to strengthen DEI in the health and health services...
2021
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Stephanie J. Creary, PhD Nancy Rothbard, PhD Jared Scruggs
IMPROVING WORKPLACE CULTURE THROUGH: Evidence-Based Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices
The research and team was led by Stephanie Creary Ph.D., assistant professor of management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The research team included Nancy Rothbard Ph.D., Wharton management professor, Jared Scruggs, Wharton management doctoral candidate, and...
2022
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Bonnie Dowling, Drew Goldstein, Michael Park, and Holly Price
Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy
After the Great Resignation comes the Great Renegotiation. Over the past two years, millions of people and organizations around the world were forced into hybrid virtual work, many for the first time. Survey after survey has shown that employers eagerly...
2026
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Angelie Agboluaje
Human Capital and Healthcare System Transformation: A Comprehensive Review of Workforce Strategy, Digital Innovation, and Strategic Leadership for Equitable Access
Background: Health systems are under increasing pressure from rising demand, ageing populations, workforce shortages, and widening inequities, simutaneously digital transformation accelerates service redesign. As technology outpaces current workforce capability and therefore workflow integration and governance, the consequence is that access...
2026
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Angelie Agboluaje
Human Capital and Healthcare System Transformation: A Comprehensive Review of Workforce Strategy, Digital Innovation, and Strategic Leadership for Equitable Access
Background: Health systems are under increasing pressure from rising demand, ageing populations, workforce shortages, and widening inequities, simutaneously digital transformation accelerates service redesign. As technology outpaces current workforce capability and therefore workflow integration and governance, the consequence is that access...
2020
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Robert Livingston
How to promote racial equity in the workplace
Organizations are relatively small, autonomous entities that afford leaders a high level of control over cultural norms and procedural rules, making them ideal places to develop policies and practices that promote racial equity. In this article, I’ll offer a practical...
2020
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Ivona Hidega, Anne E. Wilson
History backfires: Reminders of past injustices against women undermine support for workplace policies promoting women
Public discourse on current inequalities often invokes past injustice endured by minorities. This rhetoric also sometimes underlies contemporary equality policies. Drawing on social identity theory and the employment equity literature, we suggest that reminding people about past injustice against a...
2024
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Jennifer E. Gallagher, Grazielle C. Mattos Savage, Sarah C. Crummey, Wael Sabbah, Yuka Makino, Benoît Varenne
Health workforce for oral health inequity: Opportunity for action
Oral health is high on the global agenda following the adoption of the 2022 global strategy on oral health at the 75th World Health Assembly. Given the global burden of oral disease, workforce development to achieve universal health coverage [UHC]...
2016
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Darcy L. Harris, Tashel C. Bordere
Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief: Exploring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief is a scholarly work of social criticism, richly grounded in personal experience, evocative case studies, and current multicultural and sociocultural theories and research. It is also consistently practical and reflective, challenging...
2017
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Katina Sawyer, Christian Thoroughgood
Gender non-conformity and the modern workplace: New frontiers in understanding and promoting gender identity expression at work
“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves.” –—Steve Maraboli, Ph.D. As the opening quote suggests, when employees can authentically express themselves at work, they tend to be happier and healthier. In today’s modern workplace, HR man-...
2026
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Jeena Joseph
From pilot to policy: why AI health interventions fail to scale in developing countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies similar obstacles in its primary guidance on AI for health. The WHO Ethics and Governance of AI for Health report highlights challenges such as poor data quality, algorithmic bias, and unclear accountability, all of...
2026
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Ana Catarina Maia, Andreia Félix
From fragmentation to empowerment: community rehabilitation care and health literacy as drivers of integrated care
In the 21st century, rehabilitation care in community contexts has emerged as a strategic structuring axis for more equitable, sustainable and person-centred health systems. Rather than being merely a therapeutic addition, rehabilitation is now widely recognised as a fundamental right...