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2017
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Suchuan Zhang and Qiao Shi
The relationship between subjective well-being and workplace ostracism: The moderating role of emotional intelligence
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of subjective well-being (SWB) on workplace ostracism, by focusing on the moderating role of emotional intelligence (EI). SWB is taken here as a construct of three components: life...
2017
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Randall Robbins
The untapped potential of the ADHD employee in the workplace
As diagnoses increase, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have come to the forefront of popular understanding. Subsequently, much discussion exists concerning the legal and social ramifications for those who have ADD or ADHD in the...
2017
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Lisa M. Steurer
Maternity Leave Length and Workplace Policies’ Impact on the Sustainment of Breastfeeding: Global Perspectives
Background: Breastfeeding is a global initiative of the World Health Organization and the U.S. domestic health agenda, Healthy People 2020; both recommend exclusive breastfeeding, defined as providing breast milk only via breast or bottle, through the first 6 months of...
2017
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Diana Rajendran, Karen Farquharson, Chandana Hewege
Workplace integration: the lived experiences of highly skilled migrants in Australia
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how highly skilled migrants to Australia integrate into the workplace, focussing on the factors that foster or hinder that integration. Design/methodology/approach – An inductive method using an interpretive methodological approach...
2017
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Edited by Carlos Tasso Eira de Aquino and Robert W. Robertson
Diversity and Inclusion in the Global Workplace: Aligning Initiatives with Strategic Business Goals
In today’s workforce, employees belong to different age groups, races, and ethnicities are of different genders and have different sexual orientation, besides leading, managing, thinking, and learning in diverse ways. There are people in full command of their physical abilities...
2017
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Bronwyn Ewing, Grace Sarra, Robin Price, Grace O’Brien and Chelsey Priddle
Access to sustainable employment and productive training: workplace participation strategies for Indigenous employees
Access to sustainable and viable employment is crucial to an individual’s potential to achieve a reasonable quality of life. Policies introduced to promote Indigenous employment in Australia, such as Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP), have had minimal impact on long-term...
2016
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Hakan Sezerel • Hatice Zumrut Tonus
The effects of the organizational culture on diversity management perceptions in hotel industry
The perception of discrimination and lack of justice may lead to inefficiency, conflicts and unmanageable situations. Particularly in countries like Turkey that contain geographical, ethnic, religious and sectorial differences throughout its history, where the employment of women in business life...
2016
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María-Teresa Becerra, Manuel Montanero & Manuel Lucero
Graphic support resources for workers with intellectual disability engaged in office tasks: a comparison with verbal instructions from a work mate
Background: Research into workplace adjustments for people with disabilities is a fundamental challenge of supported employment. The aim of the present work is to investigate the effect of several graphic resources as natural support for workers with intellectual disability. Methods:...
2016
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Mel Ainscow
Diversity and Equity: A Global Education Challenge
This article sets out the international context for this special issue on equity and diversity. Tracing the development of the United Nations’ policy ‘Education for All’ since 1990, it notes the struggles that have gone on to ensure that this...
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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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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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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Jan Wynen
Sexual Harassment: The Nexus Between Gender and Workplace Authority: Evidence from the Australian Public Service
Sexual harassment in the workplace is commonly portrayed as the male supervisor harassing female subordinates.Within this popular characterization, the unequal distribution of formal, organizational power is believed to be a necessary precondition for sexual harassment. The traditional cultural image of...
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...
2016
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Bettina J. Casad and William J. Bryant
Addressing Stereotype Threat is Critical to Diversity and Inclusion in Organizational Psychology
Recently researchers have debated the relevance of stereotype threat to the work place. Critics have argued that stereotype threat is not relevant in high stakes testing such as inpersonnel selection. We and others argue that stereotype threat is highly relevant...
2016
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Huong Le, Connie Zheng, Yuka Fujimoto
Inclusion, organisational justice and employee well-being
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between employee perceived well-being and the four dimensions of organisational justice, namely, procedural, distributive, interpersonal and informational justice, and how dimensions of organisational justice affect employee well-being in...
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...
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...
2015
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Loan N.T. Pham, Lam D. Nguyen and Thomas Tanner
Cross-Culture Management: An Empirical Examination on Task and Relationship Orientations of German and Omani
Globalisation has increased the demand for an international group of leaders who can lead multinational corporations across cultures successfully. Understanding the leadership orientations of the international workforces becomes a necessity for these companies. This paper distinctively examines the task and...