Academic Papers
Empowering inclusion with insightful research.
Welcome to the Diversity Atlas Academic Papers repository!
We are delighted to offer you this collection of academic papers on diversity, equity, and inclusion, gathered from reputable sources across the internet. This resource is designed to provide our members with quick access to valuable research that can inform and enhance your DEI initiatives.
Please note that all papers included in this repository have been collected with respect for and in accordance with the rights of the original authors and publishers.
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2020
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Daan Hovens
Workplace Learning through Human-Machine Interaction in a Transient Multilingual Blue-Collar Work Environment
This article explores processes of jointly negotiating work practices (i.e., workplace learning) in a contemporary blue-collar work environment characterized by transience, language diversity, and limited opportunities for human-human interaction. The article is based on linguistic-ethnographic fieldwork in a metal foundry in the Dutch-German borderland, where many employees have temporary contracts and diverse language backgrounds, and where many production tasks are
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 a self-administered survey instrument was mailed to 650 managers (325 HR managers and 325 other managers) in Sydney, Melbourne and
2022
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Stephanie Petty, Lydia Tunstall, Hannah Richardson, Niamh Eccles
Workplace Adjustments for Autistic Employees: What is ‘Reasonable’?
Autistic adults are inadequately supported in the workplace. This study sought a definition of ‘reasonable’ and explored facilitators and barriers to employers making reasonable adjustments. 98 employers and employees across a UK city completed a survey; 15% identified as being autistic. Qualitative data were analysed using framework analysis. Reasonable adjustments were defined as having a positive impact on autistic employees’
2020
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Rahel A. Kubik-Huch & Valérie Vilgrain& Gabriel P. Krestin & Maximilian F. Reiser & Ulrike I. Attenberger & Ada U. Muellner & Christopher P. Hess & Hedvig Hricak
Women in radiology: gender diversity is not a metric—it is a tool for excellence
Women in Focus: Be Inspired was a unique programme held at the 2019 European Congress of Radiology that was structured to address a range of topics related to gender and healthcare, including leadership, mentoring and the generational progression of women in medicine. In most countries, women constitute substantially fewer than half of radiologists in academia or private practice despite frequently
2020
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Dawna Ballard, Brenda Allen, Karen Ashcraft, Shiv Ganesh, Poppy McLeod, and Heather Zoller
When Words Do Not Matter: Identifying Actions to Effect Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Academy
It is time to move past the words—the well-crafted statements circulated by groups and organizations across the academy, the scholarly writing as displacement, the formal and informal critiques—as if they had some recognizable impact. Each of these rhetorical moves can be valuable in helping to effect larger cultural and structural shifts. Yet, alone, a variety of evidence suggests that these
2021
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Katalin Tardos, Veronika Paksi
What do equality plans reveal about workplace equality and diversity in higher education and research performing organisations? : a content analysis approach
In the last two decades implementing Equality/Equal Opportunities/Diversity and Inclusion Plans have been becoming more and more widespread across both private and public organisations (Konrad–Linnehan 1995; Edwin 2001; Kalev–Kelly–Dobbin 2006; Coast 2013; Ali–Konrad 2017). Moreover, as a consequence of internationalisation, globalisation, and growing pressures for excellence, higher education institutions and research performing organisations (RPOs) had to tackle the challenges of
2021
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Sally Baker, Clemence Due & Megan Rose
Transitions from education to employment for culturally and linguistically diverse migrants and refugees in settlement contexts: what do we know?
Access to and experiences of education among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Migrants or Refugees (CALDM/R) is a site of increased scholarly interest. While research emphasises new CALDM/Rs’ desire to work and meaningfully contribute to their new country, many remain under employed even though many hold multiple tertiary qualifications. This article offers an interpretive review of literature relating to the higher
2021
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Anne Keizer-Remmers, Vasilena Ivanova & Anja Brandsma-Dieters
To act or not to act: Cultural hesitation in the multicultural hospitality workplace
This article aims to describe the behaviour, feelings and emotions of hospitality professionals regarding the phenomenon of handelingsverlegenheid (which we translate as “awkwardness to act”) in intercultural professional settings. The overall purpose of this study is to understand how middle management employees of the rooms division department of a small-scale commercial learning hotel in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands lead their
2021
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Jane Coffey, Farveh Farivar & Roslyn Cameron
The Job Seeking Experiences of International Graduates in the Host Country: Australia’s Lost Opportunity?
This paper examines the job seeking experiences of international graduates in attempting to obtain meaningful work in their university education host country. Qualitative feedback on the specific job seeking barriers and experiences in the host country after graduating were provided by 696 respondents. The findings suggest that the specific barriers to finding employment were their visa status, lack of work
2019
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M Rebecca O'Connor, Wendy E Barrington, Diana Taibi Buchanan, Dan Bustillos, Meghan Eagen-Torkko, Anne Kalkbrenner, Sharon S Laing, Kerryn W Reding, A B de Castro
Short-Term Outcomes of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institute for Nursing Faculty
Background: Student populations in the United States are increasingly diverse, prompting the need to make learning environments in schools of nursing more inclusive. Training for faculty is needed to support this work; however, evidence regarding best practices to make classrooms more inclusive is lacking. Method: A 3-day Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Institute was developed and conducted to create inclusive