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, curated from verified and reputable sources. 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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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 relationship orientations of working adults in Japan and Oman. Through the analysis of 419 responses including 231 respondents from Japan
2015
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LAURA M. LITTLE, VIRGINIA SMITH MAJOR, AMANDA S. HINOJOSA, DEBRA L. NELSON
PROFESSIONAL IMAGE MAINTENANCE: HOW WOMEN NAVIGATE PREGNANCY IN THE WORKPLACE
Women now constitute a significant portion of the workforce, making the effects of pregnancy on professional image (others’ perceptions of competence and character at work) more salient. While opinions regarding how pregnant women should manage others’ impressions and the consequences of doing so abound (Noveck, 2012) research to substantiate or disconfirm these opinions has lagged. In this paper, we present
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 exploration, a door to a renewed hope that was counter to the generations of poverty and isolation that my family
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 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion readers, which were selected from the proceedings and presentations made at the conference. The papers vary
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 social role and token theory, we test the relative impact of CEO gender and the gender composition of the board
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 in personnel selection, but our review focused on under explored areas including effects of stereotype threat beyond test performance and
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 readers to think through responses to ethically complex scenarios in which social justice is undermined by radically uneven opportunity structures,
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 is, in fact, concerned with all children, whatever their characteristics and circumstances. This inclusive vision was recently endorsed by the
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 working side by side with other employees with disabilities. And people with different values from different cultures are responsible for
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- agers are having to increasingly address the many complex issues surrounding gender identity and expression. With the public gender transitions