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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2022
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Muhizan Tamimi, Sopiah
The Influence of Leadership Style on Employee Performance: A Systematic Literature Review
Purpose – This systematic literature review aims to synthesize several studies related to the influence of leadership style on employee performance. Methodology/approach – This study was compiled using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from research related to the influence of organizational culture on employee performance. The data collection method uses the Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome methods
2022
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Gurinder Singh, Vikas Garg, Richa Goel
Promoting Inclusivity and Diversity Through Internet of Things in Organizational Settings
Mission A solid foundation is essential to the development and success of any organization and can be accomplished through the effective and careful management of an organization’s human capital. Research in human resources management and organizational development is necessary in providing business leaders with the tools and methodologies which will assist in the development and maintenance of their organizational structure.
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 hope their employees will return to the office as soon as possible. Employees? Not so much, for reasons including health,
2021
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MANFRED MANGLICMOT, OLIVIA COTTON, SONIA CHEN and JOANNECRAWFORD
Exploring factors contributing to young workers’ vulnerability to work-related harm
New Zealand has experienced significant increases in youth employment rates in the last 20 years with 40 per cent of people employed part-time. This age group has been associated with the second-highest rate of injury claims. At the current time, there is limited information on why young workers in New Zealand are more vulnerable to work-related harm. This project aimed
2021
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Maura Kelly & JaDee Carathers & Tristen Kade
Beyond Tolerance: Policies, Practices, and Ideologies of Queer-Friendly Workplaces
Introduction In the United States, workplace protections for queer and trans workers have expanded; however, previous research has indicated that policy change alone is not sufficient to create supportive workplace cultures. The inequality regimes theoretical framework suggests examining policies, practices, and ideologies to understand inequality in work organizations. Methods Drawing upon 75 qualitative interviews with queer and trans workers in
2021
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Kanika K. Ahuja and Priyanka Padhy
The Cyber Avatar of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace: Media Analysis of Reports During COVID-19
Background: Whether working at physical workplaces or from the seeming safety of home, women employees continue to be hounded by sexual harassment. During COVID-19, sexual harassment has taken on a cyber avatar and continues to enjoy the protections afforded by ambiguity and inept implementation. Objectives: The study explores how media reported cyber sexual harassment (CSH) during a 1-year period after
2021
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Bernadette Baum
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION POLICIES: ARE ORGANIZATIONS TRULY COMMITTED TO A WORKPLACE CULTURE SHIFT?
This paper proceeds from the premise that true change can only be realized after first coming to terms with harsh realities. The murder of George Floyd in 2020 sent shock waves throughout our collective conscience resulting in a racial reckoning unlike any other in modern history. Calls for change throughout Corporate America had organizations pledging millions of dollars toward the
2021
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Mohammad Qasim, Abdul Qahar, Raza Ullah
Organizational and Demographic Level Diversity Practices and Employees Performance
Purpose – The study’s primary objective was to investigate the relationship between organizational level diversity practices, demographic level diversity practices, and employees` performance at selected higher educational institutions in Kabul, Afghanistan. Findings – The findings support a positive relationship between variables; furthermore, the study revealed high contributive implications in both academic and non – academic arena. Moreover, the research suggests,
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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Islam, Tahsin
Workplace Diversity in a Canadian Context: Evaluating Moderators as a Means of Improving Organizational Performance
In an effort to address an increasingly heterogenous workforce created by a progressively integrated global economy, as well as to uphold justice among employees in the workplace, organizations continue to leverage workplace diversity as a fundamental component of organizational strategy. In doing so, organizations assess the relationship between diversity and organizational performance, and whether the pursuit of a heterogenous workforce