Academic Papers
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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.
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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 an infant’s life. Previous literature has shown the correlation between socioeconomic status and breastfeeding, with higher maternal education and income
2017
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Cristin A. Compton & Debbie S. Dougherty
Organizing Sexuality: Silencing and the Push–Pull Process of Co-sexuality in the Workplace
How human beings think about, talk about, and organize around sexuality is changing. Growing social legitimization for sexual minority relationships and a more fluid social understanding of sexual identities has shifted how we bound “normal” sexuality. In the workplace, these shifting norms affect employees of all sexual identities who must make sense of new policies and complex daily practices. This
2017
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Anouk Lloren & Lorena Parini
How LGBT-Supportive Workplace Policies Shape the Experience of Lesbian, Gay Men, and Bisexual Employees
Support for lesbians’, gay men’s, bisexuals’, and transgender people’s (LGBT) rights has increased over the last two decades. However, these recent trends hide existing disparities between and within countries. In particular, workplace discrimination is still a relatively widespread phenomenon. Although many countries lack legal provision protecting LGBT employees, numerous organizations have adopted LGBT-supportive policies over the last two decades. Many
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
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 the Australian tourism industry. Design/methodology/approach – The sample is selected from employees who work in the tourism industry in Australia,
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: Two case studies were conducted to assess the performance of five workers engaged in office tasks, with three different support
2014
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Leo Leigh; Reid Robyn; Geldenhuys Madelyn & Gobind Jenni
The Inferences of Gender in Workplace Bullying: a Conceptual Analysis
Women are often regarded as the ‘weaker’ sex. This negative cliché has portrayed women as vulnerable and defenceless, privy to abuse and victimisation. The purpose of this paper is to explore the inferences of gender in workplace bullying. The study unpacks types, consequences and implications of bullying amongst women. The paper is a meta-analysis, which relied on secondary sources of
2012
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Doris Ruth Eikhof
A double-edged sword: twenty-first century workplace trends and gender equality
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to uncover the hidden gender consequences of three current trends in the workplace, the increase in knowledge work, information and communication technology (ICT) and work-life balance policies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper synthesizes and analyses existing empirical evidence from research on knowledge work, work-life balance and boundary, women’s work and careers. Findings –
2011
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Amanda Alquist Pope
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Except in a Job Interview: e Discriminatory Effect of the Policy on a Veteran’s Employment
A United States military veteran’s ability to receive benefits, such as preference in federal employment is, in part, based upon the reason for discharge. Lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB)1 members of the military may be dishonorably discharged under the “policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces,” commonly referred to as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT).2 Under this policy, the reason
2010
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Jonathon R.B. Halbesleben, Anthony R. Wheeler
Coverage by smoke-free workplace policies by race/ ethnicity and health outcomes: Can workplace health policies improve worker health?
Purpose – The present research has three goals: to examine the prevalence of smoke-free workplace policies; to examine how coverage by a smoke-free workplace policy differs among racial/ethnic groups; and to examine the impact of smoke-free workplace policy (SFWP) coverage on health outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The research uses secondary analysis of data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)