Academic Papers

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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.

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2018
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Sophie L. Kuchynka, Jennifer K. Bosson, Joseph A. Vandello, and Curtis Puryear
Zero-Sum Thinking and the Masculinity Contest: Perceived Intergroup Competition and Workplace Gender Bias
Gender-based zero-sum thinking reflects beliefs that women’s status gains correspond directly with men’s status losses. These beliefs may help explain people’s resistance to gender equity. Here, two studies examined the association between men’s zero-sum thinking and workplace gender biases. In Study 1, men (N = 235) employed in workplaces with stronger masculinity contest norms reported observing stronger bias against women
2022
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Francisco Perales · Christine Ablaza · Wojtek Tomaszewski · Dawn Emsen‑Hough
You, Me, and Them: Understanding Employees’ Use of Trans‑Affirming Language within the Workplace
Introduction As the benefits of workplace inclusion become progressively recognized, employers are making greater efforts to cultivate inclusive organizational environments where employees from diverse backgrounds can thrive. Yet academic research has often neglected issues of sexual orientation and gender diversity. We contribute to redressing this knowledge gap by examining processes of workplace inclusion for employees with diverse genders and sexualities,
2022
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Madeline Donaghy and Francisco Perales
Workplace wellbeing among LGBTQ+ Australians: Exploring diversity within diversity
A wealth of research documents disparities in workplace outcomes between cisgender heterosexual employees and LGBTQ+ employees. However, few studies have examined how workplace wellbeing may differ among different subgroups within the LGBTQ+ umbrella – that is, the notion of ‘diversity within diversity’. The current study fills this gap in knowledge by theorising and testing differences in workplace wellbeing across nuanced
2020
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Lisa Mainiero
Workplace romance versus sexual harassment: a call to action regarding sexual hubris and sexploitation in the #MeToo era
Purpose – The #MeToo movement has brought questions of sexuality and power in the workplace to the forefront. The purpose of this paper is to review the research on hierarchial consensual workplace romances and sexual harassment examining the underlying mechanisms of power relations. It concludes with a call to action for organizational leaders to adopt fair consensual workplace romance policies
2019
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Bozani, Vasiliki; Drydakis, Nick; Sidiropoulou, Katerina; Harvey, Benjamin;Paraskevopoulou, Anna
Workplace Positive Actions, Trans People’s Self-Esteem and Human Resources’ Evaluations
This study provides empirical patterns regarding trans people’s self-esteem-oriented reflections during observations of positive workplace actions. The case of a 2015 UK workplace guide is utilized to fulfil our aims. We adopt Rawls’ political philosophy framework in order to evaluate whether trans people’s self-esteem-oriented concepts might be enhanced by policy makers’ positive actions. The study does find that trans people’s
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
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 was employed. In-depth interview data were analysed thematically. Findings – Informal workplace practices, such as informal peer mentoring and having
2023
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Mana Rezaia, Sally Lindsaya, Hiba Ahmeda, and Abirami Vijayakumara
Workplace inclusion: A scoping review of the qualitative literature
BACKGROUND: An inclusive workplace culture supports and values the individual and collective work processes of workers from diverse backgrounds. The reality or perception of inclusion or exclusion at work can influence the social functioning, health, and well-being of workers. However, we lack knowledge about the concepts relevant to inclusion at the workplace. Furthermore, research is needed to better understand the
2022
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Marika Miminoshvili & Matej Černe
Workplace inclusion–exclusion and knowledgehiding behaviour of minority members
The increased mobility of people has resulted in an increasingly culturally diverse workforce. Organisations aim to ensure that all employees – regardless of race, ethnicity and religion – receive equal treatment. However, these ideas are often disconnected from reality. This paper attempts to bridge the knowledge management and diversity literature to examine knowledge hiding by minority members that occurs due
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 a disability. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews with respondents from multinational corporations in India and Germany were conducted, transcribed, and analyzed.