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.
We hope you find this resource useful and enriching. Happy reading!
2020
/
Sh. Usman Yousaf, Mohd. Hizam-Hanaah, Rosmah Mat Isa, Nor Liza Abdullah, Zizah Che Senik, Bushra Usman
Mediating Effects of Entrepreneurs’ Work Performance on the Relationship between Their Psychological Capital and Growth Intentions: A Study on Malaysian Entrepreneurs
Research Aims – This study proposes to fill the gap in entrepreneurship literature by focusing on the relationship between entrepreneurs’ psychological capital and growth intention mediated by their work performance. Design/Methodology/Approach – This research used cross-sectional quantitative research and employed convenience sampling technique. A total of 275 Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs participated and answered the survey questionnaires. Research
2020
/
published by Emerald Publishing Limited
Solutions for tackling workplace gender inequality: Exploring the impact of women’s self-efficacy levels, career aspirations and work engagement
Despite equal rights and increased openness in the workplace over the preceding decades, issues surrounding women in the workplace and how they perform compared to their male counterparts continue to generate much discussion. A research paper by Hartman and Barber (2020) explores the differences between men and women in the workplace in relation to their self-efficacy, career aspirations, and engagement.
2020
/
Harald Dale-Olsena , Henning Finseraas
Linguistic diversity and workplace productivity
A key component in firms’ production strategies is to put together a workforce with the optimal mix of skills. Hiring workers with complementary human capital will improve productivity and profits. The ability to speak several languages and knowledge about cultures and religions could thus be important human capital resources influencing firm performance. Workers might differ along these dimensions too, and
2020
/
Trish Mundy & Nan Seuffert
Are we there yet? Best practices for diversity and inclusion in Australia
This article reports on the findings of a pilot research project investigating current best practices, operating within national law firms in Australia, that support women lawyers in their advancement to partnership and other leadership positions. Academic research and professional body reports suggest that current diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives across the private sector are not resulting in significant change to
2020
/
CarolineS.Duchaine,MSc;KarineAubé,MScPH;MahéeGilbert-Ouimet,PhD;MichelVézina,MD,MPH;RuthNdjaboué,PhD;VictoriaMassamba,MSc;DenisTalbot,PhD;MathildeLavigne-Robichaud,MSc;XavierTrudel,PhD;Ana-PaulaBrunoPena-Gralle,MSc;AlainLesage,MD,MPhil;LynneMoore,PhD;AlainMilot,MD,MSc;DanielleLaurin,PhD;ChantalBrisson,PhD
Psychosocial Stressors at Work and the Risk of Sickness Absence Due to a Diagnosed Mental Disorder
IMPORTANCE Mental health problems are associated with considerable occupational, medical, social, and economic burdens. Psychosocial stressors at work have been associated with a higher risk of mental disorders, but the risk of sickness absence due to a diagnosed mental disorder, indicating a more severe condition, has never been investigated in a systematic review and meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE To synthesize the evidence
2020
/
Mohamed Mousa, Hiba K. Massoud and Rami M. Ayoubi
Gender, diversity management perceptions, workplace happiness and organisational citizenship behaviour
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether females have different perceptions of diversity management and workplace happiness compared to their male colleagues. Furthermore, the paper explores whether diversity management perceptions mediate the relationship between workplace happiness and organisational citizenship behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 260 questionnaires from a number of public hospitals in Egypt were
2020
/
Megan Paull, Maryam Omari, Premilla D’Cruz, Burcu Guneri Cangarli
Bystanders in workplace bullying: working university students’ perspectives on action versus inaction
There is increasing interest in bystanders to workplace bullying, including from human resource management (HRM) perspectives. This paper draws on literature from the fields of sexual harassment and helping behaviour to develop understanding of bystander action and inaction. Part of a project on workplace bullying, this study used online story-based responses from university students in Australia, India and Turkey with
2020
/
Anna Halafoff, Andrew Singleton, Gary Bouma & Mary Lou Rasmussen
Religious literacy of Australia’s Gen Z teens: diversity and social inclusion
Australia is a culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse country, however, learning about the religious dimensions of this superdiversity is inadequately reflected in the national school curriculum, notwithstanding recent attempts to address this at the state level in Victoria. Debates regarding the role of religion in school have raged across the country for decades and have impeded the introduction of learning
2020
/
Yolande Strengers, Lizhen Qu, Qiongkai Xu, Jarrod Knibbe
Adhering, Steering, and Queering: Treatment of Gender in Natural Language Generation
Natural Language Generation (NLG) supports the creation of personalized, contextualized, and targeted content. However, the algorithms underpinning NLG have come under scrutiny for reinforcing gender, racial, and other problematic biases. Recent research in NLG seeks to remove these biases through principles of fairness and privacy. Drawing on gender and queer theories from sociology and Science and Technology studies, we consider
2020
/
Clotilde Coron
What does “gender equality” mean? Social representations of gender equality in the workplace among French workers
Purpose – This work deals with social representations of gender equality in the workplace. Little academic work deals with the way workers define gender equality. My research also deals with the implications of this definition in terms of policy implementation. Design/methodology/approach – This work is based on a mixed-method approach. A quantitative study based on an online survey conducted in