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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Ivona Hidega, Anne E. Wilson
History backfires: Reminders of past injustices against women undermine support for workplace policies promoting women
Public discourse on current inequalities often invokes past injustice endured by minorities. This rhetoric also sometimes underlies contemporary equality policies. Drawing on social identity theory and the employment equity literature, we suggest that reminding people about past injustice against a disadvantaged group (e.g., women) can invoke social identity threat among advantaged group members (e.g., men) and undermine support for employment
2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
2019
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M Rebecca O'Connor, Wendy E Barrington, Diana Taibi Buchanan, Dan Bustillos, Meghan Eagen-Torkko, Anne Kalkbrenner, Sharon S Laing, Kerryn W Reding, A B de Castro
Short-Term Outcomes of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institute for Nursing Faculty
Background: Student populations in the United States are increasingly diverse, prompting the need to make learning environments in schools of nursing more inclusive. Training for faculty is needed to support this work; however, evidence regarding best practices to make classrooms more inclusive is lacking. Method: A 3-day Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Institute was developed and conducted to create inclusive
2019
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Cevat Giray Aksoya , Christopher S. Carpenter, , Jeff Frankc , Matt L. Huffman
Gay glass ceilings: Sexual orientation and workplace authority in the UK
A burgeoning literature has examined earnings inequalities associated with a minority sexal orientation, but far less is known about sexual orientation-based differences in access to workplace authority –in contrast to well-documented gender and race-specific differences. We provide the first large-scale evidence on this question using confidential data from the 2009–2014 UK Integrated Household Surveys (IHS) ( N = 607,709). We
2019
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Eleni M. Honderich, Colleen M. Grunhaus, and Clayton V. Martin
Counselors’ Experiences of Workplace Aggression and Organizational Values: A Descriptive Analysis
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA; n.d.) reported that nearly 2 million Americans experience episodes of workplace aggression on an annual basis. Reported incidents stretch across a spectrum and include threats, verbal hostility, physical assault, and homicide (OSHA, n.d.). Researchers and scholars have examined distinct facets of adversarial work conditions (e.g., harassment, discrimination) and linked these facets to the
2019
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Elizabeth Sepper & Deborah Dinner
Sex in Public
This Article recounts the first history of sex in public accommodations law- a history essential to debates that rage today over gerider and sexuality in public. Just fifty years ago,not only LGBTQ people but also cisgender women were the subject of discrimination in public.Restaurants and bars displayed “men-only” signs. Women held secondary status in civic organi-zations, such as Rotary and