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.

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Matthew Hall · John Iceland · Youngmin Yi
Racial Separation at Home and Work: Segregation in Residential and Workplace Settings
Racial segregation has long characterized urban life in the U.S., with research consistently showing that minority groups occupy different social spaces than whites. While past scholarship has focused largely on residential contexts, a considerable portion of individuals’ days is spent outside of the home and existing research misses the potential for cross-group contact in non-residential contexts. In this paper, we
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Inju Yang, Sabine Bacouel-Jentjens
Identity construction in the workplace: Different reactions of ethnic minority groups to an organizational diversity policy in a French manufacturing company
This study investigates how a French manufacturing company responds to institutional forces concerning its diversity policy and how employees react to it, particularly those belonging to minority groups not addressed by the policy. Such questions are relevant to the legitimacy of organizational diversity policies and employees’ perceptions of diversity in particular environments. We analyzed data from 35 interviews to characterize
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
2019
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Jeromy Anglim , Victor Sojo , Linda J. Ashford , Alexander Newman, Andrew Marty
Predicting employee attitudes to workplace diversity from personality, values, and cognitive ability
Workplace diversity has become an increasingly important topic for both organizational researchers and practitioners (for reviews, see Ashkanasy, Härtel, & Daus, 2002; Guillaume, Dawson, Woods, Sacramento, & West, 2013; Harrison & Klein, 2007; Jonsen, Maznevski, & Schneider, 2011). Female workforce participation continues to increase, and in many countries, the workforce is becoming more diverse across a range of dimensions including
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Tran Nguyen
“Working Together with Difference” in an Australian Multicultural Workplace
Culturally diverse workplaces are becoming commonplace. Amidst growing concerns about workplace racism and discrimination in multicultural societies like Australia, how positive relationships across difference at work are built has not been clearly understood. This article contributes to this discussion by exploring the development of cross-cultural conviviality in the Australian welfare workplace. Findings are based on thirty qualitative interviews with frontline
2019
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Tammy Cohen
How to leverage artificial intelligence to meet your diversity goals
Purpose – This paper aims to provide insights into how artificial intelligence can be used to eliminate bias in employee screening. Design/methodology/approach – Industry use cases and expert analytics were used in conducting this paper. Findings – Artificial intelligence if used correctly can help to build more diverse and inclusive teams and eliminate bias. Originality/value – This paper shows how
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Eline Ree, Tone Langjordet Johnsen, Anette Harris, and Kirsti Malterud
Workplace inclusion of employees with back pain and mental health problems: A focus group study about employees’ experiences
Aim: To explore how employees experience workplace inclusion of their colleagues or themselves when having back pain or mental health problems. Methods: Three focus group interviews with a sample of 16 kindergarten employees were conducted. Systematic Text Condensation was used for analysis. Results: The participants emphasized that it was easier to include colleagues whose health problems were specific, especially when