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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2015
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Janet A. Boekhorst
The role of authentic leadership in fostering workplace inclusion: a social information processing perspective
The extant literature has largely overlooked the importance of a climate for inclusion as a response to the growing trend of workplace diversity. This conceptual article contends that an organization-wide change effort comprising several reinforcing processes aimed at creating a climate for inclusion is needed to institutionalize workplace inclusion. Drawing on social information processing theory, authentic leaders are posited to
2015
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MARÍA DEL CARMEN TRIANA, MEVAN JAYASINGHE AND JENNA R. PIEPER
Perceived workplace racial discrimination and its correlates: A meta-analysis
We combine the interactional model of cultural diversity (IMCD) and relative deprivation theory to examine employee outcomes of perceived workplace racial discrimination. Using 79 effect sizes from published and unpublished studies, we meta-analyze the relationships between perceived racial discrimination and several important employee outcomes that have potential implications for organizational performance. In response to calls to examine the context surrounding
2015
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Laura J. Chavez, MPH, India J. Ornelas, PhD, Courtney R. Lyles, PhD, Emily C. Williams, PhD, MPH
Racial/Ethnic Workplace Discrimination: Association with Tobacco and Alcohol Use
Background: Experiences of discrimination are associated with tobacco and alcohol use, and work is a common setting where individuals experience racial/ethnic discrimination. Few studies have evaluated the association between workplace discrimination and these behaviors, and none have described associations across race/ethnicity. Purpose: To examine the association between workplace discrimination and tobacco and alcohol use in a large, multistate sample of
2015
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Courtney von Hippel, Denise Sekaquaptewa, and Matthew McFarlane
Stereotype Threat Among Women in Finance: Negative Effects on Identity, Workplace Well-Being, and Recruiting
Because women are in the minority in masculine fields like finance and banking, women in these fields may experience stereotype threat or the concern about being negatively stereotyped in their workplace. Research demonstrates that stereotype threat among women in management and accounting leads to negative job attitudes and intentions to quit via its effects on identity separation, or the perception
2014
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Yesenia Rivera
Managing Diverse Employees at Starbucks: Focusing on Ethics and Inclusion
Workforce diversity is a reality of the modern times for every organization and managing it effectively can lead to a sustainable competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the management of diversity at one of the most admired companies in America, and one of the 100 best companies to work for, Starbucks. We will discuss how managers
2014
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Chengedzai Mafini
The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Life Satisfaction: Empirical Evidence From Logistics Practitioners In A South African Steel-Making Company
There has been an explosion of research interests centered upon the job satisfaction-life satisfaction nexus within organizations. Be that as it may, there is a relative paucity of research on the job satisfaction of logistics practitioners in general and limited evidence of studies that specifically address the issue of job satisfaction in the steel-making industry in developing countries. The aim
2014
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Carolin Hagelskamp, Diane L. Hughes
Workplace Discrimination Predicting Racial/Ethnic Socialization Across African American, Latino, and Chinese Families
Informed by Kohn and Schooler’s (1969) occupational socialization framework, this study examined linkages between racial/ethnic minority mothers’ perceptions of racial/ethnic discrimination in the workplace and adolescents’ accounts of racial/ethnic socialization in the home. Data were collected from 100 mother– early adolescent dyads who participated in a longitudinal study of urban adolescents’ development in the Northeastern United States, including African American,
2014
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Preeya Daya
Diversity and inclusion in an emerging market context
Purpose – The extreme demographic misrepresentation of organisations is a key business and societal issue in South Africa (SA). The purpose of this paper is to provide organisations that are committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive environment with key considerations that need to be managed in order to create more diverse drive transformation. Design/methodology/approach – This research
2014
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George Major, Agnes Terraschke, Emily Major, Charlotte Setijadi
Working it out: migrants’ perspectives of social inclusion in the workplace
This paper explores the concept of social inclusion from the perspective of recent migrants, from language backgrounds other than English, at work in Australia. We adopt an understanding of social inclusion that acknowledges the importance of economic independence, while also considering migrants’ feelings of connectedness at work and their sense of belonging. Based on qualitative interviews with migrants collected two
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