...Taneesha Mihir Bhandari; Smita Chaudhry Purpose The paper explores how organizations can address unconscious biases and stereotypes to promote not only a diverse, but also an inclusive workforce, and thus, sustain the diversity and reap its benefits over a long time. Design/methodology/approach...

...Shifa Saadan; Shrikant Prabhakar Wavre; Sunaina Kuknor Purpose To identify catalysts for facilitation and enhancement of Affective Learning (AL) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) based diversity, equity, and inclusion learnings (DEIL). Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study included 17...

... and places the articles in context. Findings In the modern market, being diverse, equitable, and inclusive is essential for a firm to be an industry leader. Through mindful learning initiatives, companies can ensure their diversity, equity, and inclusivity initiatives are not simply words but accompany...

...Shehla Malik; Shadma Shahid Purpose With every successful organization embracing various facets of diversity in this new era, one such facet that is lesser talked about but has huge potential to bring organizational success is “Generational Diversity.” This paper emphasizes the significance...

...Smita Chaudhry Purpose This paper aims to explore how organizations can measure diversity, equity and inclusion, and what are the potential areas where they can take initiatives to meet the diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Design/methodology/approach This paper explains the distinction...

...Angela Workman-Stark Purpose This paper examines employee silence, namely, the causes of silence and how it might be overcome. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from academic research and work with organizations, the author explains that workplace diversity is insufficient to guarantee...

...), the author provides a brief overview of the organization’s approach to creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace, including her role in overseeing the change effort. The author then describes how certain aspects of the RCMP culture manifested in bias against others, and contributed to leaders’ efforts...

...Anuja Gupta Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of women leaders in enhancing and managing diversity in organizations. Design/methodology/approach The approach of this paper is to combine the findings of two fields of research, namely, effectiveness of women leaders...

... comments and places the articles in context. Findings Diversity is increasing and there are huge benefits to organizations in supporting this, both for their employees and their customer base. A means of providing support to employees is the creation of employee resource groups (ERGs) which provide...

... and easy-to-digest format. Robin J. Dunn can be contacted at: rd19@stmarys-ca.edu © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Equity Experiential learning Diversity Inclusion Creativity Equine-guided leadership Inclusion...

... and places the papers in context. Findings Diversity and inclusion are key to enhancing organizational creativity. Current training programs are somewhat limited though. Practitioners can increase learning effectiveness at individual, group, and firm level by developing a framework that enables...

... and feedback. In return, managers get a unique learning experience that helps them expand their project management skills, interpersonal skills and mentoring. Practical implications The authors outline a number of recommendations that consider skill development, the benefit of diversity in numerous forms...

.... Originality/value – Gender diversity efforts tend to be focused on equality, flexible working, and upgrading women’s skills. This paper highlights that those initiatives are not enough, and organizations need to adapt to women’s needs to maximize performance and progress of women as well as men. © Emerald...

...Steve Nguyen Purpose The purpose of the paper is to outline a diversity training framework in which research literatures and findings in psychology and human resource management (HRM) are used to guide organizations in the delivery of diversity training. The author proposes improvements...

... hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Top management team (TMT) Diversity Upper echelon theory Idea connectors Networking Productivity...

...Richard Allen; Gail Dawson; Kathleen Wheatley; Charles S. White Diversity has increasingly become a “hot‐button” issue in corporate, political, and legal arenas. While many organizations have embraced diversity, others still consider it merely an issue of compliance with legal requirements...