... of the CC BY 4.0 licence . DEI Positive psychology Well-being Appreciative inquiry Positive capacity building Diversity Equity Inclusion Backlash Organizational change There are many ways of defining diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), depending on the contexts (e.g. private...

... organizational change efforts directed towards addressing the health leadership gender gap. A thematic synthesis of women’s perceived barriers for career advancement in healthcare conducted by Haines and McKeown (2023) concluded that most barriers were interconnected, e.g. gender stereotypes drove a lack...

... often are incapable of creating shifts in attitudes and norms or even sustained shifts in behaviors. Many organizational change initiatives tied to equity and inclusion take the form of either policy implementation or diversity trainings: both of which are useful but have shortcomings in their ability...

.... Jessie DeAro can be contacted at: jdearo@nsf.gov 15 09 2017 15 02 2018 15 11 2018 23 01 2019 23 01 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Equity Organizational change STEM faculty Culture...

... with the development of individuals. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Developed through iterative cycling between theory and practice, the “bifocal approach” links the existing focus on women’s development with a focus on transformative organizational change. The bifocal approach...

... can be contacted at: i.bleijenbergh@fm.ru.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Academic staff Careers Organizational change Gender equality Participatory modelling Causal loop diagrams Scholars increasingly investigate interventions to support gender equality...

...). The research aims to provide a contextualized understanding of the gendering processes at work for leaders in building/resisting more gender equitable organizations. The call for men, particularly male CEOs, to engage in bringing about organizational change has been met with both scepticism and approval...

..., through the lens of institutional theory. Institutional theory is considered a robust theory that seeks to expose and explain organizational behavior in a given context (see DiMaggio and Powell, 1983 ; Zucker, 1987 ; Greenwood and Hinings, 1996). Although not a theory of organizational change...

... logic Relational logic Organizational change The call for this Special Edition suggests that Higher Education in the UK is increasingly framed “in a corporate culture which may be incompatible with feminist ideals.” This situation is not unique to the UK. It is evident too in our regions, the US...

... Group Publishing Limited 2008 Organizational change Universities Social problems Labour market United States of America Almost regardless of who you ask, there is a broad consensus that the institutional environment surrounding US colleges and universities has changed dramatically...