Klarsfeld, Alain, Knappert, Lena, Kornau, Angela, Ng, Eddy, and Ngunjiri, Faith (2022) Introduction to the Research Handbook on New Frontiers of Equality and Diversity at Work. In: Klarsfeld, Alain, Knappert, Lena, Kornau, Angela, Ng, Eddy, and Ngunjiri, Faith, (eds.) Research Handbook on New Frontiers of Equality and Diversity at Work. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 1-15.

PDF (Published Version) - Published Version Restricted to Repository staff only

Abstract

Managing diversity is now widely understood as both a societal and organizational concern around the world, beyond the US where the concept was originally conceived. Mirroring this diffusion to the political and corporate spheres, equality, diversity and inclusion1 (EDI) at work has become a fully-fledged scientific field of inquiry, with its own journals and dedicated book series with major academic publishers. This Handbook adds to this growing body of literature, but it also makes a contribution by filling an invisible gap which we will outline below. In spite of this diffusion and institutionalization, diversity management research is predominantly rooted in Anglo-Saxon countries and Europe, as has been evidenced in a recent systematic review of literature (Cachat-Rosset et al., 2017). As a result, EDI scholarship is mono-culturally infused and biased (e.g., Jonsen et al., 2011; Nishii & Özbilgin, 2007).

EDI cannot be treated as universally understood concepts since contexts tend to shape how they are studied and implemented, as evidenced in country-specific and comparative perspectives on equal treatment and diversity (Klarsfeld, 2010; Syed & Özbilgin, 2010; Klarsfeld et al., 2014; Klarsfeld et al., 2016a, 2016b). Such scholarship has brought nuance, but most of it focuses on Western countries, while voices from Latin America, Asia, and Africa are notably absent.

Item ID:	71373
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Scholarly Work)
ISBN:	978-1-80088-829-6
Copyright Information:	© Alain Klarsfeld, Lena Knappert, Angela Kornau, Eddy S. Ng and Faith W. Ngunjiri 2022.
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2022 05:21
FoR Codes:	35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3505 Human resources and industrial relations > 350503 Human resources management @ 100%
SEO Codes:	15 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 1503 Management and productivity > 150304 Productivity (excl. public sector) @ 100%
Downloads:	Total: 2
	More Statistics