Disentangling the Meanings of Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
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Given the emergence of a new rhetoric in the field of diversity, which replaces the term diversity with the term inclusion, this study comparatively investigates the meanings of diversity and inclusion in organizations. The findings of Study 1, which used a qualitative methodology to explore the construct definitions and to derive a measure of attributes to support diversity and inclusion, revealed conceptually distinct definitions. The reliability and factor structure of the scale was evaluated in Study 2 and cross-validated in Study 3. The results supported a five-factor model of diversity and inclusion and suggest a distinction between the concepts, although the terms may not describe separate types of work environments but different approaches to diversity management.
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Effective leadership of team diversity may over time result in more favorable attitudes toward diversity at the organizational or industry level.
“We suggest that effective leadership of team diversity may over time result in more favorable attitudes toward diversity at the organizational or industry level (Roberson, 2006)”
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- Authors
- Roberson, Q. M.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Roberson, Quinetta M.
- Venue
- Group & Organization Management
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-04
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 212-236
- ISSN
- 1059-6011 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3993
- OpenAlex
- W2135204891
- Cited by
- 1,020
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 68 · 2025: 130 · 2024: 100 · 2023: 91 · 2022: 98 · 2021: 84 · 2020: 85 · 2019: 52 · 2018: 44 · 2017: 51 · 2016: 68 · 2015: 30 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 25 · 2012: 19
- FWCI
- 18.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Group & Organization Management (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- diversity, inclusion, diversity management, organizational diversity, concept definition, Big Five personality traits, scale development, work environment, diversity rhetoric
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