Author:
Nguyen Loi Anh,Evan Rebecca,Chaudhuri Sanghamitra,Hagen Marcia,Williams Denise
Abstract
PurposeOrganizations increasingly use inclusion initiatives to reflect a meaningful involvement of their entire workforce as part of their larger diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies. However, the conceptualization of inclusion and its impact on larger DEI efforts and the organization remains unclear, coupled with the organizations’ struggles to find ways to embrace and advance inclusion. Hence, the purpose of this study is to synthesize ways of inclusion conceptualizations and review empirical evidence related to inclusion.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a literature review using the method of scoping review coupled with topical cluster mapping techniques.FindingsThe authors captured three ways of inclusion conceptualizations and provided an overview of topic clusters related to inclusion and its measurement tools. The authors also proposed a path model of inclusion based on emerging empirical evidence related to inclusion in the workplace.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the pioneering efforts to provide a much-needed review of inclusion in the workplace, which provides guidance for further research and practice to fulfill the goal of inclusion for all in the current workplace.
Subject
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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