scholarly journals Diversity and Inclusion Favoritism: Creating Distributive Injustices That Erode Organizational Identity

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
LaJuan Perronoski Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Identity ◽  
Social Categorization ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Social Characteristic ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Identity Approach ◽  
Distributive Injustice

Diversity and inclusion concepts remain unclear, which has generated an explosion of new viewpoints to pursue distributive justice. These variations suggest the need for a criterion to recognize partiality or prejudices in diversity and inclusion practices. This study applies the social identity approach to investigate the impact of diversity and inclusion distributive injustices on an employee’s organizational identity. Research on perceived employee distributive injustice (PEDI) suggests organizations that favor a person's social categorization or identity may more likely create unfair compensations and incentive biases. This study hypothesizes that distributive injustices can recognize diversity and inclusion practices that negatively affect an employee’s organizational identity. The study consists of 451 full-time US employees. A Cronbach's alpha coefficient for distributive injustice is .94, and organizational identity is .92. The findings confirm that leaders and HR professionals who implement diversity and inclusion practices that favor a social characteristic or identity will erode organizational identity. 

Social categorization in interpersonal negotiation: How social structural factors shape negotiations

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 765-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Demoulin ◽  
Cátia P. Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Group Membership ◽  
Social Categorization ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Distributive Negotiation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Structural ◽  
Group Identities ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact

Social categorization is a powerful determinant of social behavior. As group membership becomes salient, individuals come to behave as group members and, consequently, appraise interactions according to these salient group identities (Turner, 1987). The aim of the present article is to investigate the impact of social categorization on perceptions and appraisals of a distributive negotiation situation. An experiment is presented in which social categorization of the negotiation partner is manipulated. Results revealed that the social structural factors associated with the partner’s group (i.e. social status and group’s competition) influence fixed-pie perceptions as well as participants’ inferences about their counterpart’s target and resistance points. In addition, these effects are mediated by stereotypical evaluations of the counterpart in terms of warmth and competence, respectively.

“The face of ostracism”: The impact of the social categorization on the thermal facial responses of the target and the observer

2016 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Paolini ◽  
Francesca R. Alparone ◽  
Daniela Cardone ◽  
Ilja van Beest ◽  
Arcangelo Merla
Keyword(s):  
Social Categorization ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Equity/Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Universities: The Case of Disabled People

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Gregor Wolbring ◽  
Aspen Lillywhite
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

The origin of equity/equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives at universities are rooted in the 2005 Athena SWAN (Scientific Women’s Academic Network) charter from Advance HE in the UK, which has the purpose of initiating actions that generate gender equality in UK universities. Since then, Advance HE also set up a “race charter” to deal with equality issues that are experienced by ethnic staff and students within higher education. Today “equality, diversity and inclusion” and “equity, diversity and inclusion” (from now on both called EDI) are used as phrases by universities in many countries to highlight ongoing efforts to rectify the problems that are linked to EDI of students, non-academic staff, and academic staff, whereby the focus broadened from gender to include other underrepresented groups, including disabled students, disabled non-academic staff, and disabled academic staff. How EDI efforts are operationalized impacts the success and utility of EDI efforts for disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff, and impacts the social situation of disabled people in general. As such, we analysed in a first step using a scoping review approach, how disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff are engaged with in the EDI focused academic literature. Little engagement (16 sources, some only abstracts, some abstracts, and full text) with disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff was found. This bodes ill for the utility of existing EDI efforts for disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff, but also suggests an opening for many fields to critically analyse EDI efforts in relation to disabled students, non-academic staff, and academic staff, the intersectionality of disabled people with other EDI groups and the impact of the EDI efforts on the social situation of disabled people beyond educational settings. The problematic findings are discussed through the lens of ability studies and EDI premises, as evident in EDI policy documents, EDI academic, and non-academic literature covering non-disability groups, and policy documents, such as the 2017 “UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers” and the 1999 “UNESCO World Conference on Sciences” recommendations that engage with the situation of researchers and research in universities.

scholarly journals The situation of geography teachers on the labour market in Poland: overt and covert issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-87
Author(s):  
Danuta PIRÓG ◽  
◽  
Adam HIBSZER ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Occupational Prestige ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Real Wages ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Time Position ◽  
The Impact

Economic, social and cultural changes generate new challenges on the labour market for teachers in every country. Poland has recently witnessed significant changes in factors that were identified in literature as crucial to the situation of teachers on the labour market, such as systemic reforms, demographic trends, the overall situation on the labour market and occupational prestige. The scale and impact of some of these factors can be precisely measured and statistically accounted for, yet there are others that remain somehow hidden. The objective of the article is to present and analyse the current situation of geography teachers in Poland, taking into account the impact of both overt and covert factors. The paper is based on an analysis of primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected during our own research on online job advertisements and revolved around information on the real demand for geography teachers. Secondary data were official reports and statistics related to the social and professional standing of teachers in Poland. The analysis proves that in the last ten years the population of teachers has aged and experienced a drop in real wages. There has also been an increase in staff turnover and patchwork careers. Moreover, we have observed that it is highly unlikely to secure a full-time position as a geography teacher and that there have been huge fluctuations in the prestige of geography as a school subject. The identified changes can result in a shortage of qualified geography teachers in the short term, particularly in cities

scholarly journals Social Inequalities in a Time of Economic Crisis in Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Papa
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
The Body ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

The study maintains the focus at the economic crisis in Greece, in real social terms. The research highlights the evidence between the level of education and poverty, and the impact that children of poor families are facing. The authors are focusing on the lack of social protection in single parent families, as well as the significant increase in the number of unemployed in Greece during the period of the memorandum. Moreover, the lack of an effective social state and the collapse of informal support networks increases the chances of tearing the social fabric and more families going into poverty. The study also underlines the social consequences of the economic crisis that are geared towards issues of social inclusion in societies organized in relation to values and the development of skills logic, and the inability to secure full-time jobs. The absence of social protection factors, coupled with the impact of vulnerability and risk factors, are causing poverty, unemployment, loss of rights and social support, social exclusion, discrimination, deinstitutionality, migration combined with effects on personality, developmental experiences, health of the body and soul. In Greek society, at the time of the economic crisis, there is a lack of a social protection network, and the weakening of the institution of the family. In Greece, it is necessary to approach the "new poor" in terms of politics and economy, so that they can be considered as indispensable social partners of democracy. Unprivileged social groups have to claim their rights, become part of their liberation process, and become faces of a change of personnel and social level with the ultimate goal of social transformation.

The Influence of Prototypical Communication in Dark Online Organizations: How to Speak Like a Monger

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-261
Author(s):  
Andrew Pilny ◽  
Jeffrey Proulx
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Code Word ◽  
Word Use ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Exponential Random Graph Modeling ◽  
Graph Modeling ◽  
Exponential Random Graph ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Identity Approach

A key obstacle for dark organizations is negotiating who is and is not a member. Following the social identity approach, this study explores the impact of prototypical communication, through code word use, on the structure of two dark online organizations. We use two-mode exponential random graph modeling to demonstrate the interdependence between code word use and network structure. Findings are discussed in light of social identity approaches and online groups.

scholarly journals Styles of Academic Production in the Argentine Social Sciences

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Ignacio Piovani
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Science System ◽  
Academic Production ◽  
Academic Texts ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Argentina is an appealing case for analyzing the social science system. In recent years (until 2015) there has been a robust increase in public funding, giving way to the expansion of research, the recruitment of hundreds of new full-time researchers and the consolidation of scholarships for PhD students. All this, in turn, has resulted in a remarkable increase in publications. Although these processes have occurred in the midst of professionalization (which implies higher levels of adherence to international academic standards), recent studies have shown that two contesting models within the social sciences continue to prevail in Argentina: one that conforms to international standards and practices, and another of a more endogenous nature, with its own logic for knowledge production, evaluation and circulation. In order to examine the impact of international standards in the Argentine social sciences, in this paper I analyze the styles of academic production. This implies the study of three closely related dimensions: research processes and models (theoretical foundations, methods, techniques, etc.); writing formats (structure and organization of academic texts); and publication logics (types of publications, profiles of the journals where the articles are published, etc.). The analysis is based on a large sample of publications selected by other researchers in order to carry out a comprehensive review of Argentine literature with regard to six key themes of the social sciences. These publications were also used to produce a dataset with several variables related to the three above-mentioned dimensions. In particular, this paper focuses on the publications grounded in empirical research, and compares qualitative with quantitative research and the various types of publications (journal articles, book chapters and conference papers). The results show that regardless of the recent process of professionalization, “heterodox models” of academic production are still largely pervasive within the Argentine social sciences.

scholarly journals Bystander Affiliation Influences Intervention Behavior: A Virtual Reality Study

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110400
Author(s):  
Aitor Rovira ◽  
Richard Southern ◽  
David Swapp ◽  
Claire Campbell ◽  
Jian J. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Bystander Effect ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Bystander Behavior ◽  
Virtual Character ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Identity Approach ◽  
Diffusion Of Responsibility

Traditional work on bystander intervention in violent emergencies has found that the larger the group, the less the chance that any individual will intervene. Here, we tested the impact on helping behavior of the affiliation of the bystanders with respect to the participants. We recruited 40 male supporters of the U.K. Arsenal football club for a two-factor between groups study with 10 participants per group. Each participant spoke with a virtual human Arsenal supporter (V), the scenario displayed in a virtual reality system. During this conversation, another virtual character (P), not an Arsenal fan, verbally abused V for being an Arsenal fan leading eventually to physical pushing. There was a group of three virtual bystanders who were all either Arsenal supporters indicated by their shirts, or football fans wearing unbranded shirts. These bystanders either encouraged the participant to intervene or dissuaded him. We recorded the number of times that participants intervened to help V during the aggression. We found that participants were more likely to intervene when the bystanders were out-group with respect to the participant. By comparing levels of intervention with a “baseline” study (identical except for the presence of bystanders), we conclude that the presence of in-group bystanders decreases helping. We argue therefore that, other things being equal, diffusion of responsibility is more likely to be overcome when participant and victim share group membership, but bystanders do not. Our findings help to develop understanding of how diffusion of responsibility works by combining elements of both the bystander effect and the social identity approach to bystander behavior.

Understanding the Impact of Inclusion in Disability Studies Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 186-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte L. V. Thoms ◽  
Sharon L. Burton
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Structure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Measures Of Performance

Educators and practitioners are faced with the transitioning and intersection of two diverse disability studies education models—the medical model and the social model—and the models' effects on career development. This chapter focuses on how individuals with disabilities were transitioned into diversity and inclusion processes and then integrated into the organization and career development structure. Once left out of the measures of performance through education, learners with disabilities, in 1997, clearly became identified in the federal and state answerability systems. This chapter advocates for the social model. Additionally, respondents show how self-identifying as a person with a disability, even anonymously, can be difficult for some people. Readers will better understand the terms diversity, disability, and inclusion through the disability studies lenses, but the question remains, Have we come a long way or are scholars and practitioners floundering in today's society and lacking understanding about diversity through unclear comprehension regarding disability?

scholarly journals A Study on Need and Constrains of Women Entrepreneurs in Dakshina Kannada

2017 ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
Laveena D’Mello ◽  
Meena Monteiro ◽  
Govindaraju B. M
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Employment Training ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Lower Status ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Impact

Women prefer to work part time job than full time because of various constraints, who havemore family responsibility than male. They suffer from low salary, unemployment whichlead them lower status in the society. This paper undertakes the study on the needs andconstraints of women entrepreneur. And explore the relevance of self-employment, training,and motivate to start self-employment and to become a successful entrepreneur. The aim isto give detail picture about the need and constraints of women entrepreneurs in DakshinaKannada. And the objectives are: To study the profile of the respondents; To explore therelevance of training, focussing on the factors responsible for relative success and failure ofself employment; To identify the Social and Economic condition of the respondents beforeand after starting Self Employment; To know the impact of Self Employment training andthe constraints to become successful entrepreneurs and the measures to overcome theproblems. This is the descriptive study conducted in Dakshina Kannada District. Thesampling consisted of 50 self-employed urban women and was selected through theaccidental and snow ball sampling method

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