Abstract
Diversity management is a key challenge confronting most contemporary organisations. Although several strategic responses to this challenge have been prescribed (Dass & Parker, 1999), the resistance perspective of diversity remains under-theorised and
empirically unexplored. With limited success of organisational diversity initiatives and increasing traction of organisational and social justice issues, diversity scholarship must contemplate an in-depth study of serious underlying, but often latent, diversity resistance issues. Diversity resistance is a complex phenomenon that is inextricably linked to demands for institutional change and formed actor identities. The purpose of this project is to identify the origins of diversity resistance and its earliest manifestations through the construction and enactment of institutional structures, regulations, rituals, routines, and practices.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | BAM2016 Conference Proceedings |
| Subtitle of host publication | Thriving in Turbulent Times |
| Publisher | British Academy of Management |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-9549608-9-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | The British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference: Thriving in Turbulent Times - Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Sept 2016 → 8 Sept 2016 Conference number: 30th Annual conference https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=3013 https://www.bam.ac.uk/sites/bam.ac.uk/files/BAM2016_Programme.pdf |
Conference
| Conference | The British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | BAM 2016 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Newcastle |
| Period | 6/09/16 → 8/09/16 |
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Keywords
- Gender and diversity
- Social Class
- Education
- Schools