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MG116: Human Dynamics in Organizations

Learn about how to begin research in management and organizational behavior in order to help with assignments in MG116: Human Dynamics in Organizations.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Recommended Search Terms

The following search terms can be used to begin to locate books, articles, and other types of sources within library research tools and beyond. These terms may be related to theories important to the field, notable authors and contributors, or major concepts that can be explored.

  • Diversity
  • Inclusion
  • Equity
  • Equality
  • Justice
  • Belonging
  • Gender
  • Race
  • Social class
  • Social class background
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Upward mobility
  • Downward mobility
  • Social mobility
  • Religion
  • Allyship
  • Stereotype
  • Stereotype threat (theory)
  • Individual differences
  • Diversity in the Workplace
  • Cultural Pluralism
  • Multiculturalism
  • Discrimination in employment

Background Information Sources & Overviews

Online Resources & Websites

The following readings have been chosen by MG116 faculty to reflect important works on the theme, current trends, or to demonstrate the scope of research related to the topic in addition to readings assigned for class. All of these sources are available through the Bentley Library or can be found on the open web.

  • Acker, J. (1990). Hierarchies, jobs, bodies: A theory of gendered organizations. Gender & Society, 4(2), 139–158.
  • Acker, J. (2006). Inequality Regimes: Gender, Class, and Race in Organizations. Gender & Society, 20(4), 441–464. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243206289499
  • Acker, J. (2012). Gendered organizations and intersectionality: Problems and possibilities. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 31(3), 214–224. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610151211209072
  • Badura, K. L., Grijalva, E., Newman, D. A., Yan, T. T., & Jeon, G. (2018). Gender and leadership emergence: A meta-analysis and explanatory model. Personnel Psychology, 71(3), 335–367. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12266
  • Berdahl, J. L., Cooper, M., Glick, P., Livingston, R. W., & Williams, J. C. (2018). Work as a masculinity contest. Journal of Social Issues, 74(3), 422–448. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12289
  • Carton, A. M., & Rosette, A. S. (2011). Explaining bias against black leaders: Integrating theory on information processing and goal-based stereotyping. Academy of Management Journal, 54(6), 1141–1158. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2009.0745
  • Castro, M. R., & Holvino, E. (2016). Applying intersectionality in organizations: Inequality markers, cultural scripts and advancement practices in a professional service firm. Gender, Work & Organization, 23(3), 328–347. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12129
  • Chaplin, L.N. (2022, July 13). How to get comfortable “being yourself” at work. HBR Ascend. https://hbr.org/2022/07/how-to-get-comfortable-being-yourself-at-work
  • Coleman, P. T., Chen-Carrel, A., & Regan, B. M. (2022). A new conflict-resolution model to advance DEI. MIT Sloan Management Review, 64(1), 1-7.
  • Collins, P. H. (2015). Intersectionality’s definitional dilemmas. Annual Review of Sociology, 41(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-073014-112142
  • Collins, P. H., & Bilge, S. (2020). Intersectionality (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. 
  • Crenshaw, K. (2015, September 24). Why intersectionality can’t wait. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2015/09/24/why-intersectionality-cant-wait/ 
  • David, G. (2022, August 1). Denying allyship: Or “What’s a ‘white guy’ like you doing in a topic like this?”. Ethno-analytics. https://www.ethno-analytics.com/news/2022/8/1/denying-allyship-or-whats-a-white-guy-like-you-doing-in-a-topic-like-this 
  • England, P., Levine, A., & Mishel, E. (2020). Progress toward gender equality in the United States has slowed or stalled. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(13), 6990–6997. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1918891117
  • Hussain, I., Tangirala, S., & Sherf, E. N. (2022). Signaling legitimacy: Why mixed-gender coalitions outperform single-gender coalitions in advocating for gender equity. Academy of Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2021.0174 [Ahead of Print Article]
  • Kilbourne, B., England, P., & Beron, K. (1994). Effects of individual, occupational, and industrial characteristics on earnings: Intersections of race and gender. Social Forces, 72(4), 1149–1176. https://doi.org/10.2307/2580296
  • Price, E. G., Gozu, A., Kern, D. E., Powe, N. R., Wand, G. S., Golden, S., & Cooper, L. A. (2005). The role of cultural diversity climate in recruitment, promotion, and retention of faculty in academic medicine. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 20(7), 565–571. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0127.x
  • Ray, V. (2019). A theory of racialized organizations. American Sociological Review, 84(1), 26–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122418822335
  • Ridgeway, C. L. (2001). Gender, status, and leadership. Journal of Social Issues, 57(4), 637–655. https://doi.org/10.1111/0022-4537.00233
  • Ridgeway, C. L., & Correll, S. J. (2004). Unpacking the gender system: A theoretical perspective on gender beliefs and social relations. Gender & Society, 18(4), 510–531. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243204265269
  • Ridgeway, C. L., & Kricheli-Katz, T. (2013). Intersecting cultural beliefs in social relations: gender, race, and class binds and freedoms. Gender & Society, 27(3), 294–318. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243213479445
  • Rosette, A. S., Koval, C. Z., Ma, A., & Livingston, R. (2016). Race matters for women leaders: Intersectional effects on agentic deficiencies and penalties. The Leadership Quarterly, 27(3), 429–445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2016.01.008
  • Rosette, A., Phillips, K., & Leonardelli, G. (2008). The white standard: Racial bias in leader categorization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(4), 758–777. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.758
  • Rosette, A. S., Ponce de Leon, R., Koval, C. Z., & Harrison, D. A. (2018). Intersectionality: Connecting experiences of gender with race at work. Research in Organizational Behavior, 38, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.riob.2018.12.002
  • Rosette, A. S., & Tost, L. P. (2010). Agentic women and communal leadership: How role prescriptions confer advantage to top women leaders. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(2), 221–235. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018204
  • Rudman, L. A., & Glick, P. (2001). Prescriptive gender stereotypes and backlash toward agentic women. Journal of Social Issues, 57(4), 743–762. https://doi.org/10.1111/0022-4537.00239