ABSTRACT
Organizational diversity has become a topic of interest for practitioners and academics alike. This book explores how diversity in organizations is, and can be researched, providing readers with insights into the potential research designs for studies in contemporary organizations.
This includes paying attention to methods but also to the role of the researcher and research bodies in the field, their potential as activists as well as to the theoretical question of standpoints in researching organizational diversity. Chapters also consider the diversity of research participants, inclusive research, and intersectionality. All contributors are experts in diversity research, and in their contributions, they reflect upon the appropriate methods for the specific type of diversity research they conduct, noting strengths and weaknesses and illustrating their arguments with practical examples from their work.
This handbook will be of great value to academics, students, researchers, practitioners, and professionals with an interest in broadening their understanding of how to research organizational diversity in contemporary organizations or seeking to develop their awareness of diversity when researching management and organization, more generally.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|62 pages
Diverse Bodies and the Research Context
chapter 5|9 pages
Men Researching Women’s Experiences of Sexism and Discrimination
part II|74 pages
Inclusive Research
chapter 7|16 pages
Does Empirical Research on Work and Employment Consider the Needs of Disabled Participants?
chapter 8|16 pages
Overlooked or Undercooked?
chapter 10|14 pages
Claiming a Livable Academic Life as Critical Diversity Scholars
part III|54 pages
Doing Field Work
chapter 14|13 pages
Queering LGBT-Friendliness
part IV|54 pages
From Data to Analysis
chapter 16|13 pages
Researching Business Celebrity Autobiographies
chapter 17|12 pages
Studying Diversity at Work from a Class Perspective
part |5 pages
Conclusion