TY - JOUR
T1 - Beneath the surface: Resistance to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in organizations
AU - Gündemir, Seval
AU - Kanitz, Rouven
AU - Rink, Floor
AU - Hoever, Inga
AU - Slepian, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/10/1
Y1 - 2024/10/1
N2 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are widely adopted by organizations to improve work conditions and career outcomes for disadvantaged groups, yet they often struggle with achieving sustainable change. This paper examines employee resistance as a barrier to DEI initiatives’ success. We review the literature on the conceptualization and study of resistance to DEI initiatives, and offer recommendations for future research. Overall, we advocate for a behavioral perspective to generate a more nuanced understanding of the complex nature of this resistance, which highlights its potentially ambivalent and subtle manifestations, and emphasizes its evolving nature in response to changing contexts over time. Acknowledging this complexity is crucial for advancing our understanding of resistance to DEI initiatives and for organizations aiming to address it effectively.
AB - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are widely adopted by organizations to improve work conditions and career outcomes for disadvantaged groups, yet they often struggle with achieving sustainable change. This paper examines employee resistance as a barrier to DEI initiatives’ success. We review the literature on the conceptualization and study of resistance to DEI initiatives, and offer recommendations for future research. Overall, we advocate for a behavioral perspective to generate a more nuanced understanding of the complex nature of this resistance, which highlights its potentially ambivalent and subtle manifestations, and emphasizes its evolving nature in response to changing contexts over time. Acknowledging this complexity is crucial for advancing our understanding of resistance to DEI initiatives and for organizations aiming to address it effectively.
U2 - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101922
DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101922
M3 - Article
SN - 2352-250X
VL - 60
JO - Current Opinion in Psychology
JF - Current Opinion in Psychology
M1 - 101922
ER -