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Pitfalls and Promises in Advancing Organizational Diversity

Despite decades of initiatives aimed at increasing organizational diversity, progress remains stagnant. The current symposium investigates why organizations’ diversity-related progress remains stagnant, while also highlighting the efficacy of potential solutions. Our first three papers reveal perceptual pitfalls in assessing organizational diversity and inequality, finding that individuals overperceive organizational racial progress, and that perceiver characteristics influence their perceptions of organizational diversity and inequality. Our fourth paper uncovers the limitations of resume-blinding, a commonly recommended strategy for increasing organizational diversity. Our final paper reveals a new framework for conducting race-based allyship training, highlighting a potential catalyst for advancing organizational diversity initiatives. The current symposium will generate insights into why organizations’ DEI-related progress remains stagnant, and how organizations may best adopt recommended strategies to increase diversity.

Sonya Mishra
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
United States

Laura Kray
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
United States

Brittany Torrez
Yale University
United States

LaStarr Hollie
Yale University
United States

Jennifer Richeson
Yale University
United States

Michael Kraus
Yale University
United States

Cameron Anderson
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
United States

Katherine Milkman
University of Pennsylvania
United States

Aneesh Rai
University of Pennsylvania
United States

Erika Kirgios
University of Pennsylvania
United States

Linda Chang
University of Pennsylvania
United States

Edward Chang
Harvard Business School
United States

Stephanie Creary
University of Pennsylvania
United States

Tianna Barnes
University of Pennsylvania
United States

Ozias Moore
Lehigh University
United States

 


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