Although the topic of inclusion has become a hot and unavoidable issue for organizations, research on how this topic is being addressed in companies is still almost nonexistent. How do HR managers promote workplace inclusion? The objective of this study is to answer this research question. The results are based on evidence that emerged during in-depth interviews conducted with 16 human resources professionals from the world of large-scale retail trade, as well as from the analysis of documents and reports produced by the companies in which the interviewed professionals work. The findings reveal that the promotion of corporate inclusion is not only aimed at satisfying the need for belongingness and uniqueness. It is also aimed at satisfying two other types of human needs, namely, the human need to share and the human need to be impactful. In addition, the results reveal that HR professionals promote workplace inclusion through six initiatives that can be traced to two main ways in which inclusion is conceived.

Zaccone, M. C., Pedrini, M., How to promote workplace inclusion? Needs and meanings through the lens of HR managers, <<CORPORATE GOVERNANCE>>, 2024; ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.1108/CG-03-2023-0132] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/272630]

How to promote workplace inclusion? Needs and meanings through the lens of HR managers

Zaccone, Maria Cristina
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Pedrini, Matteo
Secondo
2024

Abstract

Although the topic of inclusion has become a hot and unavoidable issue for organizations, research on how this topic is being addressed in companies is still almost nonexistent. How do HR managers promote workplace inclusion? The objective of this study is to answer this research question. The results are based on evidence that emerged during in-depth interviews conducted with 16 human resources professionals from the world of large-scale retail trade, as well as from the analysis of documents and reports produced by the companies in which the interviewed professionals work. The findings reveal that the promotion of corporate inclusion is not only aimed at satisfying the need for belongingness and uniqueness. It is also aimed at satisfying two other types of human needs, namely, the human need to share and the human need to be impactful. In addition, the results reveal that HR professionals promote workplace inclusion through six initiatives that can be traced to two main ways in which inclusion is conceived.
2024
Italiano
Zaccone, M. C., Pedrini, M., How to promote workplace inclusion? Needs and meanings through the lens of HR managers, <<CORPORATE GOVERNANCE>>, 2024; ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.1108/CG-03-2023-0132] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/272630]
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