Journal article
“Woke” Diversity Strategies: Science or Sensationalism?
Academy of Management perspectives, Vol.37(2), pp.193-201
05/2023
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2022.0181
Abstract
The recent Academy of Management Perspectives article “Rethinking Diversity Strategies: An Application of Paradox and Positive Organization Behavior Theories,” by David Waldman and Jennifer Sparr characterizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies as a paradox between diversity and unity. We are concerned by the incendiary and imprecise adoption of core terms (e.g., woke, woke-washing, unity) and the dearth of engagement with existing scholarship—specifically, critical race theory, positive organizational scholarship, and DEI scholarship. In this Exchange, we posit that their article yields potentially harmful conclusions for DEI. We write this commentary to clarify definitions, bodies of literature, and diversity strategies. Maintaining scholarly standards is particularly important in diversity research because inaccuracies have real-life implications for some of society’s most vulnerable and marginalized communities.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- “Woke” Diversity Strategies: Science or Sensationalism?
- Creators
- Bobbi Thomason - Pepperdine UniversityTina Opie - Babson CollegeBeth Livingston - University of IowaTraci Sitzmann - University of Colorado Denver
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Academy of Management perspectives, Vol.37(2), pp.193-201
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- DOI
- 10.5465/amp.2022.0181
- ISSN
- 1558-9080
- eISSN
- 1943-4529
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 01/23/2023
- Date published
- 05/2023
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984530269602771
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