1135: Reclaiming the Past to Shape the Future: Examining Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in South Asia (12346)

Organizer(s)

• RR

  Ravi Ramani

  Morgan State U., United States

Participant(s)

• BS

  Bhawana Shrestha

  My Emotions Matter

Presenter(s)

• FR

  Faria Rashid

  George Mason U.
• HY

  Hyunji Yi

  -, United States

Participant(s)

• JP

  Jahnavi Pandya

  U. of Iowa
• KW

  Kun Wang

  U. of Iowa
• JS

  Jiyoung Shin

  U. of Iowa
• KK

  Khushi Khan

  U. of Delhi
• SA

  Saba Rasheed Ali

  U. of Iowa

Presenter(s)

• SA

  Salma Akther

  Louisiana State U., United States
• MA

  MUHAMMAD AMIN

  PhD in Management Candidate, United States

Organizer(s)

• SS

  Samina Saifuddin

  Morgan State U., United States
• RH

  Rana Haq

  Laurentian U., Canada
• IG

  Isis Olimpia Gutierrez Martinez

  U. de las Américas Puebla, Mexico

Presenter(s)

• SS

  Samina Saifuddin

  Morgan State U., United States
• SA

  Sana Ahmed

  Henley Business School, U. of Reading, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
• AS

  Alina Spanuth

  U. Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain

Participant(s)

• KS

  Kaushal Sapkota

  U. of Oregon
• BC

  Biswash Chepang

  King's College Kathmandu, Nepal

Global shifts in the geopolitical, environmental, demographic, and technological landscape are introducing unprecedented levels of uncertainty into labor markets and employment relations. With the world waiting for answers, the onus is on management scholars to offer new theoretical approaches and evidence-based insights that might allow managers, policymakers, and labor leaders to more effectively and collaboratively meet the challenges presented (AOM, 2022). This global shift also demands that organizations and organizational scholars pay greater attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. Research on DEI practices has been conducted primarily on mono-cultural Western-oriented or “WEIRD” (i.e., Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, & Democratic; Henrich, 2021) countries (Nishi & ?zbilgin, 2007; Rad et al., 2018). However, legislative frameworks, political, societal, religious, and governance factors result in DEI practices that vary from country to country and differ considerably from the West (?zbilgin & Syed, 2010; Klarsfeld et al., 2022). Countries in the South Asian region—Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—are multicultural developing economies that vary widely along various factors, including education, democracy, and degree of industrialization, among others. The South Asian region is also home to three (i.e., India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh) of the world's most- populated countries (Neufeld, 2021; Worldometer, 2023), and has become increasingly critical to the global economy (IMF, 2019). Yet, there is a dearth of research on DEI in South Asia (Saifuddin et al., 2022; Syed & Pio, 2013), which not only restricts our knowledge, but also hampers our field’s ability to provide guidance to organizations, governments, and other stakeholders on how to structure and implement effective DEI policies and programs.

Presentations:

• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1135: Decolonizing the Mind: Reclaiming the Past to Reframe the Future (12346)
  

  Author: Samina M. Saifuddin – Morgan State U.
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1135: Striving for Inclusive Organizations–The Importance of Context: Evidence from MNC Subsidiaries (12346)
  

  Author: Sana Ahmed – Henley Business School, U. of Reading, United Kingdom
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1135: Contextualizing the Wheel of Privilege in the Case of Nepal (12346)
  

  Author: Alina Spanuth – U. Autónoma de Barcelona
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1135: Symbolic Women's Leadership in Bangladesh: Combating the Patriarchal Culture and Mindset (12346)
  

  Author: Faria Rashid – George Mason U.

  Author: Samina M. Saifuddin – Morgan State U.
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1135: Comparing Women’s Workforce Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in South and East Asia (12346)
  

  Author: Hyunji Yi – -
• 08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1135: Embracing Diversity: South Asian Organizational Traditions and Lessons for Global DEI Practices (12346)
  

  Author: Salma Akther – Louisiana State U.

  Author: MUHAMMAD RUHUL AMIN – PhD in Management Candidate