56: Change Agents for DEI in and Around Organizations (10361)

Friday, August 9, 2024

09:00 – 10:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Hyatt: Picasso

Session Number: 56
PDW (workshop)
Orientation: International,Theme,Research,Diversity
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/bRp9Gz

Organizer(s)

FV

Florence Villeseche

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Facilitator(s)

CG

Caren Goldberg

U. de Sevilla, Spain
DD

Denise Dziwak

Doctoral student at Fielding graduate U., Panama
RS

Radha Rani Sharma

New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM), India
AZ

Anica Zeyen

Royal Holloway, U. of London, United Kingdom
IM

Isabel Metz

Melbourne Business School, U. of Melbourne, Australia
SD

Samantha Deane

Rutgers, United States

Participant(s)

MP

Minna Marinova Paunova

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
JL

Janice Yue-Yan Lam

Schulich School of Business, York U., Canada
SD

Sumita Datta

S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, India
SS

Serena Sohrab

Bayes Business School, United Kingdom

Organizer(s)

ED

Elena Doldor

Queen Mary U. of London, United Kingdom

Participant(s)

FA

Flora Antoniazzi

Copenhagen Business School
LS

Lynn Sitanimezi

Doctoral student at Fielding graduate U., Canada

Organizer(s)

MA

Maria Adamson

Queen Mary U. of London

Panelist(s)

SC

Stephanie J. Creary

The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania, United States
MS

Maureen A. Scully

U. of Massachusetts, Boston, United States
CS

Cathrine Seierstad

U. of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
CD

Caroline Julie Demeyere

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Facilitator(s)

EM

Elina Meliou

Brunel U. London, United Kingdom
SS

Shoshana Schwartz

Christopher Newport U., United States

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work is often viewed as work conducted within organizations through policies, processes and practices designed and administered by various actors like DEI officers, Chief Diversity Officers, and HR-DEI leads. While internal organizational efforts by people with DEI in their job title or as part of their job description remain crucial, recent research increasingly shows that furthering DEI efforts also relies on a broader range of change agents who spearhead these initiatives, both in and around organizations. Such change agents can be external DEI consultants, role models, activist groups and social movements, but also include those within organizations without formal responsibilities for DEI, like allies and sponsors. In this PDW, a panel will begin this conversation by taking a closer look at these more ‘unusual suspects’ who shape DEI work in and around organizations, understanding who they are and what they do to help change the workplace for the better. Following the panel, all participants will have a chance to debate these actors’ roles further in roundtable discussions. This would enable us to foster collaborations and develop a research agenda regarding how the efforts of DEI change agents in and around organizations intersect, combine or have conflicting interests or priorities.