529: Fostering Entrepreneurial and Resilient Organizations Through Diversity and Inclusion (13321)

Sunday, August 11, 2024

08:00 – 10:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Hyatt: New Orleans

Session Number: 529
PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Teaching,Practice,International,Theme,Research,Diversity
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/vaBn6Z

Organizer(s)

GD

Giorgia Maria D'Allura

U. of Catania, Italy

Slides

Facilitator(s)

CL

Cristina Leone

U. of Palermo, Italy

Organizer(s)

MF

Michela Floris

U. of Cagliari, Italy
PP

Pasquale Massimo Picone

U. of Palermo, Italy

Distinguished Speaker(s)

DA

David Audretsch

Indiana U., Bloomington, United States
WC

Wojciech Czakon

Jagiellonian U. in Cracow, Poland
AD

Alexandra Dawson

Concordia U., Canada
LN

Lucia Naldi

Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden

Discussant(s)

LB

Lara Bertola

Rennes School of Business, France

Facilitator(s)

GA

Giuseppe Argiolas

Sophia U. Institute, Italy

While extant research recognizes the role of human resources in shaping entrepreneurial and resilient organizations, women, black men, gays, lesbians, and transgender people are frequently relegated to the fringes within their organizations. Today, acknowledging the contributions of all forms of diversity is not only a matter of “social justice” but also a necessity to foster entrepreneurship and resilience in organizations. In Part 1 of this PDW, distinguished scholars discuss barriers hindering diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the business world and the role of D&I in building entrepreneurial and resilient organizations. Part 2 of the PDW will feature four dynamic and participative parallel roundtables to engage all participants in co-creating value in a specific area. In the first roundtable, participants will actively participate in a “theater activity” to experiment with a tool designed to promote D&I within organizations. In a second roundtable, participants discuss real cases of implementing D&I practices and connecting D&I in constructing entrepreneurial and resilient organizations. The last two roundtables are dedicated to paper development on the PDW theme.