Dealing with High Demands: The Role of Action versus State Orientation In their professional, educational, and social lives, people have to face a multitude of demanding commitments. At the workplace, managers often press their subordinates to work fast...
Since women might engage in various behaviors to pursue workplace gender equality, we considered two possible forms of collective action. Most studies have described collective action in terms of politically planned and organized behaviors that one can perform at the collective (e.g., participating i...
The Report includes multiple ways that the EEOC advanced the rights of LGBTQI+ individuals in FY 2023. Among those flagged by the EEOC: it filed four Title VII lawsuits that involved allegations of sexual orientation-based discrimination, and three that involved discrimination based on gender identit...
He explains that the orientation of a clinical officer who has just come out of school was supposed to be spent in community health. The first years after graduation were supposed to be spent in a community facility such as a dispensary, doing research and working with the community t...
“We need to think about gender equality as part of diversity. It’s gender, but it’s also age, race, sexual orientation, and so forth. Diversity can also mean your work style, skillset and personality. All this can improve how we build teams and work together. Research has shown all...
In this highly uncertain era, both value creation and business models are undergoing tremendous changes. Women, with our intuition, empathy, and action orientation, are well-equipped to 'Accelerate Action'. Yet, we must continually be agile, iterate swiftly, adapt to trends, and thrive against ...
Affirmative action policies are intended to level the playing field for groups that have been historically discriminated against or underrepresented in the workplace and institutional settings because of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and/or other factors. ...
Adverse employment actions are not limited to wrongful termination. Workers can keep their jobs but still be illegally discriminated against in the workplace. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency that protects individuals from employment discrimination involving ...
to be a source of controversy for some, such programs are a reality for all government-contracted businesses. What's more, many other employers choose to implement affirmative action programs as a helpful way to foster transparency in hiring and promotions, and diversity in the workplace. ...
7 Are you jump-starting a strong growth orientation in your leadership team and board? 15Liz Hilton Segel, "Positive leadership in uncertain times," McKinsey, April 30, 2020. 16Stanley Reed, "European natural gas prices are soaring again," Ne...