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Achieving Organizational Metamorphosis Through Developing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative
Get PDFToday’s workforce reflects and will continue to reflect diversity. If these changes represent America’s future demographic reality, organizations will undergo a massive metamorphosis. A questionnaire was submitted to 300 business students to assess their attitudes towards diversity. Specifically, it investigates whether there is a difference in attitude and assesses whether business students are open to working with an increasingly diverse workforce. The study’s results support the hypotheses that different ethnic groups value diversity differently, and that the more years living in a diverse country, the more individuals increase their diversity tolerance. Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives increase in popularity since they build awareness and skills that help cultivate a safe, compassionate, and equitable organizational culture where everyone feels valued. This article discusses implementing a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative to improve an organization’s culture. The five-step DEI Organizational Metamorphosis Model explores how to strengthen an organization’s quality of life through implementing strategic DEI initiatives
Evaluation of the Potential of AI to Foster Gender Diversity in Leadership Positions in Germany
Get PDFWomen remain underrepresented in leadership positions in Germany. This article explores whether AI could support gender diversity in leadership. After analyzing current diversity data, we identified hurdles for women in leadership from literature. We evaluated AI’s potential to promote gender diversity through examples of AI tools from professional and private life. Four potential areas for AI assistance were identified: i) recruitment, ii) personalized time-management, iii) career development, and iv) networking and mentoring. These AI tools could particularly benefit women by addressing identified obstacles. The literature on this specific topic is limited, making this article a valuable foundation for further research
Managing in a Regressive Legal Environment: Employers Need to Stay the Course of Nondiscrimination
Get PDFFederal law expanded civil rights and equal opportunity to all employees. Major U.S. employers have embraced the expansion by using affirmative action plans and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Concerns raised by a more conservative Supreme Court and its reversal of affirmative action in higher education, the recent enactment of regressive state laws aimed to diminish the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and invalidate affirmative action and DEI efforts should not be allowed to discourage the progress made. Employers can and should stay the course of expanded civil rights and equal opportunity in the workplace for all firm employees
The COVID-19 Effect of Institutional Holdings on Firm Profitability: An Industry Analysis
Get PDFWe investigate the effect of institutional holdings change on firm value change one year before and after the COVID-19 pandemic for US and global industry. Using the firm value change measures of return on equity or economic value-added changes, we find a positive relationship between institutional holdings change and firm value change one year after the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the positive relationship is more pronounced for global industry. The result implies that the positive effect of institutional holdings on firm value still holds one year after the COVID-19 pandemic. It implies the global industry is more sensitive to institutional holdings
Green Marketing or Greenwashing: How Consumers Evaluate Environmental Ads
Get PDFOver the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases related to greenwashing. This research investigates how consumers develop green skepticism to react to greenwashing practices. In two studies, we demonstrate that environmental ads (either vague or specific ads) are more effective in persuading weak-attitude consumers resulting in lower green skepticism than strong-attitude consumers. In contrast, strong-attitude consumers exhibit a backfiring behavior when presented with vague ads, evidenced by their higher level of green skepticism and lower WTP for products featured in the ads. More interestingly, specific ads are effective among strong-attitude consumers, lowering their green skepticism and increasing their WTP. Our research has theoretical and managerial implications for green marketing communication
Collaboratories: Designing Universal Innovation Ecosystems in the Era of Transitions
Get PDFThis paper discusses the development of the Col.laboratori programme in Catalonia as a model for testing the theory of universal innovation ecosystems. This programme aims to address the challenges faced by societies in the current era of transitions by combining theories of techno anthropology, social innovation, and living labs.
The authors propose collaboratories as crucial social innovations that can facilitate the absorption of changes and promote creative construction. These collaboratories are considered meta socio-digital innovation mechanisms that establish quadruple helix collaborative structures, bridging different actors, types of innovations, and diverse worldviews.
To achieve a Just Triple Transition (social, green and digital), the paper suggests bringing together actors from business, academia, government, and society in collaborative processes that generate short-term optimal results and long-term synergies. This approach involves including society as the end-user in common tasks to ensure better design and higher-value outcomes. The paper advocates for a democratization of the innovation ecosystems, aiming for a broader distribution of social benefits through negotiated approaches focused on solving common challenges in pursuit of the common good
Killing Small Businesses – A Covid Case Study
Get PDFThere is not enough research existing in the field of government overreach within the United States. The focus of this exploratory case study is on applied management as well as theory development within academia, that supports small businesses against governmental abuse. This case study initially focuses on the C&C Café, which was shut down by government bureaucrats, and then explores government over-reach due to COVID-19 that occurred throughout major American cities from a small-business perspective during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We conclude that small business owners must unite to fight against authoritarian governmental overreach to maintain our health, civil liberties, and economic viability
Trauma Education: A Reason for Hope
Get PDFResearch from the CDC empirically proves that adverse childhood events (ACE) increase the likelihood of mental and physical health concerns. Many traumatic childhood events are avoidable if teachers, nurses, doctors, social workers, counsellors, lawyers, judges, and law enforcement understand the most recent domestic violence research and best practices for protecting children. Relevant domestic violence research and laws are discussed. Through changes to curriculum across disciplines, higher education could alter paradigms at the grass roots level and proactively reduce the number of traumatic events experienced by children. Suggestions are made for domestic violence topics and research to be included in courses
Exploring Excellence: Five Influential Research Papers Shaping the Landscape of Business Education
Get PDFIn our ongoing commitment to delivering top-tier content in business education, we have curated a collection of five highly influential research papers for our esteemed readers. These selections have been meticulously chosen, considering their citation counts, download statistics, and online media coverage. This curation aims to present our audience with a diverse and impactful array of scholarly works shaping the landscape of business education
A Comparative Analysis of Digital Marketing Online Synchronous Course Delivery With and Without Virtual Reality Software
Get PDFVirtual reality (VR) in education has gained momentum in recent years, presenting both promises and challenges. This technology can be found in many areas of learning, but its use is deficient in marketing education. VR technology has improved to offer many choices and is within reach regarding cost and implementation. This study presents and reviews several VR technology software choices and a framework for implementation within digital marketing course instruction. It also investigates the impact of VR on marketing student abilities and perceptions within synchronized online digital marketing courses, focusing on problem-solving, communication skills, course materials rating, and overall course rating. The research aligns with previous findings that suggest VR positively influences problem-solving and communication skills. Student ratings and comments indicated positive student sentiment. The findings underscore the positive impact of VR on student sentiment, satisfaction, and course quality