Conflict within the workplace is complex and can have negative implications if left unaddressed. This is nowhere more true than in cases of diversity conflict in the workplace. Issues of inclusion, morale, ethics, and legality can come under duress quickly even with the right measures in place. The best approach to managing this type of...
Summary of: Kaur, N., & Arora, P. (2020). Acknowledging gender diversity and inclusion as key to organizational growth: A review and trends. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7(6), 125-131. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.06.25 Background & Theory This article evaluated the importance of gender diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and highlighted the ways that this benefits organizations, and...
Summary of: Ashikali, T., Groeneveld, S., & Kuipers, B. (2021). The role of inclusive leadership in supporting an inclusive climate in diverse public sector teams. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 41(3), 497–519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X19899722 Background & Theory: While numerous past studies have examined the importance of inclusion initiatives among diverse work environments, not many studies have...
Summary of: Kim, S. & Harwood, J. (2020). Facebook contact: The effect of an outgroup member’s language proficiency on desire for future intergroup contact. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 77, 160-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.05.007 Background & Theory This article examined how language can impact one’s ability to mesh with outgroup members and the likelihood of further developing...
Summary of: Meissner, F., Grigutsch, L.A., Koranyi, N., Müller, F., & Rothermund, K. (2019). Predicting behavior with implicit measures: Disillusioning findings, reasonable explanations, and sophisticated solutions. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02483 Background & Theory: The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is commonly utilized by educators and researchers worldwide to make salient the presence of subconscious implicit...
Summary of: Saguy, T., Sobol-Sarag, D., Halabi, S., Stroebe, K., Bruneau, E., & Hasan-Aslih, S. (2020). When a sense of “we” is lost: Investigating the consequences of a lost common identity among druze in Israel. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11(5), 667–675. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619884562 Background & Theory The Arab Druze community in Israel has historically had good relations with...
Summary of: Yucel, D., & Psaltis, C. (2020). Intergroup contact and willingness for renewed cohabitation in Cyprus: Exploring the mediating and moderating mechanisms. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23(4), 578–597. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219845053 Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory has been popular amongst conflict and social psychology researchers for a long time. Regionally, Cyprus has seen a protracted conflict between...
Summary of: Lowe, M. (2020). Types of Contact: A Field Experiment on Collaborative and Adversarial Caste Integration. Behavioral & Experimental Economics eJournal. Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory or the contact hypothesis is a well-known method of improving ties between communities. In this research, the author argues that the efficacy of intergroup contact depends highly on...
Summary of: Gallacher, J. D., Heerdink, M. W., & Hewstone, M. (2021). Online engagement between opposing political protest groups via social media is linked to physical violence of offline encounters. Social Media + Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120984445 Background & Theory Digital communication is becoming more common than ever and is known to influence political outcomes for the past few...
Summary of: Coskan, C.C. (2020). The role of ethnic, national, and superordinate identities and perceptions of power in understanding Kurds’ attitudes about reconciliation in “Turkish-Kurdish conflict.” European Association of Social Psychology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12739.22569 Background & Theory This research looks deeper into the concept of asymmetrical conflict, where there are unequal power differences between groups. The groups...
