Diversity and Inclusion: An Analysis of Current Status, Dimensions and Methodology through Systematic Review of Literature
. Poonam
University School of Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.
Ajay Solkhe
*
University School of Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Here researchers systematically analysed the literature and endowed new insights into most sought-after concepts in modern HR domain i.e., diversity and inclusion with reference to India and the world as well. An attempt has been made to examine the current status of diversity and inclusion simultaneously investigating the recent patterns along with progressions in the contemporary HR literature. The present study has been pursued with two objectives: firstly, to explore facets of diversity and inclusion from past literature and figure out emerging perspectives and dilemmas such as acceptance and readiness towards LGBT, disability, race and ethnicity dimensions; secondly to systematically identify the Indian and global studies about inclusion of employees at workplace considering gender, disabilities, sexual orientation, cultural context and geographical contexts; On the basis of pre-determined selection criteria, forty most relevant papers on diversity and inclusion published between 2003 and 2020 in various research journals has been identified to derive meaningful conclusions.
Keywords: Equality, diversity and inclusion, LGBT, disability, sexual orientation, discrimination, gender and systematic literature review
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