Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the
recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the fields of science, engineering, and …

A significant amount of research has been conducted on diversity “best practices” to
understand whether they help reduce discrimination, increase managerial diversity, and …

Organizational theory scholars typically see organizations as race-neutral bureaucratic
structures, while race and ethnicity scholars have largely neglected the role of organizations …

An introduction to the intellectual foundations and practical utility of the recent work on
fairness and machine learning. Fairness and Machine Learning introduces advanced …

Organizational diversity initiatives—programs and policies intended to increase the fairness
of organizations and promote the inclusion, hiring, retention, and promotion of …

Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act, virtually all companies have antidiscrimination
policies in place. Although these policies represent some progress, women and minorities …

Organization scholars since Max Weber have argued that formal personnel systems can
prevent discrimination. We draw on sociological and psychological literatures to develop a …

This research tests the hypothesis that the presence (vs. absence) of organizational diversity
structures causes high-status group members (Whites, men) to perceive organizations with …

We review the literature on recent changes to US employment relationships, focusing on the
causes of those changes and their consequences for inequality. The US employment model …

Corporate political activity is both a long-standing preoccupation and an area of innovation
for sociologists. We examine the limitations of investigating business unity without focusing …