Managing Chinese diverse workforce: toward a theory of organizational inclusion

Ningyu Tang, Xingshan Zheng and Chiyin Chen

Nankai Business Review International, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 39-56

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to apply and integrate the existing literature of inclusion to develop a multi-level theory of organizational inclusion for the more and more diverse workforce. Design/methodology/approach - This paper first analyzes the issue of workforce diversity in China, and then reviews the concept of organizational inclusion. After that, this paper develops a multi-level model of organizational inclusion catering to Chinese diversity issue. Findings - This paper outlines a series of propositions on how organizational, group, interpersonal and individual factors affect inclusion at both organizational and individual levels, and the consequences of inclusion in the workplace. Originality/value - This paper is the first research to discuss the inclusion management in Chinese context. This paper proposes a multi-level theoretical model of organizational inclusion to guide empirical studies on the integration of the diversity in workplace in China.

Keywords: China; Diversity; Organizational inclusion; Feelings of inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1108/NBRI-03-2016-0010

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