Re-imagining anti-racism as a core organisational value

Amanuel Elias, Jehonathan Ben and Kiros Hiruy
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Jehonathan Ben: Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia
Kiros Hiruy: Centre for Social Impact Swinburne, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia

Australian Journal of Management, 2024, vol. 49, issue 1, 15-32

Abstract: Racism and anti-racism have received widespread attention in academic debates and public discourse. Having universal features, racism manifests differently nationally and locally, and has been met with diverse anti-racism efforts. Despite historical achievements of struggles against racial oppression, racism endures, and continues to evolve and adapt, posing challenges to racial justice and equity. Parallel to this, anti-racism scholarship and action have evolved over the past decade, targeting an increasing number of arenas of everyday life. However, the place of anti-racism within organisations remains overwhelmingly peripheral and often tokenistic. This article draws attention to this and argues for re-imagining anti-racism as a core organisational value. We critically evaluate current anti-racism practices, and call for broader, holistic, committed and well-funded anti-racism approaches within organisations. We then argue why establishing anti-racism as a core organisational value may help in addressing systemic/structural racism. JEL Classification: J15, J71, M14, Z13

Keywords: Anti-racism; core values; cultural diversity; ethnic minority; organisational development; racism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/03128962231151579

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