What really works?! Evaluating the effectiveness of practices to increase the managerial diversity of women and minorities

Constantin Schoen and Katja Rost

European Management Journal, 2021, vol. 39, issue 1, 95-108

Abstract: Many studies have investigated barriers for women and minorities on their way to the top, but very few studies have examined which organizational practices indeed increase the diversity of the top management in organizations. This research analyzes whether various diversity practices increase the proportion of women and minorities at the top. The results show that the more diversity management and family-friendly practices that are implemented, the higher is the proportion of women in management positions. However, the results do not show any effect for diversity training or that people with a migration background benefit from diversity practices.

Keywords: Diversity; Diversity management; Gender; Management; Work and family (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2020.06.005

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