Non-Discrimination in the Workplace in France: Revisiting the Structuring of an Organizational Field

Il était une fois la non-discrimination au travail en france: retour sur la structuration d’un champ organisationnel

Anissa Djabi () and Sabrina Pérugien
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Anissa Djabi: IRG - Institut de Recherche en Gestion - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 - Université Gustave Eiffel
Sabrina Pérugien: EDHEC - EDHEC Business School - UCL - Université catholique de Lille

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Abstract: This paper aims to understand how non-discrimination in the workplace has become a concern in France, particularly for businesses. To do so, the authors adopt a neo-institutionalist analysis and use the concept of the organizational field. The goal is to uncover the process of structuring the field of workplace non-discrimination in France. After providing a brief review of the literature on the consideration of this issue in France, the authors present their chosen methodology: a comprehensive longitudinal and process-oriented approach. The originality of this work lies notably in the identification of six key phases that have proven decisive in the structuring process of the field: (1) the proclamation of the principle of equality; (2) the introduction of the notion of discrimination in French law; (3) the broadening of criteria and the scope of discrimination; (4) the anti-discrimination commitment of public authorities; (5) the legal transposition of the European approach to non-discrimination; and (6) the emergence of a managerial approach to workplace non-discrimination: diversity management. The main contribution of this paper is in revealing the institutional elements that have shaped the issue of workplace non-discrimination in France.

Keywords: Non-discrimination in the workplace; Diversity management; Equality; Organizational field; non-discrimination au travail; management de la diversité; égalité; champ organisationnel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-11-04
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Published in 26e Congrès annuel de l’AGRH : "De nouveaux modèles de GRH", Nov 2015, MONTPELLIER, France

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