Corona Crisis and Inequality: Why Management Research Needs a Societal Turn

As the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the stark inequalities in our societies have been laid bare, and the interplay between organizations and societies has also become evident yet again. This crisis underscores the need for management scholars to take a societal turn and examin...

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Published inJournal of management Vol. 46; no. 7; pp. 1205 - 1222
Main Authors Bapuji, Hari, Patel, Charmi, Ertug, Gokhan, Allen, David G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2020
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Compensation
COVID-19
Economic inequality
Inequality
Normalization
Pandemics
Recruitment
Reinforcement
Social responsibility
COVID-19
pandemic
economic inequality
organizational practices
socioeconomic status
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Summary:As the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the stark inequalities in our societies have been laid bare, and the interplay between organizations and societies has also become evident yet again. This crisis underscores the need for management scholars to take a societal turn and examine how organizational practices interact with societal economic inequality. To illustrate this approach, we discuss organizational practices—corporate social responsibility, work design, recruitment and selection, and compensation management—that can contribute to the normalization, reinforcement, and reduction of economic inequalities in society. We conclude by calling on scholars of inequality, as well as of broader management research, to take a societal turn to enhance the relevance and impact of management research.
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ISSN:0149-2063
1557-1211
DOI:10.1177/0149206320925881