In our own backyard: when a less inclusive community challenges organizational inclusion

• Published in: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 395 - 421
• Main Authors: Humberd, Beth K, Clair, Judith A, Creary, Stephanie J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Birmingham Emerald Group Publishing Limited 15.06.2015
• Subjects: Boundaries; Capacity building approach; Community; Community research; Demography; Diversity, equality, inclusion; Employees; Employment discrimination; Employment law; Hispanic Americans; Hospitals; HR & organizational behaviour; Insight; Leadership; Medicine; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Organizational behaviour; Organizational culture; Organizational research; Organizational structure; Organizations; Qualitative research; Recruitment; Segregation; Social exclusion; Social integration; Teaching; Teaching hospitals; Trainees; Work organization; Organizational inclusion; Organizational effectiveness; Community

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build insight into how the local community impacts an organization’s ability to develop an inclusive culture. The paper introduces the concept of inclusion disconnects as incongruent experiences of inclusion between an organization and its community. Then, u...