Authors: Pendry, Louise F.¹; Driscoll, Denise M.²; Field, Susannah C. T.¹

Source: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Volume 80, Number 1, March 2007 , pp. 27-50(24)

Abstract:

Diversity training initiatives are an increasingly large part of many organizations' diversity management portfolio. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of such initiatives. In this article, we demonstrate how increased adherence to the principles of established social psychological theory can guide and make more coherent the development of diversity initiatives. Likewise, outcomes of diversity training can inform and make more practical social psychological theory and research. In short, both diversity trainers and academics would benefit from greater dialogue, as well as grappling with the tensions that naturally arise when theory and practice collide.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1348/096317906X118397

Affiliations: 1: School of Psychology, University of Exeter, UK 2: Purdue University, USA