The role of authentic leadership in fostering workplace inclusion: A social information processing perspective

Available at DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21669 Boekhorst (2015) in the article entitled “The role of authentic leadership in fostering workplace inclusion: A social information processing perspective” discusses the importance of the maintenance of the proper leadership within the organization in order to incorporate the diversity within the organization. The article assists the future researchers to have a proper understanding of the need for the inclusion of the diversity within the workplace as well as highlights the ways in which the organizational leadership affects the workplace diversity.

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Boekhorst, J. A. (2015). The role of authentic leadership in fostering workplace inclusion:
A social information processing perspective. Human Resource Management, 54(2),
241-264. Available at DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21669
Boekhorst (2015) in the article entitled “The role of authentic leadership in fostering
workplace inclusion: A social information processing perspective” discusses the importance of
the maintenance of the proper leadership within the organization in order to incorporate the
diversity within the organization. The article assists the understanding of the issues that might
arise within the organizational management in dealing with the diversity within the organization.
The opinions as have been expressed by Mitchell et al. (2015) second the arguments as have
been highlighted by Boekhorst (2015). The article assists the future researchers to have a proper
understanding of the need for the inclusion of the diversity within the workplace as well as
highlights the ways in which the organizational leadership affects the workplace diversity.
Cletus, H. E., Mahmood, N. A., Umar, A., & Ibrahim, A. D. (2018). Prospects and
Challenges of Workplace Diversity in Modern Day Organizations: A Critical
Review. HOLISTICA–Journal of Business and Public Administration, 9(2), 35-52.
Available at DOI: 10.2478/hjbpa-2018-0011
Cletus, Mahmood, Umar and Ibrahim (2018) in the article entitled “Prospects and
Challenges of Workplace Diversity in Modern Day Organizations: A Critical Review” attempts a
discussion on the various critical issues that are highlighted within the concerned workplaces all
over the world. The article highlights the various benefits and the challenges that are faced by the
given organization that tend to implement the diversity within the workplaces. The opinions of
the authors are seconded by the researches that are undertaken by Prayson and Rowe (2019). The

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article assists in the future researchers in understanding the several benefits and the challenges
that are encountered by the business organizations operational in the international markets.
Davis, P. J., Frolova, Y., & Callahan, W. (2016). Workplace diversity management in
Australia: what do managers think and what are organisations doing?. Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 35(2), 81-98. Available at DOI:
10.1108/EDI-03-2015-0020
Davis, Frolova and Callahan (2016) in the article entitled “Workplace diversity
management in Australia: what do managers think and what are organisations doing?”
discusses the understanding of the various managerial employees serving at the non-human
resource departments regarding the importance of managing the diversity within the given
organization. The article in discussion highlights the importance of the incorporation of the
various practices that are required for the inclusion and the management of the diversity within
the given workplaces. The opinions as have been expressed by Motel (2016) second the
arguments as have been highlighted by Davis, Frolova and Callahan (2016). The article assists
the future researchers to have a proper understanding of the need for the inclusion of the
diversity within the workplace.
Durrani, A. S., & Rajagopal, L. (2016). Restaurant human resource managers’ attitudes
towards workplace diversity, perceptions and definition of ethical
hiring. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 53, 145-151. Available at
10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.10.009
Durrani and Rajagopal (2016) in the article “Restaurant human resource managers’
attitudes towards workplace diversity, perceptions and definition of ethical hiring” discusses the

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importance of maintenance of the workplace diversity within the business organizations. The
article highlights the issues that are faced by the concerned managers serving within the
department of the human resources and the issues that they have to face in the recruitment of the
various potential employees of the organization. The opinions of the authors are seconded by the
researches that are undertaken by Yap et al. (2015). The article assists in the future researchers in
understanding the various issues that are being faced by the human resource managers of the
various business organizations operational in the international markets.
Graham, M. E., Belliveau, M. A., & Hotchkiss, J. L. (2017). The view at the top or signing
at the bottom? Workplace diversity responsibility and women’s representation in
management. ILR Review, 70(1), 223-258. Available at DOI:
10.1177/0019793916668879
Graham, Belliveau and Hotchkiss (2017) in the article entitled “The view at the top or
signing at the bottom? Workplace diversity responsibility and women’s representation in
management” discusses the issues of the incorporation of the female employees within the given
organizations. The majority of the organizations that have been featuring within the international
markets tend to implement a proper diversity within the workplace in terms of the gender of the
employees. The article focusses on the issues that are highlighted within the higher levels of
management due to the low gender diversity within the higher hierarchical levels. The opinions
as have been expressed by Dobbin and Kalev (2015) second the arguments highlighted within
the article. The article assists the future researchers to have a proper understanding of the need
for the inclusion of gender diversity within the workplace.
Guillaume, Y. R., Dawson, J. F., Otaye‐Ebede, L., Woods, S. A., & West, M. A. (2017).
Harnessing demographic differences in organizations: What moderates the effects

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of workplace diversity?. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38(2), 276-303.
Available at DOI: 10.1002/job.2040
Guillaume, Dawson, Otaye‐Ebede, Woods and West (2017) in the article entitled
“Harnessing demographic differences in organizations: What moderates the effects of workplace
diversity?” sheds light on the dual nature as is maintained by the demographic diversity within
the given workplace. The article helps the concerned readers to have a better understanding of
the positive and the negative results that follow the implementation of the diversity within the
workplace. The article highlights the effects of the implementation of diversity within the
business organizations as well. The opinions of the authors are seconded by the opinions that
have been highlighted by Van Knippenberg and Mell (2016). The given article helps in guiding
the future researches on the management of the organizational diversity.
Jonsen, K., Schneider, S. C., & Maznevski, M. L. (2016). Diversity–A strategic issue?.
In Diversity in the workplace (pp. 49-81). Routledge. Available at
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315577715/chapters/10.4324/978131557
7715-10
Jonsen, Schneider and Maznevski (2016) in the article entitled “Diversity–A strategic
issue?” discusses the various factors that are related to the management of the diversity within
the business organization. The article deals with the various business organizations that have
been implementing the diversity within the organizations. The article highlights the issues that
are faced by the concerned managers serving within the department of the human resources and
the issues that they have to face in the recruitment of the various potential employees of the
organization. The opinions of the authors are seconded by the researches that are undertaken by
Barak (2016). The article assists in the future researchers in understanding the several benefits

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and the challenges that are encountered by the business organizations operational in the
international markets.
Kim, H. K., Lee, U. H., & Kim, Y. H. (2015). The effect of workplace diversity management
in a highly male-dominated culture. Career Development International, 20(3), 259-
272. Available at DOI: 10.1108/CDI-06-2014-0082
Kim, Lee and Kim (2015) in the article entitled “The effect of workplace diversity
management in a highly male-dominated culture” discusses the workplace diversity in terms of
the gender of the concerned employees within the given workplace. The concerned article
highlights the fact that the various business organizations that have been operational in the
international markets tend to implement the proper diversity within the organization unlike those
that have been operational in the national markets. The arguments that have been put forth within
the article by Kim, Lee and Kim (2015) find a support in the arguments that have been put forth
by Lančarič, Chebeň and Savov (2015). The article assists the future researchers to have a proper
understanding of the importance of gender diversity training within the workplace.
Madera, J. M., Dawson, M., & Neal, J. A. (2017). Managers’ psychological diversity climate
and fairness: The utility and importance of diversity management in the hospitality
industry. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, 16(3), 288-307.
Available at DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2017.1253442
Madera, Dawson and Neal (2017) in the article entitled “Managers’ psychological
diversity climate and fairness: The utility and importance of diversity management in the
hospitality industry” discussed the various issues that have been highlighted within the
management of the diversity within the business organizations. The article highlights the need

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for the implementation of the diversity within the business organizations especially those that
have been associated with the hospitality industry. The opinions of the authors are seconded by
the opinions that have been highlighted by Madera (2018). The given article helps in guiding the
future researches on the management of the organizational diversity.
Phillips, B. N., Deiches, J., Morrison, B., Chan, F., & Bezyak, J. L. (2016). Disability
diversity training in the workplace: Systematic review and future
directions. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 26(3), 264-275. Available at DOI:
10.1007/s10926-015-9612-3
Phillips, Deiches, Morrison, Chan and Bezyak (2016) in the article entitled “Disability
diversity training in the workplace: Systematic review and future directions” attempts to shed
light on the various issues that are highlighted within the given business organizations that have
been dealing with the incorporation of the diversity within the workplace in terms of the
disabilities that are faced by a certain section of the organizational workforce. The article
highlighted the importance of the diversity training maintained within the given workforce
within the organization. The arguments that have been put forth within the article find a support
in the arguments that have been put forth by Torre, Pelagatti and Solari (2015). The article assists
the future researchers to have a proper understanding of the importance of disability diversity
training within the workplace.

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social information processing perspective. Human Resource Management, 54(2), 241-
264. Available at DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21669
Cletus, H. E., Mahmood, N. A., Umar, A., & Ibrahim, A. D. (2018). Prospects and Challenges of
Workplace Diversity in Modern Day Organizations: A Critical Review. HOLISTICA–
Journal of Business and Public Administration, 9(2), 35-52. Available at DOI:
10.2478/hjbpa-2018-0011
Davis, P. J., Frolova, Y., & Callahan, W. (2016). Workplace diversity management in Australia:
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workplace diversity, perceptions and definition of ethical hiring. International Journal of
Hospitality Management, 53, 145-151. Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.10.009
Graham, M. E., Belliveau, M. A., & Hotchkiss, J. L. (2017). The view at the top or signing at the
bottom? Workplace diversity responsibility and women’s representation in
management. ILR Review, 70(1), 223-258. Available at DOI:
10.1177/0019793916668879
Guillaume, Y. R., Dawson, J. F., Otaye‐Ebede, L., Woods, S. A., & West, M. A. (2017).
Harnessing demographic differences in organizations: What moderates the effects of
workplace diversity?. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38(2), 276-303. Available at
DOI: 10.1002/job.2040
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