Human Resource Management: Reviewing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion

This literature review analyzes five articles focusing on diversity and inclusion in human resource management. The first article examines the impact of demographic diversity on employee voice and the role of employer trust. The second explores how leadership and HR practices can facilitate positive effects of age and disability diversity. The third investigates the influence of workplace diversity on organizational effectiveness in a South African context. The fourth provides a review of research and perspectives on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Finally, the fifth article analyzes diversity management programs and their impact on organizational attraction and person-organization fit, particularly focusing on the hospitality industry and the attitudes of organizational members. The review identifies strengths and weaknesses of each article, highlighting their relevance to understanding and managing diversity within modern organizations.

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Article 1
Hatipoglu, B., & Inelmen, K. (2018). Demographic diversity in the workplace and its impact
on employee voice: The role of trust in the employer. The International Journal of
Human Resource Management, 29(5), 970-994.
Summary of the content – The journal is mainly based on the analysis of the levels
of demographic diversity which is present in the organizations. The trust which employers
have on the employees and the effect of diversity on the voice of employees is an important
part of the analysis which has been made in the article.
Summary of the research methods – The method which has been used for the
analysis mainly includes the data collection and sample. The different concepts which have
been considered for the analysis are, employee voice, trust levels in the employer, levels of
demographic diversity.
Strengths and weaknesses of the journal and relevance of the article – The major
strength of the article is based on the ways by which it is able to establish a link between the
demographic diversity and the influence which it has on the levels of trust. The effect of the
trust and diversity on employee voice has also been analysed. The weakness is that it has not
provided any unique information based on the topic.
Article 2
Boehm, S. A., & Dwertmann, D. J. (2015). Forging a single-edged sword: Facilitating
positive age and disability diversity effects in the workplace through leadership,
positive climates, and HR practices. Work, Aging and Retirement, 1(1), 41-63.
Summary of the content – The article is based on the analysis of different factors
related to demographic diversity which are able to affect the workplace climate of the modern

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companies. The effect of increase in diversity levels of organizations on the facilitation of
disability and aged workforce has also been considered in the article.
Summary of the research methods – The research method is mainly based on the
interrelationship between the different aspects related to diversity which are thereby present
in the organizations. The author has used the analysis of these relationships in order to
analyse the diversity effects.
Strengths and weaknesses of the journal and relevance of the article - The article
has been able to depict the directions based on future research on the topic of diversity in the
organizations. The weakness of the article is that it has not been able to capture the vast topic
which is based on the relationship between the aspects of diversity.
Article 3
Mazibuko, J. V., & Govender, K. K. (2017). Exploring workplace diversity and
organisational effectiveness: A South African exploratory case study. SA Journal of
Human Resource Management, 15, 10.
Summary of the content – The article is based on the analysis of the influence of
diversity in the workplace on the effectiveness of organizations. The international
organizations are mainly considered for this analysis. The position of the author is based on
the ways by which diversity is able to affect the ways by which organizations are able to
operate in a diverse nature.
Summary of the research methods – The research has been done based on
qualitative and quantitative approaches and 227 employees have been surveyed for this
purpose.

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Strengths and weaknesses of the journal and relevance of the article – The major
strength and practical application of research is based on the diverse population of South
Africa and diverse workforce of the organizations as well. The contribution which has been
made by the article is based on the relationship between recruitment and employee
engagement.
Article 4
Nair, N. and Vohra, N., 2015. Diversity and inclusion at the workplace: a review of research
and perspectives.
Summary of the content – The article is based on the analysis of the inclusion and
diversity based levels in the organizations. The analysis has been mainly done with the help
of proper review of previous research on the same topic. The author has analysed the recent
research which has been made on the diversity based issues in the organizations.
Summary of the research methods – The research methods are mainly related to the
previous analysis which has been done on the topic.
Strengths and weaknesses of the journal and relevance of the article – The major
strength of the article is based on the link which has been established between the different
researches which have been done previously. The inclusion based activities have been
analysed in an effective manner. The weakness on the other hand is that the article is not able
to provide any future direction.
Article 5
Madera, J. M., Dawson, M., & Neal, J. A. (2018). Why investing in diversity management
matters: Organizational attraction and person–organization fit. Journal of Hospitality
& Tourism Research, 42(6), 931-959.

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Summary of the content – The article is based on the analysis of the different
diversity management based programs which have been organized in different global
companies all over the world. The different factors which have been considered in the article
are based on the human resources, behaviour of the employees, organizational behaviour and
proper management of diversity based levels. The demographic changes that have taken place
within the American workforce are important parts of the analysis which has been made in
the article. The effect of the growth of diverse workforce on the organizations has been
analysed by the author. The investments which are thereby made by the organizations on
proper management of diversity has also been analysed by the author effectively.
Summary of the research methods – The research has been made with the help of
the survey which has been done on 132 hotel managers. The attraction of the organization
based on diversity management based function is a part of the research based method.
Psychometric analysis is also used in the research.
Strengths and weaknesses of the journal and relevance of the article – The article
has been able to provide an understanding based on the effects of diversity management on
the attitudes of the organizational members. The major gap in the study is based on the lack
of proper analysis based on the ways by which the management of diversity is able to affect
attitudes of employees.

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References
Boehm, S. A., & Dwertmann, D. J. (2015). Forging a single-edged sword: Facilitating
positive age and disability diversity effects in the workplace through leadership,
positive climates, and HR practices. Work, Aging and Retirement, 1(1), 41-63.
Hatipoglu, B., & Inelmen, K. (2018). Demographic diversity in the workplace and its impact
on employee voice: The role of trust in the employer. The International Journal of
Human Resource Management, 29(5), 970-994.
Madera, J. M., Dawson, M., & Neal, J. A. (2018). Why investing in diversity management
matters: Organizational attraction and person–organization fit. Journal of Hospitality
& Tourism Research, 42(6), 931-959.
Mazibuko, J. V., & Govender, K. K. (2017). Exploring workplace diversity and
organisational effectiveness: A South African exploratory case study. SA Journal of
Human Resource Management, 15, 10.
Nair, N. and Vohra, N., 2015. Diversity and inclusion at the workplace: a review of research
and perspectives.