Do employees care about diversity and inclusion? Why academic research should not be politically biased
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Ned Kock
Jan 18, 2025, 7:43:22 AMJan 18
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Dear colleagues, linked below is a blog post on the topic:
Do employees care about diversity and inclusion? Why academic research should not be politically biased
https://warppls.blogspot.com/2025/01/do-employees-care-about-diversity-and.html
The post summarizes an article that suggests, among other things, that the degree to which a company promotes diversity and inclusion has a negligible effect on how an employee rates the company - which reflects job satisfaction. This is in fact not the main theme of the article, but it is something that received plenty of pushback from reviewers. The analysis was conducted a while ago, when research results that did not strongly support diversity and inclusion were typically viewed rather unfavorably by review panels in many academic journals. We thank the prestigious journal Personnel Review for their academic integrity.
The curious thing is that I did the analyses for this article, using WarpPLS and double-checking with other analysis tools, and was not only surprised but rather displeased with the results. But why was I displeased with the results? Well, as an academic, I work in a very diverse environment, and find that diversity stimulating. In particular, I am very interested about countries and regions (domestically and abroad), their cultures, and histories. Furthermore, as someone with a diverse background, I have lived in Brazil and New Zealand, before settling in the US. While in the US, Belgium was like a second home for several years, as I travelled there often to consult for the European Commission.
Yet, regardless of personal background, and for the sake of societal credibility, academics must report research results as they are, to the best of their ability. Furthermore, they must report research results independently from political orientation and how they personally feel about those results. Finally, they have to resign themselves to the fact that all empirical studies provide incomplete views of the world, and usually call for more research using different approaches and epistemologies.
Best regards to all!
Do employees care about diversity and inclusion? Why academic research should not be politically biased
https://warppls.blogspot.com/2025/01/do-employees-care-about-diversity-and.html
The post summarizes an article that suggests, among other things, that the degree to which a company promotes diversity and inclusion has a negligible effect on how an employee rates the company - which reflects job satisfaction. This is in fact not the main theme of the article, but it is something that received plenty of pushback from reviewers. The analysis was conducted a while ago, when research results that did not strongly support diversity and inclusion were typically viewed rather unfavorably by review panels in many academic journals. We thank the prestigious journal Personnel Review for their academic integrity.
The curious thing is that I did the analyses for this article, using WarpPLS and double-checking with other analysis tools, and was not only surprised but rather displeased with the results. But why was I displeased with the results? Well, as an academic, I work in a very diverse environment, and find that diversity stimulating. In particular, I am very interested about countries and regions (domestically and abroad), their cultures, and histories. Furthermore, as someone with a diverse background, I have lived in Brazil and New Zealand, before settling in the US. While in the US, Belgium was like a second home for several years, as I travelled there often to consult for the European Commission.
Yet, regardless of personal background, and for the sake of societal credibility, academics must report research results as they are, to the best of their ability. Furthermore, they must report research results independently from political orientation and how they personally feel about those results. Finally, they have to resign themselves to the fact that all empirical studies provide incomplete views of the world, and usually call for more research using different approaches and epistemologies.
Best regards to all!
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