20783: Collaborative Research on Racial Inequalities and Beyond, Inclusion, and Equities in Organizations

This Professional Development Workshop (PDW) seeks to advance research on racial inequalities, inclusion, and equity in organizations and the world of work by fostering a dynamic, inclusive space for interdisciplinary collaboration. Bringing together a diverse group of scholars from qualitative, quantitative, and critical perspectives, the PDW will facilitate meaningful dialogue on the challenges and opportunities in addressing race and inequity within organizational contexts. The workshop emphasizes the critical need to position race as a central and sustained focus in management research. It aims to move beyond superficial approaches that reduce race to a checkbox under the diversity paradigm, engaging instead with the structural and systemic dimensions of racial inequities. The PDW will highlight the barriers that perpetuate the marginalization of race in academic and organizational discourse, including the framing of mainstream discussions as non-racialized, the socio-historical specificity of racialization, legal restrictions in some regions, and the widespread lack of awareness about racial dynamics. Through interactive discussions and collaborative sessions, participants will explore innovative methodologies, share insights, and co-create strategies for integrating race into management research as a foundational theme. The PDW will also address the intersection of race with other inequities, highlighting implications for both local and global organizational contexts. By creating a space for sustained engagement with these issues, the workshop aspires to reshape management studies, ensuring that race becomes an integral thread in shaping the discipline’s future and fostering more equitable and inclusive organizations.