1.
Neharika Vohra
– Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
2.
Supriya Sharma And Nisha Nair
– Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Abstract
The paper reports on a study that
advances understanding of how
organizations in India promote
diversity and inclusion. Using a
multiple stakeholder approach,
content analysis is applied on
data from 74 semi-structured interviews
with diversity leads, human
resource personnel, business
heads, and members of minority
groups working in 21 organizations
across eight industries in
India. Organizational mechanisms,
processes and practices
with regard to diversity and inclusion
in the Indian context are
highlighted. Considering inclusion
as a change process, the
enablers and roadblocks to inclusion
are also discussed. Providing
a contextual visibility to different
diversity dimensions, this
research on inclusion practices in
India aims to further discourse in
organizations to help create inclusive
cultures.
