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Antecedents and Consequences of Perceived Inclusion in Academia

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  • Siw Tone Innstrand

    (Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway)

  • Karoline Grødal

    (Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway)

Abstract

A diversified workforce is a current trend in organizations today. The present paper illuminates the antecedents, consequences, and potential gender differences of a rather new concept salient to contemporary work life, namely, perceived inclusion. The hypothesized relationships were tested in a sample of academics and faculty staff at different higher education institutions in Norway ( n = 12,170). Structural equation modeling analyses supported hypotheses that empowering leadership and social support from the leader (but not the fairness) are positively related to perceived inclusion. Further, perceived inclusion is positively related to organizational commitment, work engagement, and work–home facilitation and negatively related to work–home conflict. By utilizing multigroup analyses, we found support for the hypothesis that compared to women, men perceive their organization as more inclusive. However, in contrast to what was hypothesized, the proposed relationships in the model were stronger for men than women, suggesting that not only do men perceive their work environment as more inclusive, but their perception of inclusion is also more strongly related to beneficial outcomes for the organization. These results provide insight into the antecedents of and strategies for fostering an inclusive work environment, as a response to leveraging and integrating diversity in everyday work life.

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  • Siw Tone Innstrand & Karoline Grødal, 2021. "Antecedents and Consequences of Perceived Inclusion in Academia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2021:i:1:p:431-:d:715448
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