Equality, diversity and corporate responsibility

Fiona Colgan

61 citations0/0 files storedEquality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender and Feminist Studies LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

Abstract

Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the triggers to the development of sexual orientation diversity policy and practice in the UK private sector, based on the perspectives of those "championing" sexual orientation diversity work. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on 22 in‐depth key informant interviews which can be broken down as follows: diversity specialists (5), management (6, of whom 3 were sexual orientation senior management "champions" in their organisations), trade union (3) and LGBT network group representatives (8), as well as access to company and trade union web sites and publications. Interviews sought to trace the history of sexual orientation equality and diversity work, development of structures, policies and practices as well as triggers and barriers to progress and areas of innovation. Findings – Recent literature on equality and diversity in the British national context has sought to explore the implications of a social justice versus a business case driven equality and diversity agenda. This paper considers that this dichotomous analysis can be unhelpful. Within the private sector case studies, the difference between the two approaches was not clear‐cut. The corporate social responsibility agenda seemed to offer a broader vision for sexual orientation diversity work in a global context. It promised a more activist awareness of international human rights standards, stakeholder involvement plus links between employee and customer rights and concerns. Originality/value – The paper addresses a gap in knowledge regarding sexual orientation diversity management in the UK private sector. It also considers the links between corporate social responsibility and sexual orientation diversity management.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 61 citations exist upstream.

References

2005Inside the Workplace: First Findings from the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey 2010Dynamics of managing diversity : a critical approach 2011Voice, silence, and diversity in 21st century organizations: Strategies for inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender employees 2010A Multi-layered Exploration of the Diversity Management Field: Diversity Discourses, Practices and Practitioners in the UK 2008Corporate social responsibility: issues for human resource development professionals 2004Equal Opportunities Policy and Practice in Britain:2005Diversity management can be bad for you 2007The Road is Long: Thirty Years of Equality Legislation in Britain

Cited by

2018Do LGBT-Supportive Corporate Policies Improve Credit Ratings? An Instrumental-Variable Analysis 2021Unleashing the Barriers to CSR Implementation in the SME Sector of a Developing Economy: A Thematic Analysis Approach 2021Building, sustaining and growing: disability inclusion in business 2018The chaos of inclusion? Examining anti-homophobia policy development in New Zealand sport 2023

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.