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The automotive industry introduces a sizable number of new automobile products annually. The naming of new products may have significant impact on their market performance. Diverging from prior research on the impact of product names, companies' innovative consciousness endows them with a certain level of proactive positioning, thereby implementing independent naming strategies after considering product factors and consumer preferences passively. This paper analyzes the drivers of the market performance of sequential products on the naming of new products in Chinese automotive industry. We collected market share data and names of various car series from January 2007 to September 2022. Then, we calculated semantic distances between names and performed empirical tests. Our findings show that firms demonstrate a risk preference pattern contrary to traditional prospect theory when using the previous car series' market share as a reference point. In the interplay between market orientation and risk preferences, the relationship between the market share of the last car series and the similarity in names between old and new car series follows an inverted U-shaped pattern. This study extends the discussion on risk preferences within the behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF) and proposes a decision mechanism for product naming that considers market and firm factors during the response phase of market orientation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rivalry is endemic in society and organizations, fueling competitive intentions and behaviors. According to social network theory, rivalry emerges among people who, like siblings, have many of the same connections to others. For this structurally equivalent rivalry to have its effects, the individual must see the other person as a rival. We ask whether, in the context of competition, people seek to identify the knowledge providers of their rivals while striving to hide their own knowledge providers from perceived rivals. We conducted two experiments that showed, for the first time, that structural equivalence does induce feelings of rivalry and does lead people to take action with respect to perceived rivals, namely to hide and seek knowledge providers. Our analysis of time-separated social network and outcome data from all 73 employees in the headquarters of a chemical company found support for these patterns of hiding and seeking in relation to perceived rivals. We also found limited evidence that career outcomes may be influenced by individuals' success in hiding and seeking. Bringing together research on rivalry and network cognition, we provide a new approach to the strategic deployment of deception and detection in social networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This inductive study of eight international development interventions analyzes mechanisms that enable integration of evidence in practice, a perennial challenge of learning and collaboration across occupational and organizational boundaries. We demonstrate how structural and programmatic scaffolding practices enabled actors from an array of organizations and communities of practice to collaborate and learn despite the uncertainty and complexity inherent in the international development context. These modular scaffolding practices offered temporary stabilization and support that fostered the counter-normative behaviors and mindsets required for continuous learning and adaptive coordination. Through 226 in-depth interviews with international development experts, including practitioners in eight matched interventions in India, Mexico, South Africa, and Ghana, we identified and analyzed mechanisms that explain the varying effectiveness with which evidence was integrated in each case. Our findings have implications for interorganizational innovation and collaboration under conditions of complexity and uncertainty and for dynamic interactions among individuals, their organizations, and their communities of practice when they are attempting to bring about systemic change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the 1970s, telecommuting has generated significant interest among academics and practitioners alike. However, the topic of flexible working arrangements has become more relevant lately, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As digital technologies continuously advance, immersive workplaces facilitated by technologies such as virtual reality (VR) become more appealing. This article examines the phenomenon of virtual immersive workspaces and their impacts on organizations. It provides insights into the emerging trends driving subsequent immersive technologies that not only foster competitive advantages in the Web3 era but also shed light on the challenges that organizations face in this context. The findings emphasize the key advantages and limitations of implementing VR in the workplace as well as the importance of purposefully designing a set of tools for remote workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although failures and other experiences can capture attention and motivate organizations to learn and improve, this knowledge is not always retained over time, leaving some organizations dangerously prone to repeat the same mistakes repeatedly. We adapt theory on the attention-based view—and specifically on attentional engagement and vigilance—to shed new light on this process. While prior research has examined how competing events may draw attention away, our theory leads us to consider the circumstances that will motivate employees to maintain attention on learning from failure that has already occurred. Our framework examines the conditions that preserve attention to past failures by increasing the perception that related issues exist elsewhere, serving as continuing reminders of or cues about the failure when attention begins to drift away. We find support for related hypotheses involving a failure's complexity, the firm's culpability, and the ongoing use of routines related to those involved in the failure. Our findings contribute to the attention-based view by developing theory about attentional engagement and vigilance and by emphasizing the conditions that can keep attention focused on, rather drawn away from, past failure. We also contribute to efforts to examine knowledge depreciation and forgetting in more depth in organizational learning theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bricolage – a term that implies resourcefulness – is a construct with a long history in anthropology, design, management, and entrepreneurship, among other fields. Our study is one of the first to apply the bricolage concept to better understand the behaviors of salespeople. Overall, findings from our multi-study, multi-method approach (combining survey methodology and a scenario-based experiment with video manipulations) indicate that salesperson bricolage behaviors are desirable and can be developed in a sales force. More specifically, in Study 1, we leverage Job Demands-Resources Theory and survey data from 405 business-to-business (B2B) salespeople and find that salesperson bricolage behaviors can effectively mitigate the predictably negative impacts of role ambiguity on sales performance. In Study 2, we leverage Self-Determination Theory and an experimental design with 181 B2B salespeople and provide initial evidence regarding salesperson bricolage behaviors' organizational determinants (i.e. sales force control system combinations). Study 2 indicates that capability control interacted synergistically with outcome control and antagonistically with activity control in predicting bricolage behaviors. Taken together, findings from the two studies indicate that bricolage behaviors are both beneficial and manageable, warranting continued study in the sales literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Organizations can motivate and coordinate work by socializing members to internalize organizational values. Existing theories posit that organizations achieve normative control through encapsulation, wherein peers and managers are primary sources of members' socialization. Drawing on ethnographic data from a not-for-profit school, I show how an external actor—beneficiaries—can become a source of normative control. I develop a multistage process that explains how teachers were socialized by parents, specifically by hearing these parent beneficiaries narrate their needs; engaging in collective storytelling about beneficiaries; experiencing episodic shaming centered on how teachers' daily performance met (or did not meet) beneficiaries' needs; and receiving validation from beneficiaries. Because these sequential stages establish beneficiaries as sources of control through social interactions set in specific times and places, and establish shared emotional states among organizational members, I theorize that these stages compose a ritual of integration. Although teachers initially arrived at the school with heterogeneous values, this ritual led many of them to internalize the organizational value of self-sacrifice. Teachers who were unmoved by parents' stories or came to see parents as exploitative did not internalize this value, and they tended to exit the organization. This study reveals how normative control can arise not only through socialization from in-group members but also from ritual interactions with and about beneficiaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brokerage in intra-organizational networks is critical to performance, but women exhibit less brokerage in their social networks and receive lower performance returns to the brokerage they exhibit than men do. We uncover a condition under which the gender gaps in network advantage are entirely negated: mobility. When women move between units of the organization, they increase their brokerage more than mobile men do. Further, such mobility eliminates the gender gap in returns to brokerage. Using a rich dataset including the personnel records, monthly performance, and email communications of thousands of employees in a large financial institution, we find support for our arguments by comparing the networks and objective performance of those who changed jobs with matched non-movers prior to and following each job change. In probing why this might be the case, we find that women movers are more likely to maintain communication ties to colleagues from their previous roles and that these persistent ties give them a discernible and gender-role-congruent explanation for connecting otherwise disconnected units and benefiting from network brokerage. Our results illuminate important mechanisms by which social network dynamics and mobility affect gender inequality and performance in organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recent COVID-19 pandemic created an unpredictable environment regarding the safety operations of sport and recreation organizations. This study was designed to examine how safety climate and organizational innovativeness could promote preferred organizational behavior outcomes in college campus sport and recreation centers. A total of 227 sport and recreation employees were recruited through the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association. With the collected data, we employed structural equation modeling to assess the research hypotheses. The results indicated that safety climate and innovativeness positively influenced job engagement, therefore leading to enhanced safety compliance and employee innovativeness, which ultimately resulted in higher levels of organizational performance. Peer safety compliance was also found to be a moderator in the relationship between job engagement and safety compliance. In this study, the authors offer new insights into sport organizational performance by emphasizing safety and innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the authors' personal experiences with submitting a manuscript on "woke organizations" to the Academy of Management Perspectives (AMP). The authors express surprise at the lack of feedback they received compared to other participants and discuss the criticisms and challenges they faced during the workshop and review process. They raise concerns about the fairness and integrity of the review process and emphasize their commitment to providing diverse perspectives in the symposium. The authors also discuss issues of bias, lack of understanding, and mistreatment they encountered during the review and publication process, calling for greater transparency, representativeness, and inclusion in journal processes. [Extracted from the article]

In this exchange, we respond to David A. Waldman and Jennifer L. Sparr's (2023; henceforth referred to as W&S) assertion that critical race theory (CRT) is incompatible with the goal of diversity and unity. Other responses in this exchange have noted that W&S's critique of CRT is based on opinion pieces that misrepresent CRT rather than on CRT scholarship. We extend those rebuttals by elaborating what CRT positively contributes to diversity strategies and how it is relevant to future research. We first discuss the core tenets of CRT, which W&S do not critique in their paper. We then explain why, contrary to W&S's article, paradox theory and positive organizational behavior (POB) do not provide a rationale for rejecting CRT in diversity management. Specifically, we explain why a paradox perspective requires learning from CRT, and how POB prevents examination of negatively oriented behaviors like discrimination and racism that make diversity management challenging and paradoxical. We explain why the aforementioned limitations make W&S's recommendations inappropriate for organizations that pursue diversity management for equity and inclusion (DE&I) not just for unity. We conclude with a discussion of how CRT can inform evidence-based management of DE&I and guide future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Diversity and inequality are interrelated, so diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are controversial—but in a different way than Waldman and Sparr (2023) suggest regarding "woke" and "integrative" diversity strategies. I argue that Waldman and Sparr give insufficient attention to the link between diversity and inequality, and thereby offered a false dichotomy about DEI strategies. I outline the main arguments by Waldman and Sparr and challenge their claims about DEI strategies. I argue that DEI is about social, not personal, identity, that is about intergroup relations, not individual differences. I explain why the past is part of the present. I further challenge the claim that DEI is grounded in critical race theory (CRT), explain the origins and intent of CRT, and discuss its distant relationship to how DEI is practiced in organizations. I challenge the claim that DEI strategies lead to excessive victimhood and insufficient merit on the part of marginalized groups, and I discuss the overlooked bias for White men. I clarify both paradox theory and positive organizational behavior theory as used by Waldman and Sparr. Finally, I compare Waldman and Sparr's model of integrative DEI strategies with alternative ways to address the link between diversity and inequality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scandals are momentous events with far-reaching consequences for organizations and society, but we still know relatively little about the contextual conditions that enable them. In this paper, we develop and test a theory of the publicization of organizational misconduct—that is, of how an act of wrongdoing by an organization becomes widely publicized, thereby giving rise to a scandal; or receives little coverage, with little or no consequence for the offending organization. We argue that communities have structural features that affect the social cost of making information public as well as its dissemination, shaping the likelihood of organizational misconduct being publicized in the process. We test and find evidence in support of our arguments using data on sex abuse in the U.S. Catholic Church between 1980 and 2010, and exploring the heterogeneity in the publicization of patterns of misconduct by Catholic clergy across dioceses and over time. We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings for the scholarly understanding of organizational misconduct and scandals across settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The phenomenon of organizations breaking laws and norms in the pursuit of strategic advantage has received substantial attention in recent years. Such transgressions generally elicit the intervention of social control agents seeking to curb deviant behavior and defend the status quo. In some cases, their efforts result in the deviant behavior being suppressed; in other occasions, however, organizational deviance can persist and even be accepted into the very system of rules that was initially challenged. In this paper, we advance a structured view of this process by formulating a theory of the social control of organizational deviance. Building upon the sociological literature, we classify forms of social control based on their cooperativeness and formality; additionally, we shed light on the outcomes of social control by illustrating the conditions under which they are likely to be more, or less, accommodative of deviant behavior, as well as more, or less, permanent. In so doing, we contribute to scholarly understanding of the role of social control in organizational fields, as well as of the advantageousness of deviant behavior as a strategic option for organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It was last estimated in 2016 that data centers (DCs) comprise approximately 2% of total US electricity consumption. However, this estimate is currently being updated to account for the massive increase in computing needs due to streaming, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence (AI). To prevent energy consumption that tracks with increasing computing needs, it is imperative we identify energy efficiency strategies and investments beyond the low-hanging fruit solutions. In a two-phased research approach, we ask: What non-technical barriers still impede energy efficiency (EE) practices and investments in the data center sector, and what can be done to overcome these barriers? In particular, we are focused on social and organizational barriers to EE. In Phase I, we performed a literature review and found that technical solutions are abundant in the literature, but fail to address the top-down cultural shifts that need to take place in order to adapt new energy efficiency strategies. In Phase II, reported here, we interviewed 16 data center operators/experts to ground-truth our literature findings. Our interview protocols focus on three aspects of DC decision-making: procurement practices, metrics and monitoring, and perceived barriers to energy efficiency. We find that vendors are the key drivers of procurement decisions, advanced efficiency metrics are facility-specific, and there is convergence in the design of advanced facilities due to the heat density of parallelized infrastructure. Our ultimate goals for our research are to design DC decarbonization policies that target organizational structure, empower individual staff, and foster a supportive external market.

The purpose of this study was to identify the supports and barriers women coaches experience at the organizational level and to determine how those factors influence interpersonal- and individual-level factors within their coaching context. Nine women who coach high school basketball were interviewed at two time points and asked to reflect on organizational-level factors relative to their coaching position and how those factors have shaped their coaching experience over time. Based on the results of the interviews, two organizational-level factors were identified as barriers for participants: navigating inconsistent hiring practices and hypermasculine culture within school sport. The participants described organizational-level factors as influencing their experiences at both interpersonal (e.g., support from mentors, barriers related to the athletic directors) and individual (e.g., age, experience, sexual orientation) levels. The findings provide empirical support for specific organizational factors that contribute to interpersonal- and individual-level coach experiences. The power structures embedded in these associations are defined and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the author's excitement and readiness to become the editor in chief of the Academy of Management Learning & Education (AMLE). The author emphasizes the importance of theoretical innovations in the field of management learning and education (MLE) and explores the potential for a "big picture" social science lens in MLE research. The article also highlights operational issues of interest to authors, reviewers, and readers of AMLE. The new editorial team is introduced, featuring diverse and competent editors from around the world. The article concludes by inviting readers to be part of the journey and expressing gratitude to colleagues for their support. [Extracted from the article]

While external search allows organizations to source diverse ideas from people outside the organization, it often generates a narrow set of nondiverse ideas. We theorize that this stems from an interplay between organizations' idea selection and the external generation of ideas: an organization selects ideas shared by external contributors, and the external contributors, who strive to see their ideas selected, use the prior selection to infer what kind of ideas the organization is looking for, and to respond. Contributors whose ideas are misaligned with the organization's selection tend to stop submitting ideas (i.e., self-selection) or adjust the ideas they submit so that they correspond (i.e., self-adjustment), resulting in a less diverse pool of ideas. Our central hypothesis is that the more consistent organizations are in their selection, the stronger the coevolutionary lock-in: organizations with greater selection consistency receive future ideas with lower content variety. We find support for these predictions by combining large-scale network analysis and natural language processing across a large number of organizations that use crowdsourcing. Our findings suggest a reconceptualization of external search as a two-way street: organizations are not simply passive receivers of ideas but send signals that shape the pool of ideas that externals share. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Problemistic search literature has long sought to understand which responses firms adopt when addressing performance shortfalls. Studies have typically considered certain responses and focused on established decision rules to examine search directions, thereby, implicitly assuming that all responses considered are workable solutions to performance shortfalls. Conversely, we argue that variations in decision-makers' beliefs about the effectiveness of particular responses in improving firm performance play an important role. These beliefs, alongside evidence supporting them, determine which specific responses firms adopt. To test this argument, we focus on two types of search solutions represented by research and development (R&D) intensity and philanthropic donation intensity. Based on 2009–2018 data collected from publicly listed Chinese firms, we find that, when decision-makers agree on the effectiveness of R&D, the positive relationship between performance shortfalls and R&D intensity strengthens; whereas when they agree on the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility (CSR), the negative relationship between performance shortfalls and donation intensity weakens. The effects of shared beliefs on the effectiveness of R&D and CSR are stronger when they are supported by relevant evidence—that is, when there is a stronger correlation between R&D or CSR on the one hand and firm performance on the other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Woke" companies are those that are committed to socially progressive causes, with a particular focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion as these terms are understood through the lens of critical theory. There is little evidence of systematic support for woke ideas among executives and the population at large, and going woke does not appear to improve company performance. Why, then, are so many firms embracing woke policies and attitudes? We suggest that going woke is an emergent strategy that is largely shaped by middle managers rather than owners, top managers, or employees. We build on theories from agency theory, institutional theory, and intraorganizational ecology to argue that wokeness arises from middle managers and support personnel using their delegated responsibility and specialist status to engage in woke internal advocacy, which may increase their influence and job security. Broader social and cultural trends tend to reinforce this process. We discuss implications for organizational behavior and performance, including perceived corporate hypocrisy ("woke-washing"), the potential loss of creativity from restricting viewpoint diversity, and the need for companies to keep up with a constantly changing cultural landscape. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In response to Aguinis et al.'s (2022) thought-provoking article on the lack of policy implications in organizational behavior and human resource management research, we provide an alternative perspective focusing on four main questions. These questions are: (1) is our scholarship sufficiently focused on important policy-relevant issues? (2) if authors include policy recommendations, will nonacademics use the information? (3) would policy implications in research articles translate into actual policy change? and (4) what other strategies can be used to increase the uptake of research to shape policy? In so doing, we offer specific suggestions and potential remedies to address the research-policy gap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Integrating the theory of workplace deviance with person–environment fit theory, we propose a two‐pathway model to explain why and how employees who feel overqualified engage in time theft behavior. Specifically, we anticipate that feeling overqualified will negatively influence focal employees' experienced authority fairness and erode their work meaningfulness, which in turn will lead to increased time theft behavior. Further, we argue that voice endorsement serves as a key boundary condition mitigating the negative effects of perceived overqualification. We conducted two multi‐waved and multi‐sourced field studies to test our proposed hypotheses. Study 1 (247 employees and 47 supervisors) revealed that perceived overqualification is associated with time theft behavior through the mediators of experienced authority fairness and meaningfulness. Study 2 (405 employees and 73 supervisors) replicated the findings of Study 1 and tested our full model. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Do the clothes worn to work impact employees' thoughts and behaviors? Despite the universal necessity of wearing clothes and the fact that employees make decisions about this daily, organizational scholars have not yet addressed this question. We integrate sociometer and enclothed cognition theories to propose that aspects of clothing—their aesthetics, conformity, and uniqueness—hold symbolic meanings that have implications for employees' state self-esteem and subsequent task and relational behaviors (i.e., goal progress, social avoidance). We first provide evidence for the nature of the symbolic meanings associated with these three dimensions of work clothing in a set of within-person experimental studies. The results of a 10-day field study of employees from four organizations generally supported our predictions, showing that daily clothing aesthetics and uniqueness had effects on state self-esteem and downstream behavioral consequences. The effects of daily clothing conformity emerged under the condition of greater interaction frequency with others in the workplace. Our manuscript contributes to both major theories from which we draw, and further offers theoretical and practical contributions to the literature on organizational clothing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We theorize that ally work (actions by employees belonging to advantaged social groups to support employees belonging to disadvantaged social groups) can be organized into three modalities: self ally work that is oriented toward developing skills and capabilities, relational ally work that is focused on building positive work relationships, and organizational ally work aimed at changing organizational practices to support disadvantaged coworkers. Drawing from the theory of political ideology as motivated cognition, across multiple pre-registered field studies we found that employees who were more liberal-leaning (vs. conservative-leaning) reported higher engagement in all three modalities. We also examined whether contextual affordances amplified the liberalism effect. Specifically, we tested whether personal accountability for diversity, colleague diversity, and organizational ideology directed liberals toward greater engagement in self, relational, and organizational work, respectively. As hypothesized, more liberal-leaning employees reported higher engagement in organizational ally work in more ideologically liberal organizations. However, the hypothesized effects of personal accountability were not supported. Notably, personal accountability had a positive effect on self ally work among more conservative-leaning employees. The moderating effects of colleague diversity were also mixed across studies. Highlighting both the plurality and politics of ally work, we discuss theoretical and practical implications of our findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although teams of negotiators are widely assumed to be better at unlocking integrative solutions compared to individual negotiators, the interteam negotiation context is characterized by unique challenges that can make effective collaboration between teams difficult. We extend our theoretical understanding of interteam negotiations by offering novel insights about when and why teams realize their potential in integrative negotiations. Specifically, we propose a theoretical model that explains how hierarchical team structures reduce information elaboration within teams, which reinforces "fixed-pie" assumptions that prompt the reliance on value-claiming behaviors between teams and lower high-quality outcomes such as the joint gain achieved. Across four studies, each involving interactive team-on-team negotiations, we provide support for the hypothesized effects of formal intrateam hierarchies on joint gain, and test a useful intervention to mitigate the harmful effects of hierarchically structured teams at the negotiation table. Contributions to the literatures on team negotiations, interteam collaboration, and hierarchical differences within teams are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In markets, individuals use three main evaluation modes to categorize and subsequently value organizations based on received organizational cues: prototype-based, exemplar-based, and goal-based evaluation. Starting with the premise that individual audience members use prototype-based evaluation as a default evaluation mode when receiving expected organizational cues, this paper derives a theory that connects unexpected organizational cues with an individual audience member's likelihood of switching from prototype-based evaluation to either exemplar-based or goal-based evaluation. Individual audience members' switches between modes, which we refer to as evaluation-mode heterogeneity, lead to changes in their valuation of typical organizations relative to atypical organizations. Our proposed theory has important consequences for research on valuation in markets accounting for apparently conflicting findings in prior studies, and on optimal distinctiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A central idea in the behavioral theory of the firm is that when an organization's performance falls below aspirations, a search for solutions is triggered. While this aspiration-based model has dominated the empirical literature, it is only one of two Carnegie School accounts of how firms use performance feedback to regulate behavior. We call the second account the belief-based model. This model focuses on the characteristics of the choice alternatives faced by firms and the challenges inherent in evaluating them. Using a computational approach, we demonstrate that the predictions of the belief-based model may explain instances where search increases, rather than decreases, as performance improves. This behavioral pattern, both above and below the aspiration, is prevalent in empirical research but not well accounted for using the aspiration-based model alone. We then develop the integrated discovery and evaluation of alternatives (IDEA) model of problemistic search, which integrates the two models and identifies the organizational and environmental factors that induce one or the other constituent submodels. We highlight the implications for empirical research on performance feedback and extensions to account for additional theoretical constructs, such as affect and politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pro‐group unethical behaviour (PGUB) refers to a set of behaviours that conflict with moral standards but are beneficial to the interests of an actor's workgroup. Drawing on social cognitive theory, this research investigates whether, how, and when perceived co‐worker PGUB leads employees to engage in the same unethical behaviour. We propose that moral disengagement is a crucial mechanism through which PGUB is transmitted from co‐workers to employees and that this relationship is further amplified by employees' group identification. The results of three field studies featuring different samples consistently highlight the mediating role of moral disengagement in the relationship between perceived co‐worker PGUB and employee PGUB. Furthermore, employees who identify strongly with their workgroup are more likely to exhibit moral disengagement and learn their co‐workers' PGUB than are employees with low group identification. The findings of this research provide insights for both theory and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the role that anti-discrimination legislation can play in mitigating discrimination expressed toward stigmatized groups. We focus specifically on Section 503 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act (reauthorized as of March 2014) and its impact on discrimination expressed toward hiring individuals with disabilities (IWDs). Section 503 not only prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability status, but also puts forth affirmative action mandates for federal contractors (e.g., requiring that IWDs comprise at least 7% of contractors' workforce). In three studies, we explore the potential role that Section 503 plays in mitigating hiring bias against a particularly stigmatized group: individuals with mental impairments. Drawing upon Stigma Theory, we propose that most people hold relatively automatic, negative biases toward those with stigmatized identities, and certain invisible identities perceived as more controllable elicit particularly negative reactions. However, based on the Justification-Suppression Model of Prejudice, we posit that the presence of norms prohibiting expressions of bias toward a given group can motivate individuals to suppress these biases. Anti-discrimination legislation like Section 503 can play a powerful role in shifting individuals' perceptions of anti-bias norms and potentially lead to a reduction in discrimination toward stigmatized groups during the hiring process. We explore the evidence for this proposed model in our studies and discuss the implications for the impact of anti-discrimination legislation on the behavior of individuals and organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper theorizes the interplay of public and organizational policies by investigating whether the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) shifted patterns of gender inequality within U.S. workplaces. Did this leave law increase women's representation in positions of authority (moving more women into management jobs)? We argue that the impact of public policies will vary by organizational context, hypothesizing different effects by organizations' points of departure—the corporate policies in place when public policy changes. Analyzing establishment-level panel data from approximately 800 U.S. private-sector establishments in 1990–1997, we found that women's representation in managerial positions increased in the years immediately after the FMLA. Importantly, women's representation in management increased the most in workplaces that provided more generous leave benefits even before the FMLA. The increase in managerial representation was most prominent for women of color. Consistent with relational inequality theory, these findings suggest that women may find it easier to make claims for leave and for career advancement when both legal and organizational policies lend legitimacy to their claims. More broadly, this study points to the need to explicitly evaluate how policy impacts vary by organizational norms and commitments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article advocates for the U.S. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) to take a more proactive and impactful role in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by aligning its strategic goals with actionable DEI initiatives. Topics include leveraging SIOP's influence in policy advocacy, embedding DEI into organizational processes, and fostering allyship and collaboration with external organizations.

The article emphasizes that small business owners are unlikely to engage with complex academic journals, urging a more accessible approach to disseminating industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology research. Topics include identifying small business owners' information sources, exploring accessible formats like podcasts and blogs, and considering the best ways to tailor content to the specific needs of small businesses.

The article discusses the ongoing science–practice gap in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology, highlighting the challenges of academic–industry collaborations, particularly for small businesses. Topics include the distinction between the gaps in I-O research and practice, opportunities for collaboration between academics and practitioners, and common challenges such as differing incentives and legal barriers.

The article discusses the negative consequences of dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, emphasizing the importance of incorporating culturally responsive assessments (CRA) into HR processes to counteract biases and promote inclusivity. Topics include the benefits of CRA in improving inclusiveness and representation, strategies for mitigating biases in employee selection, and the integration of CRA principles in various stages of the HR lifecycle.

The article discusses strategies for resisting legislation that threatens diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, focusing on the importance of innovation and independence in DEI programs. Topics include pushing back against anti-DEI laws, integrating DEI into education, and establishing organizational independence to strengthen DEI work.

The article explores the ongoing opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, arguing that despite resistance, progress is still being made, drawing on insights from strategic change literature and historical events. Topics include the challenges of achieving DEI in complex social systems, the parallels between current DEI opposition and past social movements, and how societal reactions to change often result in eventual progress despite initial backlash.

The article discusses the disproportionate harm caused by anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) legislation, particularly for scholars, educators, and practitioners in DEI roles, who are often from minoritized groups. Topics include the unique challenges faced by DEI workers in research, teaching, and practice, the unequal impact on marginalized identities, and strategies for organizations to protect DEI professionals' well-being.

The article emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between startups and traditional small businesses when considering the relevance of industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology research. Topics include the differences in organizational culture and leadership needs between startups and traditional small businesses, the role of innovation in bridging the scientist-practitioner gap, and how startups can use technology to improve the accessibility of scientific research for practitioners.

The Journal of Management Education's editorial discusses the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) on classrooms and workplaces, leading to important debates and research studies. Special issues cover topics like technology in management education and preparing students for modern workplaces. The journal also highlights award-winning articles and research on topics such as learner engagement, leadership development, ethical visualizations, experimental designs, and ageism interventions in entrepreneurship courses. The editorial encourages readers to engage with the MOBTS community through conferences and manuscript development workshops. [Extracted from the article]

The Journal of Management Education (JME) is a leading publication in management studies that focuses on the intersection of research and teaching. The 2023 Roethlisberger Award was presented to the article "An Exercise for Expanding Privilege Awareness Among Management Students and Faculty," which addresses issues of diversity and power disparities in the classroom. The article provides a three-part exercise to help students and educators reflect on privilege, highlighting the importance of exploring privilege to reduce inequities. The award committee recognized the impact and adaptability of the exercise, making it a valuable resource for educators and students alike. [Extracted from the article]

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to discuss the potential of AI to impact organizational buying behavior. Potential impacts on organizational communication, Organizational Buying Center (OBC) structure and dynamics are discussed. Design/methodology/approach: This research is conceptual in nature and uses narrative literature review to develop testable propositions derived from a technology overview and incorporates existing organizational buying behavior theory. Findings: The article's conclusion suggests that significant changes are likely due to the adoption of AI. The nature of organizational buying is anticipated to undergo a shift toward increased reliance on AI-generated input. Additionally, it is expected that the size of OBCs may decrease, with reduced vertical and lateral involvement, while promoting greater coordination and less conflict among members. Originality/value: This paper aims to conceptualize the effects of AI technology adoption on organizational buying situations and the structure and dynamics of OBCs. For practitioners, this conceptualization may equip them to navigate the impacts of the AI technological advancements effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rise of generative AI presents both opportunities and challenges for organizations as they navigate unprecedented societal, political, and technological transformations. AI's growing influence brings fundamental questions about work, expertise, decision-making, and organizational behavior. This Special Forum on "What AI Knows: Shaping Work and Pushing Ideas on Changing Organizations", explores the transformative influence of AI on the organization of change and organizations that change. Through a collection of thought-provoking contributions, it explores how organizations can navigate these challenges, balancing the risks and opportunities presented by AI. Ultimately, the forum aims to push the boundaries of understanding how AI will shape the future of work, organizational change, and leadership practices, and urges ongoing inquiry into AI's future impact on organizations, pushing boundaries for innovation and strategic thinking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]