This compelling collection of application-based case studies covers a rich range of contemporary DEI concepts and contexts. Contributors from wonderfully diverse academic and practitioner backgrounds share concise, concrete recommendations for anyone interested in cultivating DEI to effect meaningful organizational change.
Brenda J. Allen, Communication Professor Emerita and former Chief Diversity Officer
Communication and Organizational Changemaking for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a remarkable must-read volume of essays that not only covers some of the most contested political and social issues today but also offers actionable recommendations. Well-established and emerging scholars handle controversial issuesageism, disability, trans athletes, race and ethnicity, health care access, AI in hiring, and much moredeftly and with attention to how individuals and organizations can engage in structural change strategies. Presentational styles make topics accessible using concrete examples, case studies, media analyses, and autoethnographic vignettes. Communication and Organizational Changemaking for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a go-to resource for DEI training and scholarship.
Patrice M. Buzzanell, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida, USA.
This excellent resource offers practical wisdom that demystifies diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and practices. Anchored in contemporary literature and authored by communication scholars, this well-written and accessible book offers a wealth of ideas and strategies that make DEI applications to organizational development and leadership clear, useful, and invaluable.
Steven A. Beebe, Regents and University Distinguished Professor, Texas State University, USA; Past President, National Communication Association.
This book provides a comprehensive and updated overview of diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to the communicative practices in organizations, with chapters that enhance the study, teaching, and implementation of DEI. In addition to the scholarly contributions, the real value of this book is the way in which chapter authors document the creation of positive, safe, and more equal workplace environments. This book will be useful to organizational management at all levels, organizational trainers, consultants, and students aspiring to these roles.
Joann Keyton, Distinguished Professor Emerita, North Carolina State University, USA; Principal, Joann Keyton Consulting, Inc
This compelling collection of application-based case studies covers a rich range of contemporary DEI concepts and contexts. Contributors from wonderfully diverse academic and practitioner backgrounds share concise, concrete recommendations for anyone interested in cultivating DEI to effect meaningful organizational change.
Brenda J. Allen, Communication Professor Emerita and former Chief Diversity Officer
Organizational Changemaking for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a remarkable must-read volume of essays that not only covers some of the most contested political and social issues today but also offers actionable recommendations. Well-established and emerging scholars handle controversial issuesageism, disability, trans athletes, race and ethnicity, health care access, AI in hiring, and much moredeftly and with attention to how individuals and organizations can engage in structural change strategies. Presentational styles make topics accessible using concrete examples, case studies, media analyses, and autoethnographic vignettes. Organizational Changemaking for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a go-to resource for DEI training and scholarship.
Patrice M. Buzzzanell, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida, USA.
This excellent resource offers practical wisdom that demystifies diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and practices. Anchored in contemporary literature and authored by communication scholars, this well-written and accessible book offers a wealth of ideas and strategies that make DEI applications to organizational development and leadership clear, useful, and invaluable.
Steven A. Beebe, Regents and University Distinguished Professor, Texas State University, USA; Past President, National Communication Association.
This book provides a comprehensive and updated overview of diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to the communicative practices in organizations, with chapters that enhance the study, teaching, and implementation of DEI. In addition to the scholarly contributions, the real value of this book is the way in which chapter authors document the creation of positive, safe, and more equal workplace environments. This book will be useful to organizational management at all levels, organizational trainers, consultants, and students aspiring to these roles.
Joann Keyton, Distinguished Professor Emerita, North Carolina State University, USA; Principal, Joann Keyton Consulting, Inc