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Diversity Detectives in Action: Investigating Organizational Commitment to Diversity Initiatives
Kathryn Woods
Austin Peay State University, USA
Volume 16: 2023, pp. 175-190; ABSTRACT
This article outlines an experiential exercise designed to help students analyze and evaluate organizational initiatives in diversity,
equity, and inclusion. This assignment is appropriate for both graduate and undergraduate students and includes several variations
for instructors to scale the work as appropriate. Students will be tasked with identifying a diversity statement posted on an
organization’s website, assessing the effectiveness of organizational initiatives to support the commitments in that statement,
and recommending actions intended to improve those initiatives to support a diverse workforce and customer base. This exercise
engages students in an active learning experience and can be executed in a range of management and organizational behavior courses.
This article contains an overview of relevant theoretical foundations, detailed assignment instructions, and debriefing and
discussion prompts for instructors.
Keywords: DEI, experiential exercise, diversity statement.
