Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are widely adopted by organizations to improve work conditions and career outcomes for disadvantaged groups, yet they often struggle with achieving sustainable change. This paper examines employee resistance as a barrier to DEI initiatives’ success. We review the literature on the conceptualization and study of resistance to DEI initiatives, and offer recommendations for future research. Overall, we advocate for a behavioral perspective to generate a more nuanced understanding of the complex nature of this resistance, which highlights its potentially ambivalent and subtle manifestations, and emphasizes its evolving nature in response to changing contexts over time. Acknowledging this complexity is crucial for advancing our understanding of resistance to DEI initiatives and for organizations aiming to address it effectively.

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表面之下：组织对多元化、公平性和包容性 （DEI） 倡议的抵制


多元化、公平和包容性 （DEI） 倡议被组织广泛采用，以改善弱势群体的工作条件和职业成果，但他们往往难以实现可持续的变革。本文研究了员工抵制是 DEI 倡议成功的障碍。我们回顾了有关抵制 DEI 倡议的概念化和研究的文献，并为未来的研究提供了建议。总的来说，我们倡导从行为的角度来对这种抵抗的复杂性本质有更细致的理解，这突出了其潜在的矛盾和微妙的表现，并强调了其随着时间变化的环境而不断发展的性质。认识到这种复杂性对于促进我们对 DEI 倡议的抵制的理解以及旨在有效解决这一问题的组织至关重要。