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Tackling Whiteness in organizations and management

Akram Al Ariss (Toulouse Business School, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France)
Mustafa Özbilgin (Brunel Business School, Brunel University, London, UK and Université Paris-Dauphine, France)
Ahu Tatli (Queen Mary University of London, London, UK)
Kurt April (Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa)

Journal of Managerial Psychology

ISSN: 0268-3946

Article publication date: 6 May 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to offer a theoretical and methodological framework to overcome knowledge gaps on Whiteness in organizational and management studies.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper draws on a brief review of literature on ethnic privileges.

Findings

The authors propose a relational approach to tackling ethnic privileges in organizations and management research.

Research limitations/implications

The framework contributes to a better understanding and deconstruction of ethnic privileges at work.

Originality/value

The paper proposes a theoretical and a methodological framework for tackling Whiteness in organizational and management studies. By doing so, it elucidates the topic of Whiteness, bringing new insights from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Citation

Al Ariss, A., Özbilgin, M., Tatli, A. and April, K. (2014), "Tackling Whiteness in organizations and management", Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 29 No. 4, pp. 362-369. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-10-2013-0331

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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