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Diversity Training Programme Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Alhejji Hussain,
Garavan Thomas,
Carbery Ronan,
O'Brien Fergal,
McGuire David
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.21221
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , diversity training , scholarship , systematic review , training (meteorology) , engineering ethics , sociology , knowledge management , psychology , public relations , political science , engineering , medline , computer science , geography , meteorology , anthropology , law
This article analyzes the scholarship on diversity‐training outcomes utilizing a systematic literature review ( SLR ) and provide insights for future research. The article advances our understanding of diversity‐training outcomes through the integration of three perspectives: the business case, learning, and social justice perspectives. The SLR revealed: (a) a literature that is fragmented and diverse in terms of publication outlets; (b) researchers conduct diversity‐training outcomes research in a diverse range or organizations, sectors, cultural and training contexts; (c) studies primarily reflect the business case or learning perspectives; and (d) existing studies have significant methodological limitations. We argue the need for future research to adopt multiple perspectives ensure better cross‐fertilization of perspectives and make use of more sophisticated methodologies.