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Dear Colleagues
Please consider submitting a chapter to the upcoming book on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity in Business in South Asia.
Details and a tentative timeline for contributions are below. For consideration, please submit a one-page chapter proposal to: Samina M. Saifuddin (samina.saifuddin@morgan.edu), Associate Professor at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251.
There has been growing attention among researchers and practitioners in recent times regarding Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Ingenuity (EDII); the research on EDII practices has been conducted primarily on mono-cultural Western-oriented or "WEIRD" (i.e., Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, & Democratic) countries (Nishi & Ӧzbilgin, 2007; Rad, Martingano, & Ginges, 2018). However, legislative frameworks, political, societal, religious, and governance factors result in EDII practices that vary from country to country and differ from the West (Ӧzbilgin & Syed, 2010; Klarsfeld et al., 2022).
Countries in the South Asian region-Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka-are multicultural developing economies that vary widely in terms of education, democracy, and degree of industrialization. Also, the South Asian region is home to three (i.e., India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh) of the world's ten most-populated countries and 50 largest economies (Neufeld, 2021; Worldometer, 2022). In recent times, this region has become increasingly critical to the global economy (IMF, 2019). Yet, there is a lack of EDII research on South Asia (Saifuddin, Chinna, & Zaman, 2022; Syed & Pio, 2013). To ensure multinationals and local organizations can best structure themselves for effective formulation and implementation of EDII policies and programs, we need more research in the South Asian context.
This book aims to draw attention to EDII policies and practices by shedding light on the South Asian context. We call for contributions addressing the following questions:
* What legislative, political, social, patriarchal, religious, and governance factors unique to South Asia affect DEII policies and practices?
* How might EDII policies and related management practices differ in the South Asian context?
* How are South Asian organizations responding to the changing nature of work in response to the pandemic and other global disruptions, and what does it mean for the EDII space?
* What role do leadership, managers, and teams play in formulating and implementing EDII policies and practices?
We envision a book with chapters ideally following a standard canvas such as the one defined above. Each chapter may use primary or secondary data, preferably empirical rather than theoretical. However, theoretical frameworks may be used to help describe and/or understand the country's context. Critical approaches and literature reviews are also welcome.
Ideally, chapters should be co-authored to maximize the variety of views expressed, thus forming a debate within each contribution. Also, each author is likely to bring in different sets of empirical data, thus making each contribution denser data-wise. Chapters should be 6,000 to 8,000 words long.
Time frame:
Chapter proposal of no more than 1 page by 01/31/2023
Full chapters by 07/31/2023
Reviews by 11/30/2023
Revised chapters by 02/28/2024
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Ravi Ramani
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