Tackling Whiteness in organizations and management

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.

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