Beyond symbolic diversity, equity, and inclusion : creating a culture of enduring organizational social impact / edited by William J. Rothwell, Jamie Campbell, Phillip L. Ealy.

"A Productivity Press book".

Preface By William J. Rothwell, Jamie Campbell, and Phillip L. Ealy Acknowledgments About the Editors and Contributors Advance Organizer By William J. Rothwell Chapter 1 The Background: Facilitating Social and Organizational ChangeBy William J. Rothwell Chapter 2 Step 1: Managing the Ethics of Social ChangeBy Kaitlin Farnan Chapter 3 Step 2: Assessing Your Organization's Social Change Profile By Wayne Gersie Chapter 4 Step 3: Examining the Social Context of the Organization By Christy Pettey Chapter 5 Step 4: Engaging Employees as Agents of Social Change By Melissa Walker Chapter 6 Step 5: Building an Impetus for Social Change By Adidi Etim-Hunting Chapter 7 Step 6: "Marketing" the Organization as a Social Change Agent By Farhan Sadique Chapter 8 Step 7: Facilitating the Development of an Organizational Strategic Plan By Wayne Gersie Chapter 9 Step 8: Strategies for Implementing a Social Change Plan By Ron Banerjee Chapter 10 Step 9: Managing Opposition Inside and Outside the Organization By Jamie Campbell Chapter 11 Step 10: Showcasing Your Organization's Talent Beyond Organizational BordersBy Phillip Ealy Chapter 12 Step 11: Communicating Your Organization's Social Change Efforts By Barbara R. Hopkins Chapter 13 Reflecting on the Future Role of Business Social Activism By Jamie Campbell and Phillip L. Ealy Appendix A: Social Impact and Social Change ResourcesBy William J. Rothwell Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions About Social Impact and Social ChangeBy William J. Rothwell Index

This book extends strategic diversity work beyond internal organization efforts toward social engagement and accountability and supports organizations to ground social impact across both business and employee interests, the first of which is ethics, covered in the initial chapter. Organizations around the world are committed to increasing the racial diversity of their employees. Simultaneously, there is also greater interest in creating more welcoming and psychologically safe environments for people of color within organizations. As the workforce demographics shift because of these initiatives, the interests and needs of the employee population have also shifted. This shift presents a challenge for organizations to move beyond symbolic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) work, of which increasing racial representation is chief, to helping organizations understand how to determine which issues to support of concern, value, and importance to their employees and society. Essentially, this book, a venture into the field called transorganization development, also moves beyond the traditional view of corporate social responsibility to take the position that businesses have a responsibility to make the world a better place by taking proactive stances on the many challenges facing the world today, including DE&I and accessibility. Many employees today expect their employers to take positions that will lead to making the world a better place.