Jawad Syed
Biographic Data
| ID | 2107158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jawad Syed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jawad |
| FAMILY NAME | Syed |
| SIGNATURE | SYED J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8796-1888 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 53 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 233 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 40 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 13 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
An Agency, Resilience, and Emotional Regulation Perspective of Intersectional Identity and Coping Strategies of Working Mothers
This paper advances and refines Hall's model of coping behavior and proposes an A gency, R esilience, and Emotional R egulation (ARR) framework to investigate coping strategies employed by working mothers to mitigate mental health and psychological well‐being related challenges arising from the interplay of their intersecting social identities, that is, gender, motherhood, and employment. Utilizing a purposive sampling approach, data was collecte…
A structure and agency perspective of sustainable tourism
This study reviews the literature on sustainable tourism to aid theory development in the field of sustainability and tourism and to develop a framework to facilitate integration of sustainable and environmentally friendly behaviours in tourism. Informed by a structure and agency lens, the study seeks to answer the following inter-related research questions: (1) what are the characteristics of sustainable tourists, and (2) why do tourists engage …
The Interplay Between Islamic Work Ethic, Unethical Pro Behaviors, and Moral Identity Internalization
A relational perspective of schizophrenia at work
Purpose Despite a plethora of research on diversity and inclusion, workplace-related issues pertaining to individuals with schizophrenia (SCZ) remain grossly underexplored. This paper seeks to develop a relational, multilevel perspective of issues and challenges faced by individuals with SCZ in the work and career. Design/methodology/approach The research draws on the findings from in-depth, qualitative interviews with schizophrenic individuals, …
A qualitative study of diversity management practices in Iran's private sector organizations
Purpose This paper aims to examine diversity management (DM) practices in leading private-sector organizations in Iran. Design/methodology/approach The study draws on in-depth interviews with 23 human resource management (HRM) executives and supervisors in nine private sector companies in Iran, and presents the analysis conducted using MAXQDA software. Findings The results categorize DM practices into four subsystems of HRM, i.e. recruitment and …
An economic sociology perspective on informal domestic work relations
The scholarship on informal domestic work remains heavily dominated by the marginalization discourse, describing this form of work as being an exploitative and abusive endeavour. In contrast, drawing on the relational work perspective from economic sociology, we conceive of informal domestic work as embedded in a relational infrastructure of social ties and reciprocal favours. In doing so, our article addresses the following overarching question:…
Social reproduction and gender beliefs of ethnic minority women
Research suggests that ethnic minority women in employment negotiate more than one culture and grapple with beliefs that stem from a bi‐cultural experience. Research also contends that gender is at the center of social reproduction and the production of labor and social reproduction is invariably linked. However, how is social reproduction at work, and how gender beliefs influence social reproduction and work‐life choices amongst highly educated,…
Theorizing the notion of well‐being in Islam
Prior studies suggest that knowledge about workers' psychological well‐being is overly focused on materialism or biologically‐based understanding, not taking into account the role of spirituality in one's well‐being. Drawing on Ryff's (1989) psychological well‐being framework and using an interdisciplinary approach, this paper offers a model of 'well‐being in Islam' through theorizing this concept from an Islamic lens and contextually studying th…
A Pyramid of Hate Perspective on Religious Bias, Discrimination and Violence
Female embodiment and patriarchal bargains
The significance of the human body and the embodiment of gender identity is an important discussion that requires more attention within gender and organisation studies literatures. In this paper, we draw on high-profile interviews with female parliamentarians in Pakistan to examine how embodiment affects women in power. Our data suggests that embodiment affects social exchanges that involve power and that the physical performances of socially con…
Labour market inclusion of Afghan refugees in Pakistan through Bourdieu's theory of capital
Purpose This article examines the labour market inclusion of documented and undocumented Afghan refugees in Pakistan using and extending Bourdieu's theory of capital. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw on 22 semi-structured in-depth interviews with both documented and undocumented Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Findings The findings show the low capital endowments of refugees. Their economic capital is shaped by low levels of financial re…
A eudaimonic perspective on prejudice and female workers’ psychological well-being
Purpose This paper aims to use Ryff’s (1989) eudaimonic view to examine how prejudice toward female workers affects their psychological well-being. Design/methodology/approach Responses were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews along with open-ended questions in a paper-based survey. In total, 24 female workers across various organizations in Jordan participated in this study. Findings The results show how prejudice against f…
The missing doctors — An analysis of educated women and female domesticity in Pakistan
While the percentage of female students in medical schools in Pakistan is as high as 80–85 per cent, the percentage of female doctors in the medical workforce remains below 50 per cent. Our findings draw on in‐depth interviews with 31 female doctors to show that the reasons behind the gap between female medical students and female medical professionals are multifold and multilayered, ranging from individual reasons to organizational and sociocult…
The curious under‐representation of women impact case leaders
Universities are increasingly expected to demonstrate the wider societal impacts of academic research. Yet women management scholars were disproportionately under‐represented in leading impact cases in the UK's REF (Research Excellence Framework) 2014. An analysis of 395 REF impact cases for business and management studies with an identifiable lead author revealed that only 25 per cent were led by women, of which 54 per cent were sole authored. B…
Theorizing equal opportunity in Muslim majority countries
This article offers an interdisciplinary and transnational review of feminist, management and Islamic literatures to develop an understanding of philosophical theorization and institutional framing of equal opportunity in employment in Muslim majority countries (MMCs). The review suggests that ‘the mainstream’ western literature on gender and equal opportunity, along with its secular orientation, may not capture the complexity of gender and equal…
A multilevel perspective of the identity transition to motherhood
This study examines the identity transition of women when they become mothers and return to work. Twenty‐two first‐time mothers were interviewed at two points in time: just after giving birth and on re‐entry into employment after maternity leave. The findings suggest that this transition is influenced by multiple factors on different levels which include individual factors, such as partner support and career aspirations, organizational factors su…
An intersectional perspective on Muslim women's issues and experiences in employment
Drawing on a qualitative study of second‐generation Pakistani heritage Muslim women in employment in the UK, this article uses and develops an intersectional perspective to explain the interconnected and overlapping factors, such as gender, ethnicity and religion that affect these women at work. It also considers individual strategies and resources these women use to address any obstacles in the way of their employment and careers. The article us…
To include or not to include? A poetics perspective on the Muslim workforce in the West
Organizations in the West have to contend with an expanding Muslim workforce, an issue of considerable importance in contemporary workplaces. The dilemma of inclusion versus exclusion is often cloaked in a limited understanding of Islam in tandem with Islamophobia. Our core question is how can organizational practices enable inclusion for the Muslim workforce in the West? We initiate a timely and important dialogue through utilizing and developin…
Institutional racism in the film industry
Purpose While the notion of institutional racism typically focuses on racial discrimination in institutions such as governmental organisations, academic institutions and courts of law, there is a need to complement this organisational (meso) focus with the investigation of relevant factors at the societal (macro) and individual (micro) levels. The purpose of this paper is to examine the multilevel factors influencing institutional racism in the f…
Islam and Female Migrant Domestic Workers in Qatar
This paper offers an Islamic perspective on the issues of female migrants, mainly in domestic work, and the Islamic ethics that pertain to their contemporary circumstances in Qatar. It uses intersectionality theory to argue that multiple identity categories of migration, ethnicity and class are important along with gender to better analyse power relations and discrimination facing female migrant domestic workers. It refers to Islamic egalitarian …
Intersectionality at Work
Drawing on qualitative interviews with 20 South Asian heritage, Muslim, female leaders, managers, and supervisors in the United Kingdom, we examine the multi-layered issues and challenges they face in pursuit of employment and leadership positions. The paper offers an intersectional perspective taking into account interconnected and overlapping factors (gender, ethnicity, religion, and family status) that affect not only the issues and challenges…
From Rhetoric to Reality
Despite numerous governmental attempts to improve women's employment and equality in Pakistan, statistics suggest that these effortxs have not been entirely fruitful. Steps taken by the government are usually in response to pressure from international donors and rights groups. However, there seem to be important contextual and sociocultural differences at play when it comes to how gender equality is to be achieved in organizational practice. Such…
Sacred activism through seva and khidmat
What if our actions were imbued with the sacred? What if activism in organisations evokes better local society and responsible global community? What if sacred activism signals the performance of a deeper understanding and mindful actions for contextualising management and organisations in South Asia? These are some of the questions we pose to scholars and practitioners as we seek to present the multiplexities and singularities that epitomise Sou…
Is work engagement gendered
Purpose – The way work engagement is constructed and researched in literature is assumed, at least implicitly, to be gender-neutral where women and men have equal opportunity to demonstrate their engagement in the workplace. This review paper aims to integrate gender into the notion of work engagement in order to examine whether the notion of work engagement is gendered. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a review of the literatu…
Contextual emotional labor
Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine contextual emotional labor, which is a long‐term emotional experience in response to conflicting demands of societal and organizational contexts. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on qualitative interviews with Muslim female employees in two textile firms in Lahore, Pakistan, the paper explores the nature and extent of contextual emotional labor associated with these women's decision to step into “the…
An intersectional perspective on Muslim women's issues and experiences in employment
Drawing on a qualitative study of second‐generation Pakistani heritage Muslim women in employment in the UK, this article uses and develops an intersectional perspective to explain the interconnected and overlapping factors, such as gender, ethnicity and religion that affect these women at work. It also considers individual strategies and resources these women use to address any obstacles in the way of their employment and careers. The article us…
Intersectionality at Work
Drawing on qualitative interviews with 20 South Asian heritage, Muslim, female leaders, managers, and supervisors in the United Kingdom, we examine the multi-layered issues and challenges they face in pursuit of employment and leadership positions. The paper offers an intersectional perspective taking into account interconnected and overlapping factors (gender, ethnicity, religion, and family status) that affect not only the issues and challenges…
A multilevel perspective of the identity transition to motherhood
This study examines the identity transition of women when they become mothers and return to work. Twenty‐two first‐time mothers were interviewed at two points in time: just after giving birth and on re‐entry into employment after maternity leave. The findings suggest that this transition is influenced by multiple factors on different levels which include individual factors, such as partner support and career aspirations, organizational factors su…
From Rhetoric to Reality
Despite numerous governmental attempts to improve women's employment and equality in Pakistan, statistics suggest that these effortxs have not been entirely fruitful. Steps taken by the government are usually in response to pressure from international donors and rights groups. However, there seem to be important contextual and sociocultural differences at play when it comes to how gender equality is to be achieved in organizational practice. Such…
International Transfer of Policies and Practices of Gender Equality in Employment to and among Muslim Majority Countries
This article investigates the premise that it is possible to transpose organizational approaches to equal employment opportunity (EEO) from western countries to Muslim majority countries (MMCs). Drawing on policy interviews and documentary evidence from public sector organizations and international development agencies engaged in the promotion of gender equality in Turkey and Pakistan, we question the effectiveness of diffusion of gender equality…
Reconstructing gender empowerment
An historical perspective on Islamic modesty and its implications for female employment
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an historical perspective on Islamic modesty and discuss its implications for female employment in Muslim majority countries (MMCs). Design/methodology/approach First the paper explores the textual roots of modesty as enshrined in the Quran and the hadith and the historical and socio‐cultural contexts within which the concept was introduced and subsequently transformed. It then discusses implications …
The White Woman's Burden
Gender discourse and scholarship continues to be dominated by Western paradigms, generally leading to an abstract mapping of gender stratification instead of a critical reflection on the very institutions that shape such lines of inquiry. Not unlike Kipling's illustration of the white man's burden, which treats other cultures as ‘childlike’ and ‘demonic’, mainstream theories and studies on gender continue to reflect the white woman's burden, whic…
Rescuing gender equality from the false dichotomies of secularism versus shariah in Muslim majority countries
Our bodies, our minds, our men
Purpose This paper is a guest editorial piece in the Special Issue of the Gender in Management journal on “Gender equality at work in South Asia”. In this paper, the authors aim not only to introduce the papers selected for the Special Issue but also to offer an overview of the current state of female employment, economic activity and gender equality at work in countries in South Asia. Design/methodology/approach The paper offers a review of exta…
Perceived diversity climate and employees’ organizational loyalty
Purpose This paper aims to explore the impact of a company's diversity strategy on employees’ attitudes and behaviors at the workplace. Specifically, the paper seeks to test the relationship between perceived diversity climate and employee's organizational loyalty with mediating role of perceived organizational support. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on survey based empirical research. Measurements of predictor and criterion varia…
From Transgression to Suppression
This article endeavours to develop a conceptual perspective of moral values and societal norms, and how they impact on emotion regulation within employment contexts. The article draws on social psychology and emotional labour literature to explore the concept of contextual emotional labour. I argue that the conflicting requirements of one's societal and employment contexts may require one to transgress one's moral values to fulfil job requirement…
The missing doctors — An analysis of educated women and female domesticity in Pakistan
While the percentage of female students in medical schools in Pakistan is as high as 80–85 per cent, the percentage of female doctors in the medical workforce remains below 50 per cent. Our findings draw on in‐depth interviews with 31 female doctors to show that the reasons behind the gap between female medical students and female medical professionals are multifold and multilayered, ranging from individual reasons to organizational and sociocult…
Gender differences in entrepreneurship
Purpose In 2008, the world had undergone a global economic crisis. Since women always face greater difficulties in obtaining capital than men, the economic crisis had a greater effect on them. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of the global crisis for women's entrepreneurship, from the perspective of equality, diversity and inclusion. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews studies on gender differences in entrepreneu…
Theorizing equal opportunity in Muslim majority countries
This article offers an interdisciplinary and transnational review of feminist, management and Islamic literatures to develop an understanding of philosophical theorization and institutional framing of equal opportunity in employment in Muslim majority countries (MMCs). The review suggests that ‘the mainstream’ western literature on gender and equal opportunity, along with its secular orientation, may not capture the complexity of gender and equal…
A multi‐level perspective on equal employment opportunity for women in Pakistan
Purpose Informed by a relational theorisation of equal opportunity, this paper seeks to focus on multi‐level experiences and observations of women working in Pakistan's formal employment sector considering issues and challenges facing them at three levels of analysis, i.e. macro‐societal, meso‐organisational and micro‐individual. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on in‐depth qualitative interviews with 30 working women in Lahore, the paper exam…
The curious under‐representation of women impact case leaders
Universities are increasingly expected to demonstrate the wider societal impacts of academic research. Yet women management scholars were disproportionately under‐represented in leading impact cases in the UK's REF (Research Excellence Framework) 2014. An analysis of 395 REF impact cases for business and management studies with an identifiable lead author revealed that only 25 per cent were led by women, of which 54 per cent were sole authored. B…
Religion as a coping mechanism for global labor
Purpose This paper seeks to analyze the manner in which an immigrant community (South Asian Shia Muslims) deploys religious institutions as a coping mechanism to survive in a demanding and culturally alien environment. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is derived from an ethnographic examination of a community of South Asian Shia Muslims in the United States. Findings The paper focuses on three elements of organizational coping. First, com…
Ethnic diversity, distrust and corruption in Afghanistan
Purpose Afghanistan is an ethnically diverse country which has suffered from many negative consequences caused by mismanagement of diversity, low levels of education, and political acrimony among different groups. The paper seeks to discuss how cultural and ethnic diversity can lead to civil unrest and make management of a country more complex. When diversity is not managed well, its consequences can be high levels of conflict, animosity, discrim…
The challenge of moving beyond rhetoric
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the understanding and practice of diversity management in a Middle Eastern context, based on interviews with two sets of stakeholders (Lebanese women managers and HR managers) directly concerned and involved with diversity management efforts in the Lebanese context. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts an integrative multi‐level research design and an interpretive research methodology, capit…
An economic sociology perspective on informal domestic work relations
The scholarship on informal domestic work remains heavily dominated by the marginalization discourse, describing this form of work as being an exploitative and abusive endeavour. In contrast, drawing on the relational work perspective from economic sociology, we conceive of informal domestic work as embedded in a relational infrastructure of social ties and reciprocal favours. In doing so, our article addresses the following overarching question:…
Traditional and contemporary status of women in the patriarchal belt
Purpose This paper aims to present a meta‐analysis of available statistical data and literature for gender‐related practices concerning women in business and education across countries, comparing the patriarchal belt and South Asian countries in the belt to the rest of the world. The purpose of the project is to investigate the progress of enhancement of opportunities for women to engage in non‐agricultural work in the belt, and, as women’s parti…
Re‐thinkingtanawwo(diversity) andmusawat(equality) in the Middle East
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an editorial introduction to the special issue on “Diversity management in the Middle East”. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the state of extant research on diversity and equal opportunity in the Middle East. It also offers an overview of the papers included in the special issue and the unique contribution they make to this field of knowledge. Findings Findings vary from one paper to the…
Contextual emotional labor
Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine contextual emotional labor, which is a long‐term emotional experience in response to conflicting demands of societal and organizational contexts. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on qualitative interviews with Muslim female employees in two textile firms in Lahore, Pakistan, the paper explores the nature and extent of contextual emotional labor associated with these women's decision to step into “the…
Tai O village
This article offers a socio-cultural perspective on what happens to a once thriving fishing village when the traditional fishermen retire, their children seek safer and more lucrative work in an adjacent cosmopolitan city, and the population diminishes leaving the village facing economic hardship and general decline. The article explores these issues and the related aspects of ‘place’ and ‘space’ in the context of Tai O village, Lantau Island, Ho…
From Transgression to Suppression
This article endeavours to develop a conceptual perspective of moral values and societal norms, and how they impact on emotion regulation within employment contexts. The article draws on social psychology and emotional labour literature to explore the concept of contextual emotional labour. I argue that the conflicting requirements of one's societal and employment contexts may require one to transgress one's moral values to fulfil job requirement…
Employment prospects for skilled migrants
A context-specific perspective of equal employment opportunity in Islamic societies
Pakistani model of diversity management
Purpose – The paper endeavours to propose a Pakistani model of diversity management that is consistent with Pakistan's unique culture and socio-political context. \n \nDesign/methodology/approach – The paper offers an analysis of the speeches and ideology of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, in an attempt to outline his vision of diversity and equality of opportunities in Pakistani society. \n \nFindings – The analysis identifies four…
The representation of cultural diversity in Urdu-language newspapers in Pakistan
This paper examines ethnicity, race and religion, as represented by the popular print media in Pakistan, with an aim to understand the development of attitudes towards diversity and to outline the prospects for multicultural policies in Pakistan. The paper examines how different ideologies are operative in the media texts and provides examples of perspectives regarding cultural diversity. Newspaper columns related to ethnicity, race and religion,…
A relational framework for international transfer of diversity management practices
The aim of this paper is to propose that a relational framework, which is underpinned by a contextual and multilevel conceptualisation of diversity management, can help international transfer of diversity management policies and practices. We argue that the mainstream single-level conceptualisations of diversity management within the territory of legal or organisational policy fail to capture the relational interplay of structural- and agentic-le…
Reconstruction of gender in Islamic thought
Rescuing gender equality from the false dichotomies of secularism versus shariah in Muslim majority countries
Veiled diversity? Workplace experiences of Muslim women in Australia
Managing Cultural Diversity in Asia
Contents: 1. Introduction: Diversity Management Travels to Under-explored Territories Mustafa A-zbilgin and Jawad Syed 2. Cultural Diversity Management in Malaysia: A Perspective of Communication Management Zulhamri Abdullah 3. Identity Salience, Occupational Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in Multinational Teams: An Exploratory Study from the Turkish Context F. Pinar Acar 4. Religious Diversity in Lebanon: Lessons from a Smal…
Tai O village
This article offers a socio-cultural perspective on what happens to a once thriving fishing village when the traditional fishermen retire, their children seek safer and more lucrative work in an adjacent cosmopolitan city, and the population diminishes leaving the village facing economic hardship and general decline. The article explores these issues and the related aspects of ‘place’ and ‘space’ in the context of Tai O village, Lantau Island, Ho…
International Transfer of Policies and Practices of Gender Equality in Employment to and among Muslim Majority Countries
This article investigates the premise that it is possible to transpose organizational approaches to equal employment opportunity (EEO) from western countries to Muslim majority countries (MMCs). Drawing on policy interviews and documentary evidence from public sector organizations and international development agencies engaged in the promotion of gender equality in Turkey and Pakistan, we question the effectiveness of diffusion of gender equality…
Reconstructing gender empowerment
Virtues, work experiences and psychological well‐being among managerial women in a Turkish bank
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between virtues and indicators of work engagement, satisfaction, and psychological well‐being among a large sample of managerial and professional women working in a large Turkish bank. Managerial women in Turkey, as elsewhere, are under‐represented at senior levels of management. A virtue is any psychological process that enables a person to benefit herself or himself and others…
The challenge of moving beyond rhetoric
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the understanding and practice of diversity management in a Middle Eastern context, based on interviews with two sets of stakeholders (Lebanese women managers and HR managers) directly concerned and involved with diversity management efforts in the Lebanese context. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts an integrative multi‐level research design and an interpretive research methodology, capit…
An historical perspective on Islamic modesty and its implications for female employment
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an historical perspective on Islamic modesty and discuss its implications for female employment in Muslim majority countries (MMCs). Design/methodology/approach First the paper explores the textual roots of modesty as enshrined in the Quran and the hadith and the historical and socio‐cultural contexts within which the concept was introduced and subsequently transformed. It then discusses implications …
Gender differences in entrepreneurship
Purpose In 2008, the world had undergone a global economic crisis. Since women always face greater difficulties in obtaining capital than men, the economic crisis had a greater effect on them. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of the global crisis for women's entrepreneurship, from the perspective of equality, diversity and inclusion. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews studies on gender differences in entrepreneu…
Re‐thinkingtanawwo(diversity) andmusawat(equality) in the Middle East
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an editorial introduction to the special issue on “Diversity management in the Middle East”. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the state of extant research on diversity and equal opportunity in the Middle East. It also offers an overview of the papers included in the special issue and the unique contribution they make to this field of knowledge. Findings Findings vary from one paper to the…
The White Woman's Burden
Gender discourse and scholarship continues to be dominated by Western paradigms, generally leading to an abstract mapping of gender stratification instead of a critical reflection on the very institutions that shape such lines of inquiry. Not unlike Kipling's illustration of the white man's burden, which treats other cultures as ‘childlike’ and ‘demonic’, mainstream theories and studies on gender continue to reflect the white woman's burden, whic…
A postcolonial perspective on cultural identity
Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore issues of cultural identity of the people of Baltistan and any challenges they face in the nation state of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a postcolonial lens to offer a review and synthesis of issues of cultural identity of the Balti people of Pakistan. Findings The review demonstrates how the historical and socio‐political context is intertwined with the Balti people's cultural id…
Is work engagement gendered
Purpose – The way work engagement is constructed and researched in literature is assumed, at least implicitly, to be gender-neutral where women and men have equal opportunity to demonstrate their engagement in the workplace. This review paper aims to integrate gender into the notion of work engagement in order to examine whether the notion of work engagement is gendered. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a review of the literatu…
Contextual emotional labor
Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine contextual emotional labor, which is a long‐term emotional experience in response to conflicting demands of societal and organizational contexts. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on qualitative interviews with Muslim female employees in two textile firms in Lahore, Pakistan, the paper explores the nature and extent of contextual emotional labor associated with these women's decision to step into “the…
Our bodies, our minds, our men
Purpose This paper is a guest editorial piece in the Special Issue of the Gender in Management journal on “Gender equality at work in South Asia”. In this paper, the authors aim not only to introduce the papers selected for the Special Issue but also to offer an overview of the current state of female employment, economic activity and gender equality at work in countries in South Asia. Design/methodology/approach The paper offers a review of exta…
Rediscovering “Anekta mein ekta” or “kasrat mein wahdat
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an editorial introduction to the special issue on “Gender and diversity in organizations in South Asia”. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the state of extant research on equality, diversity and inclusion in South Asia. It also offers an overview of the papers included in the special issue and the unique contributions they make to this field of knowledge. Findings Findings vary for each pa…
Religion as a coping mechanism for global labor
Purpose This paper seeks to analyze the manner in which an immigrant community (South Asian Shia Muslims) deploys religious institutions as a coping mechanism to survive in a demanding and culturally alien environment. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is derived from an ethnographic examination of a community of South Asian Shia Muslims in the United States. Findings The paper focuses on three elements of organizational coping. First, com…
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