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The tragedy of the uncommons: Reframing workforce diversity

Jonsen, Karsten; Tatli, Ahu; Ozbilgin, Mustafa; Bell, Myrtle (2013), The tragedy of the uncommons: Reframing workforce diversity, Human Relations, 66, 2, p. 271-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726712466575

Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Date
2013
Journal name
Human Relations
Volume
66
Number
2
Publisher
Sage
Pages
271-294
Publication identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726712466575
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Author(s)
Jonsen, Karsten
Tatli, Ahu
Ozbilgin, Mustafa
Bell, Myrtle
Abstract (EN)
This article presents a reframing of workforce diversity as a social tragedy. We draw on Hardin’s concept of ‘tragedy of the commons’, which explored the conflicts between individual and collective good. We identify two dilemmas that underscore the social tragedy of diversity and explain why they prevent workforce diversity from progressing: (1) voluntarism and (2) individualism. We critique the simplistic models of managing diversity and suggest an alternative conceptualization as a way forward. We advocate an approach that captures the potential contradictions between individual and social good and accounts for the role of multiple actors in tackling the tragedy of the uncommons. A reframing of organizational self-interest and collective interests in the context of diversity is presented and solutions to social tragedy of diversity are proposed.
Subjects / Keywords
coercion; collectivism; individualism; social dilemma; tragedy of commons; voluntarism; workforce diversity
JEL
M12 - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation

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