Organizational Culture and Social Equity: An Experiential Guide

Social equity is an essential concept for organizations to focus on to create more inclusive operations, correct historical injustices, and fulfill their mission to serve the community. This book provides a practical guide for public service-minded readers to practice social equity through various dimensions of organizational culture.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 130 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Social equity, or the absence of social equity, is a prevalent practice within all of our organizations. By prioritizing the advancement of social equity within our organizational culture, public and non-profit organizations can establish more inclusive operations, rectify historical injustices, and effectively fulfill their mission to serve the community. While social equity is often regarded as a grand theory, it is of utmost importance for organizations to identify and implement strategies that translate theory into practical action.

Organizational Culture and Social Equity: An Experiential Guide stands as the pioneering work in its field, offering the public service-oriented reader a unique opportunity to engage in the practice of social equity. The chapters in this book are meticulously crafted to strike a balance between theoretical insights and practical applications, empowering the reader to acquire the knowledge necessary to analyze social equity efforts within their own organization as well as the tools to take action.

Contributing chapter authors in this book explore social equity through diverse dimensions of organizational culture, encompassing physical characteristics and general environment, policies, procedures, and structures, socialization, leadership behavior, rewards and recognition, discourse, and learning and performance. Each author provides a comprehensive overview of their respective culture category, accompanied by essential theories, concepts, definitions, and strategies for practice. Furthermore, the chapter authors examine social equity within each area of organizational culture through a learning activity, discussion questions, and a call to action. Each chapter further reinforces key concepts with a vignette featuring a public administrator who has encountered a situation relevant to that particular chapter.

Organizational Culture and Social Equity is a timely and indispensable resource for all individuals seeking to study or practice public administration through an equity lens. By embracing the principles and practices outlined in this book, organizations can create a more just and equitable society, fostering a sense of belonging and empowerment for all members of the community.

Weight: 270g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032498126