This impactful book explores what it means to feel seen, valued and connected in our working lives. International experts adopt a multidisciplinary approach to analyse the implementation and impact of workplace belonging measures across various sectors and contexts.
This impactful book explores what it means to feel seen, valued and connected in our working lives. International experts adopt a multidisciplinary approach to analyse the implementation and impact of workplace belonging measures across various sectors and contexts.
Pairing conceptual frameworks with case studies, contributing authors examine timely topics such as AI and disability inclusion, humour and status, wellbeing during grief and cultural integration in global teams. Authors also introduce the concept of ‘un-belonging’ as a critical lens to examine exclusion, marginalisation and agency in the workplace, highlighting the factors that limit feelings of belonging. Ultimately, the book demonstrates that belonging is personal, dynamic and shaped by culture, identity and power.
Belonging in the Workplace is a valuable resource for scholars and students of business and management, human resource management, organisational and occupational psychology and sociology. Its practical insights also make this essential reading for HR professionals and organisational leaders, alongside Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practitioners and consultants.
Contents
Preface xi
1 Introduction to Belonging in the Workplace 1
Marilena Antoniadou and Mark Crowder
2 Values and well-being in the workplace: links with belonging 5
Christodoulou Vasiliki
3 The role of coaching in cultivating workplace belonging 22
Peggy Marshall
4 Philanthropic CSR and employee work-life balance in the
Greek media industry: the mediating roles of job satisfaction
and organisational citizenship behaviour 37
Paraskevi (Evi) Dekoulou and Kyriakos Riskos
PART I FOUNDATIONS AND STRATEGIES OF BELONGING 51
5 Beyond comfort: belongings influence on employees well-
being during workplace grief 52
Lilia Psalta
6 Workplace belonging in schools: the role of leadership in
fostering value consonance and a sense of community 73
Martin Skogheim and Cathrine Filstad
7 Belonging in the workplace and the role of artificial
intelligence for people with disabilities: an initial exploration 87
Samer Assaf and Haritini Tsangari
8 Humour and belonging: Style and status matter for inclusion 99
Laura E.M. Traavik and Victoria H. Rustad Bjerke
9 Belonging among university students: a case study of an
enhanced induction programme 113
Janet Lord, Orlagh McCabe, Clare Campion and Marilena
Antoniadou
10 Institutional belonging in higher education: perspectives from
non-western countries 129
Ed Overes, Marieta Velikova and Mark Crowder
11 The process of actively unlearning to build a sense of
belonging during the transition into university 152
Victoria Brennan
12 Fostering belonging through innovative teaching and
assessment practices 167
Ashley McCoy
PART II REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES
185
13 Collaborative reflections on inclusive business education:
adapting decolonial approaches to foster international student
belonging 186
Chiranjeewa Atapattu and Tanya Vidanagama
14 Conclusion: fostering belonging and inspiring change for
inclusive workplaces 201
Mark Crowder and Marilena Antoniadou
Edited by Marilena Antoniadou, Professor of Management, Department of Management, The American College of Greece, Greece and Mark Crowder, Professor of Management, Department of Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
