Diversity decoupling in top European corporations: Myth or fact?
研究欧洲50强企业2023年网站和报告中的多样性言论、行动和指标，提出多样性脱钩的类型，指出企业存在空谈、行动零散和缺乏有意义指标等问题，对管理实践和制度理论有启示。
Abstract Organizations make public statements to express their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, while progress remains low. In this research, we analyze the diversity talk, actions, and metrics of the top 50 European organizations, as communicated on their websites and reports in 2023, and propose a typology of diversity decoupling. Main symptoms of diversity decoupling are empty talk, fragmented actions, and a lack of meaningful metrics. First, organizations put much effort into public commitments to DEI, expressed through broad commitments, vague definitions of DEI, and an emphasis on the business case. Second, DEI initiatives are numerous, disconnected from DEI talk, and focus mainly on employees and externally oriented actions. Third, progress is weakly monitored or assessed using narrow indicators such as demographics. Implications for DEI management and institutional theory are discussed, along with recommendations for organizations to avoid diversity decoupling.