Achieving Construct Clarity Through Perceived Workplace Exclusion: A Critical Literature Analysis and Proposed Model
分析了职场排斥相关文献中定义和理论的不一致，提出“感知职场排斥”这一更清晰的概念，并基于感知组织成员身份框架构建模型，为未来研究提供命题和方向。
ABSTRACT There are many researchers who believe that workplace exclusion is a unique construct and worthwhile to study; however, there is also significant inconsistency across existing research in definitions and explanations. These variations illustrate the practical and investigative need for a more precise approach that can be consistently utilized to facilitate a common and deeper understanding of workplace exclusion. To this end, we build a bridge across the different perspectives to establish a clearer conceptual foundation. Our work focuses on the target's belief that they are being excluded, represented by the proposed concept of perceived workplace exclusion. We first analyze definitions and theoretical logic drawn from representative publications found across literatures on exclusion, mistreatment, and diversity by applying Suddaby's criteria for construct clarity. Our results show the presence of multiple definitions, an absence of clear differentiation from similar constructs, confusing contextual descriptions and approaches, and utilization of multiple, inconsistent theoretical perspectives. We then utilize valuable insights from our analysis, along with logic drawn from the perceived organizational membership framework, to craft the concept of perceived workplace exclusion. Through our work, we generate propositions and research questions to stimulate future research efforts that will result in significant theoretical advancement and accumulated knowledge.