Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

9-2020

Abstract

As the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the stark inequalities in our societies have been laid bare, and the interplay between organizations and societies has also become evident yet again. This crisis underscores the need for management scholars to take a societal turn and examine how organizational practices interact with societal economic inequality. To illustrate this approach, we discuss organizational practices – corporate social responsibility, work design, recruitment and selection, and compensation management – that can contribute to the normalization, reinforcement, and reduction of economic inequalities in society. We conclude by calling on scholars of inequality, as well as of broader management research, to take a societal turn to enhance the relevance and impact of management research.

Keywords

COVID-19, Economic inequality, Organizational practices, Pandemic, Socio-economic status

Discipline

Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics | Inequality and Stratification | Medicine and Health Sciences | Strategic Management Policy

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

Publication

Journal of Management

Volume

46

Issue

7

First Page

1205

Last Page

1222

ISSN

0149-2063

Identifier

10.1177/0149206320925881

Publisher

SAGE

Embargo Period

4-20-2020

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206320925881

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