Management research has illustrated the critical importance of diversity and inclusion for organizational effectiveness. Although progress is evident towards building diverse and inclusive workplaces, challenges remain in both practical relevance and theoretical advancements. In this Special Topic Forum on the place and future of diversity and inclusion in organizations, we describe three important but often neglected areas of leadership and organizational studies: the multifaceted expressions of diversity, work relationships in diversity and inclusion, and diversity and inclusion at the organizational apex. In this introduction, we summarize the articles included in this Forum, and note that throughout the articles, the authors embark on an in-depth exploration of diversity and inclusion with a focus on these three under-developed areas of scholarship. To catalyze a critical discourse on the place and future of diversity and inclusion in contemporary organizations, here we review the important insights that the Forum’s authors provide. We then suggest opportunities for future theoretical and empirical work in the diversity and inclusion domain.

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专题论坛简介：批判性话语：展望组织中多元化和包容性的地位和未来

管理研究表明多样性和包容性对组织有效性的重要性。尽管在建设多元化和包容性的工作场所方面取得了明显进展，但在实践相关性和理论进步方面仍然存在挑战。在这个关于组织中多元化和包容性的地位和未来的专题论坛中，我们描述了领导力和组织研究的三个重要但经常被忽视的领域：多元化的多方面表达、多元化和包容性中的工作关系以及多元化和包容性组织顶点。在这个介绍中，我们总结了这个论坛中包含的文章，并注意到在整个文章中，作者开始深入探索多样性和包容性，重点关注这三个欠发达的学术领域。为了促进对当代组织中多样性和包容性的地位和未来的批判性讨论，我们在此回顾论坛作者提供的重要见解。然后，我们建议未来在多样性和包容性领域进行理论和实证工作的机会。