1. Unpacking Diversity and Inclusion

Mangat, Rupinder; Momani, Bessma; Edgar, Alistair D.

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“…As a result, 8 million or 22% of Canadians were racialized (i.e., belonging to a visible minority group) in 2016, a proportion that is projected to grow to around 40% by 2041 (Statistics Canada, 2022b ). This suggests that recruiting targets within the CAF will likely need to match the changing demographics of Canadian society more closely, because this represents the pool of potential recruits for the CAF (e.g., Mangat et al, 2020 ). A lack of representation by minority groups could seriously harm the CAF's operational effectiveness.…”

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Thwarted belongingness and empathy's relation with organizational culture change

de Grandpré,

Suurd Ralph,

Hiller

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionIn response to several high-profile cases of senior leaders in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) being accused of various forms of sexual and professional misconduct, the organization has committed to culture change. Drawing on the group engagement model and empirical evidence, we propose that CAF members' experience of thwarted belongingness reduces their capacity to show empathy, which in turn affects their support for culture change.MethodParticipants were 139 Naval and Officer Cadets from the Royal Military College of Canada who were predominantly male (61%), between 18 and 21 years old (80%), and not members of a visible minority group (68%). Data was collected via an online self-report survey assessing thwarted belongingness, empathy, and attitudes toward culture change.ResultsWhether participants experienced thwarted belongingness was not directly related to their level of support for culture change. Individuals' thwarted belongingness was indirectly and negatively associated with support for culture change, through its impact on empathy.DiscussionTaken together, the results demonstrate that cadets' experience of belongingness contributed to their level of empathy, which together predicted their support for culture change initiatives. Efforts to change the culture of the CAF may need to consider improving members' levels of belongingness and, by extension, their levels of empathy. Implications for inclusion efforts are discussed.

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confidence: 99%