Walking the tight rope of DEI implementation: paradox mindset and emotional capabilities as preconditions for middle managers' success
Boros, Smaranda Gorbatai, Andreea
Boros, Smaranda
Gorbatai, Andreea
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2024
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Frontiers in Psychology
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15
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June
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In the competitive landscape of modern organizations, middle managers are inherently subjected to immense pressure. Changes in organizational goals and priorities not only threaten but also transform their roles and identities (Thomas and Linstead, 2002), imposing high emotional work demands during the implementation process (Clarke et al., 2007). Occupying a unique structural position, middle managers find themselves at the forefront of strategic change. They are both targets, as their “strategic importance in the social system” of the organization is altered (Van Doorn et al., 2023), and agents of change, tasked with implementing organizational strategy in day-to-day operations (Harding et al., 2014).
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Paradox Mindset, Middle Management, DEI Implementation, Leadership skills, Organizational Paradoxes, Emotional Capability