People often hold zero-sum beliefs (subjective beliefs that, independent of the actual
distribution of resources, one party's gains are inevitably accrued at other parties' expense) …

Economic inequality is one of the defining challenges of our era. Social science research
links higher levels of economic inequality to a range of undesirable outcomes, including …

One of the major tenets of Critical Race Theory, the interest convergence hypothesis
postulates that policies promising improvements for Black Americans are enacted only to the …

Calls for culture change abound. Headlines regularly feature calls to change the “broken” or
“toxic” cultures of institutions and organizations, and people debate which norms and …

In the current paper, we discuss the positive impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
initiatives in our workplaces, including the historical movements that led to their inception as …

Seeing a situation as a zero-sum game, where one party's success must come at the
expense of another, stifles cooperation—even when such cooperation could greatly benefit …

The success of diversity initiatives depends on the support of those in positions of structural
power—that is, managers. However, managers often resist such initiatives. Existing …

Although organizations increasingly seek to communicate allyship with the Black
community, their ally statements can receive vastly different responses from Black observers …

Despite the push and pull between pro-diversity advocates and conservative resistance,
most organizations have implemented diversity initiatives in an effort to promote equitable …

Individuals may consider socioeconomic status (SES) change from an absolute or relative
standpoint. Across five studies and supplementary analyses of secondary data, we found …