Inter‐cultural contexts: Exploring the experience of indigenous employees in mainstream Australian organisations
Objective: This study aimed to understand more about the experiences of Indigenous employees within mainstream Australian workplaces. Employment and retention rates for Indigenous employees continue to be disproportionately lower than the mainstream Australian population. The potential impact of the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:206ba0028f1b45a288e987ce57caa48d 2023-10-09T21:51:34+02:00 Inter‐cultural contexts: Exploring the experience of indigenous employees in mainstream Australian organisations Lara Steel Brody Heritage 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12286 https://doaj.org/article/206ba0028f1b45a288e987ce57caa48d EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12286 https://doaj.org/toc/0004-9530 https://doaj.org/toc/1742-9536 0004-9530 1742-9536 doi:10.1111/ajpy.12286 https://doaj.org/article/206ba0028f1b45a288e987ce57caa48d Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol 72, Iss 3, Pp 248-256 (2020) aboriginal code‐switching cross‐cultural cultural agility diversity employee retention first nations inclusion indigenous indigenous employment inter‐cultural workplace diversity management Psychology BF1-990 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12286 2023-09-24T00:39:26Z Objective: This study aimed to understand more about the experiences of Indigenous employees within mainstream Australian workplaces. Employment and retention rates for Indigenous employees continue to be disproportionately lower than the mainstream Australian population. The potential impact of the inter‐cultural workplace context has featured little in the current research and public discourse on employment and retention rates. This study contributes further research and practice implications within the inter‐cultural and organisational psychology literature. Method This qualitative study investigated the experiences of 10 Indigenous participants in a metropolitan area who are, or have been, employed in mainstream Australian workplaces. In‐depth interviews were conducted using grounded theory methodology and participants' responses coded to identify themes. Results Results suggested that some Indigenous employees experience mainstream workplaces as inter‐culturally complex environments. This setting is also found to present an increased range of psychosocial barriers to successful employment and retention. A working theory of inter‐cultural code‐switching between mainstream and minority groups is proposed. Conclusion The inter‐cultural environment of mainstream Australian workplaces may be requiring Indigenous employees to display high levels of cultural agility to achieve successful employment and retention outcomes. The implications of this study suggest that widespread government initiatives to increase Indigenous employment are unlikely to result in sustained increases in employment and retention unless inter‐cultural considerations are given due attention. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Australian Journal of Psychology 72 3 248 256 |
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Objective: This study aimed to understand more about the experiences of Indigenous employees within mainstream Australian workplaces. Employment and retention rates for Indigenous employees continue to be disproportionately lower than the mainstream Australian population. The potential impact of the inter‐cultural workplace context has featured little in the current research and public discourse on employment and retention rates. This study contributes further research and practice implications within the inter‐cultural and organisational psychology literature. Method This qualitative study investigated the experiences of 10 Indigenous participants in a metropolitan area who are, or have been, employed in mainstream Australian workplaces. In‐depth interviews were conducted using grounded theory methodology and participants' responses coded to identify themes. Results Results suggested that some Indigenous employees experience mainstream workplaces as inter‐culturally complex environments. This setting is also found to present an increased range of psychosocial barriers to successful employment and retention. A working theory of inter‐cultural code‐switching between mainstream and minority groups is proposed. Conclusion The inter‐cultural environment of mainstream Australian workplaces may be requiring Indigenous employees to display high levels of cultural agility to achieve successful employment and retention outcomes. The implications of this study suggest that widespread government initiatives to increase Indigenous employment are unlikely to result in sustained increases in employment and retention unless inter‐cultural considerations are given due attention. |
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