TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of a multicultural organizational development approach to change in a Canadian Police Service
AU - Workman-Stark, Angela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Common Ground, Zelma Bone, Kerry Tilbrook, All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - The extant literature on diversity in policing indicates that police organizations continue to be challenged with increasing the representation of women and minority group members. Moreover, as policing remains a traditionally white, heterosexual, and masculine profession, nondominant groups have been exposed to exclusion, harassment, and marginalization. The purpose of this paper was to examine the application of the multicultural organizational development approach in a policing context as an alternative to traditional diversity approaches to change. The Multicultural Organizational Development (MCOD) model was utilized as a framework to conduct an analysis of a change process undertaken in a Canadian Police Service to create a more respectful and inclusive workplace. The findings of this study demonstrate that behavioral, cultural, and structural interventions targeted at addressing social injustices and other forms of oppression can lead to positive change. The findings also underscore the importance of establishing the foundation for change through completion of a cultural assessment to identify the underlying cultural issues and clearly articulating the rationale for change, and monitoring and assessing progress.
AB - The extant literature on diversity in policing indicates that police organizations continue to be challenged with increasing the representation of women and minority group members. Moreover, as policing remains a traditionally white, heterosexual, and masculine profession, nondominant groups have been exposed to exclusion, harassment, and marginalization. The purpose of this paper was to examine the application of the multicultural organizational development approach in a policing context as an alternative to traditional diversity approaches to change. The Multicultural Organizational Development (MCOD) model was utilized as a framework to conduct an analysis of a change process undertaken in a Canadian Police Service to create a more respectful and inclusive workplace. The findings of this study demonstrate that behavioral, cultural, and structural interventions targeted at addressing social injustices and other forms of oppression can lead to positive change. The findings also underscore the importance of establishing the foundation for change through completion of a cultural assessment to identify the underlying cultural issues and clearly articulating the rationale for change, and monitoring and assessing progress.
KW - Culture change
KW - Diversity and inclusion
KW - MCOD
KW - Policing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961613762&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18848/2328-6261/cgp/v15i04/40211
DO - 10.18848/2328-6261/cgp/v15i04/40211
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961613762
SN - 2328-6261
VL - 15
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - International Journal of Organizational Diversity
JF - International Journal of Organizational Diversity
IS - 4
ER -