Developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies for Promoting Employee Sustainability and Well-Being

Employee sustainability and well-being have been increasingly important discussions in today’s business world. Businesses may have difficulty implementing a successful long-term policy due to a lack of knowledge, limited resources, and a short-term focus; however, the effects have shown a potential strategic and growth advantage. Promoting employee sustainability is an important step towards greater competitive advantage, creation of added value to the business, and a greater identity among society and within the organization itself. Developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies for Promoting Employee Sustainability and Well-Being analyzes the current state of employee sustainability policies, systematizes the factors that promote a more sustainable and healthier workplace, explores the implications of diversity and inclusion practices on the well-being of employees, and collects policy options aimed at finding solutions to enhance well-being. Covering topics such as emotional health, organizational behavior, and work satisfaction, this reference work is ideal for academicians, researchers, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, business owners, managers, government officials, instructors, and students.

Sónia Gonçalves completed her PhD in work and organizational psychology in 2011 by ISCTE-IUL. She is an invited assistant professor at ISCSP- Universidade de Lisboa. Sónia is researcher in Centro de Administração e Políticas Públicas (CAPP-ISCSP) and Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Research Group Coordinator. Her research interests focus on how context variables contribute the person health in workplace. She has published 7 chapters and 17 articles in journals. She further organised several scientific international events, and supervised more that 30 MSc dissertations. Sónia also Member of Portuguese Association for People Management and member of the Specialty board of Work, Social, and Organisational Psychology in Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP). In 2016 Sónia P. Gonçalves has been recognized as a specialist in work, social, and organizational psychology, and in occupational healthy psychology (OPP) and in 2017 in Administration and Management by Instituto Politécnico de Tomar.

Paula Figueiredo holds a PhD in Management, a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, and a degree in Economics with a specialization in Human Resources Economics. She is currently a professor at higher education institutions and has served as Director of an academic institution since 2019. With over 20 years of experience in business management, coordination, and consultancy, her professional path includes active involvement in leadership development initiatives. Her research focuses on Human Resource Development, particularly Leadership Development in organizations, with publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. As a book editor, she has contributed to volumes on Artificial Intelligence in Management, Employee Experience, Organizational Resilience, Crisis Management, and Business Continuity.

Eduardo Tome B Econ, M Econ, PhD is an active researcher and teacher in the domain of the economics of human resources. He also plays an important role in the network of research active European academics in his field of study. To date he has had 64 papers published in peer-reviewed journals which he has authored or co-authored and 116 papers in peer-reviewed conference proceedings. He has also authored 15 book chapters. He has co-edited two books in IGI, He is a member of the Editorial Board of several peer-reviewed Journals. He has received several Honours, among two Prizes for Scientific Achievement. Eduardo Tome teaches a variety of subjects on both undergraduate and post graduate programs. He is also active as a supervisor where he works with undergraduates, master students and PhD students. He is noted for his success with both masters and doctoral students. He also lectures on a PhD programme. He is equally comfortable teaching in both Portuguese and English. He can also speak, read and write in French and Spanish. Long before Covid-19 he used online platforms (emails, Moodle, Blackboard, Skype, etc) as a complementary form of communication with students and colleagues, a situation that has been made essential after the pandemic. Eduardo Tome has a significant presence among the academic community in general and especially those interested in intangibles. Since 2009, he has organized well-attended international conferences for his university on themes such as knowledge management, human resource development, and intellectual capital. With friends he created the TAKE conference, which has been held every year since 2016., with the exception of 2020. The conferences enlarged the external focus and international relationships of his activities. All conferences resulted in spin-offs such as special issues of journals. These event have brought both prestige and financial rewards to the university . Currently he is a member of GOVCOPP of UnIversidade de Aveiro, Intrepid of UTAD and teaches at Univerisidade Lusofona