abstract: 'Project-based organizations (PBOs) in engineering-construction-property

  industries are persistently among the most male-dominated worldwide,

  and, as such, are not capitalizing on numerous performance gains derived

  from diversity. Large Australian PBOs (among others) are required to

  develop formal gender equality and diversity initiatives (GEDIs) to

  embrace equality and diversity. Despite comparatively higher numbers of

  GEDIs in PBOs, women''s representation remains lower than in non-PBOs.

  Using the lenses of organizational justice theory and inattention

  theory, this study explored leaders'' GEDI decisions related to the

  selection and implementation of GEDIs and their ineffectiveness.

  Quantitative data from 4,841 PBOs and non-PBOs were collected from

  2018-2019 annual equality progress reports. In-depth quantitative and

  qualitative data from five PBOs were collected through interviews with

  senior leaders, organizational documents, and reports. Findings indicate

  that leaders select GEDIs based on their personal views of justice and

  individual bias. They focus on meeting legislative and industry

  requirements rather than on developing a strategic business approach,

  and appear trapped by their own indifference to the substantive issues

  of equality and diversity, reinforcing systemic inequalities. We

  discussed theoretical and research contributions and practical

  implications.'
affiliation: 'Baker, M (Corresponding Author), Univ Sydney, Sch Project Management,
  21 Ross St, Forest Lodge, NSW 2006, Australia.

  Baker, Marzena, Univ Sydney, Sch Project Management, 21 Ross St, Forest Lodge, NSW
  2006, Australia.

  French, Erica; Ali, Muhammad, Queensland Univ Technol, Business Sch, 2 George St,
  Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia.'
article-number: '04021013'
author: Baker, Marzena and French, Erica and Ali, Muhammad
author-email: 'marzena.baker@sydney.edu.au

  e.french@qut.edu.au

  m3.ali@qut.edu.au'
author_list:
- family: Baker
  given: Marzena
- family: French
  given: Erica
- family: Ali
  given: Muhammad
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000893
eissn: 1943-5479
files: []
issn: 0742-597X
journal: JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING
keywords: 'Women; Equality and diversity; Organizational justice theory;

  Inattention theory; Project-based organizations (PBOs)'
keywords-plus: 'HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL-EXCHANGE THEORY; EMPLOYMENT

  OPPORTUNITY; MANAGING DIVERSITY; WOMEN; IMPACT; WORK; IMPLEMENTATION;

  POLICIES; JUSTICE'
language: English
month: MAY 1
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '87'
orcid-numbers: 'Baker, Marzena/0000-0002-4108-5325

  Ali, Muhammad/0000-0001-5641-8033

  French, Erica/0000-0003-2440-0749'
papis_id: aaf26aa33b877d04830b5b3da886712a
ref: Baker2021insightsineffectiven
researcherid-numbers: 'Baker, Marzena/AAT-7208-2021

  '
times-cited: '10'
title: Insights into Ineffectiveness of Gender Equality and Diversity Initiatives
  in Project-Based Organizations
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000672271900017
usage-count-last-180-days: '9'
usage-count-since-2013: '18'
volume: '37'
web-of-science-categories: Engineering, Industrial; Engineering, Civil
year: '2021'