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The complex issue of authenticity at work isn鈥檛 only about people within an organization鈥攊t鈥檚 connected to the organization鈥檚 own integrity, including policies on equity, diversity, and inclusion. The value of authenticity for employees, customers and clients, and management is linked to a diversity of people and innovative ideas suited to today鈥檚 world. Desautels Professor Patricia Hewlin discusses degrees of authenticity at work, how supplier diversity makes an impact on organizations鈥� goals for equity, diversity and inclusion, and what businesses and other organizations can learn from non-Western nations鈥� relational approach to authenticity.

鈥淲e want an organization to learn, and we want organizations to grow,鈥� says Hewlin. 鈥淥ne of the ways to learn is to receive divergent perspectives. In order to innovate, you want to think differently and come up with better decisions鈥攖hat's why authenticity is an important component to the conversation of diversity, equity and inclusion.鈥�

For more insights, listen to the full interview with Professor Hewlin on the and read the research report: Perceptions of Supplier Diversity - Media Analysis and the Experience of Change Agents,

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