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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives; Organizational Culture; and Employee Retention: Situational TraitsMediated Model

Title
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives; Organizational Culture; and Employee Retention: Situational TraitsMediated Model
Creator
Varghese, Ann; Davidson, Benny Godwin J.; George, Jossy P.; Muttungal, Peter V.
Description
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the role of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and organizational culture on employees situational traits and employee retention within contemporary organizational settings. In addition, this study investigates the mediating effects of employees situational traits on the relationships between DEI initiatives and employee retention, as well as on the relationship between organizational culture and employee retention. The study employs structural equation modelling to analyse a sample of 429 working employees. The findings suggest that DEI initiatives have a more substantial influence on employee retention compared to organizational culture. Employee situational traits mediate the effect of organizational culture and DEI initiatives on retention, emphasizing the importance of individual experiences. Therefore, integrating DEI initiatives into the organizational culture can create an inclusive workplace, attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. 2026 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Source
FIIB Business Review;
Date
01-01-2026
Publisher
Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Subject
Diversity; employee retention; employee situational traits; equity; inclusion; organizational culture
Coverage
Varghese A., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Davidson B.G.J., School of Business, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, Canada; George J.P., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Muttungal P.V., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India
Rights
All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 23197145;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Varghese, Ann; Davidson, Benny Godwin J.; George, Jossy P.; Muttungal, Peter V., “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives; Organizational Culture; and Employee Retention: Situational TraitsMediated Model,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23186.

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