Abstract
People want a sense of community, a benefit that a professional association such as the Association for Information Systems (AIS) can provide to members. When attempts to create a shared experience fall short and we feel excluded, we disengage and stop further attempts to participate. In this paper, we lay a foundation for individual and association inclusion practices in the AIS. First, we describe the current state of inclusion practices in the academy and in the AIS. Then, we describe findings from a survey of AIS members that measured their perceptions about inclusion and exclusion and factors that cultivated these perceptions. In doing so, we establish a baseline against which we can measure future change. Our data yields key insights about diversity and inclusion in the AIS, and we offer recommendations for all individuals in various roles and positions in the AIS.
DOI
10.17705/1CAIS.04605
Recommended Citation
Windeler, J., Petter, S., Chudoba, K. M., Coleman, E., Fox, G., & Chapman, T. A. (2020). In or Out? Perceptions of Inclusion and Exclusion among AIS Members. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 46, pp-pp. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.04605
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