This paper brings together the contributions in this issue and describes how they collectively contribute to improved understanding about human resource science. It takes a pragmatic approach to human resources as one part of resources organizations use to accomplish their goals. It also takes a...

Native Americans and other ethnic minorities often experience more incivilities in organizations than majority persons ( ; ). One reason for this is that the passage of Civil Rights legislation has made it unacceptable to express unfair discrimination overtly ( ). As a result, individuals often...

The future of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander work and working conditions requires a great deal of consideration, especially with a keen focus on regional and remote communities across Australia. The future of work will also unfold across geographic and spatial domains. Where one lives will...

This exploratory research investigated the retention challenges faced by Indigenous executives within Indigenous organizations, particularly focusing on First Nations band offices and nonprofit organizations in British Columbia. Drawing from the experiences of former and current Indigenous...

Native Americans (NAs) and Indigenous people around the world face numerous challenges in their attempts to gain and maintain employment. For instance, they typically have higher unemployment rates (e.g., NAs have a 11.1% unemployment rate compared to 4.4% for other groups) than their...

The purpose of this chapter was to offer a comprehensive framework in which to position and understand the chapters included within the two volumes addressing Native American and Indigenous persons’ experience of work and to serve as an organizing structure for existing and future research....

Indigenous peoples in the Americas faced colonization, displacement, and forced assimilation following the European invasion. Land confiscation and loss of cultural identity including spiritualization malformed their traditional ways. Difficult challenges profoundly reshaped their livelihoods,...