"Don't appeal to people's morality, but search together for new rules of play for appropriate behaviour."

 

Research focus: Social safety, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity and ethical climate, Leadership and culture change. 

Naomi Ellemers has been a social and organizational psychologist and a university professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Utrecht University since 2015. As a social and organizational psychologist, she conducts research on diversity and inclusion, as well as ethical behavior in the workplace. Based on this research, she and her research group, Organizational Behavior, develop measurement tools and interventions for practical use, such as the Dutch Inclusivity Monitor (NIM).

Focus on how people live and work together

Naomi Ellemers researches the way people live together and work together in groups. She especially looks at how people's behaviour is influenced by others around them - whether they are present or not. She does experiments on brain activity and physical stress, but also looks at how people behave at work.

 

Specialization: diversity & inclusion and integrity & ethical behaviour

The two topics she specializes in are diversity and inclusion, and integrity and ethical behaviour.

From this perspective, she studies topics such as diversity and innovation in teams and organisations, career development of women and ethnic minorities, motivation and commitment in work teams, and ethical standards and moral behaviour in (professional) groups.

She also applies her scientific knowledge to applied issues, organisational advice, and professional development, including supervision of organisational culture and ethical climate, implicit prejudices in recruitment and selection, and corporate social responsibility. She is active as a core researcher in the NWO Gravity Programme Sustainable Cooperation (SCOOP).

SCOOP Intro

SCOOP Congres

From 2020 -2022 Naomi was chair of the KNAW Committee on Roots and Prevention of Inappropriate Behaviour in Academia where she by request of the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, published the report Social Safety in Dutch Academia: From Paper to Practice, a guide with recommendations and tips for preventing or tackling inappropriate behaviour at an early stage. Its purpose is to initiate a process for increasing social safety in Dutch academia.

Naomi Ellemers explains the report

Presenting “Effects of gender bias in organisations” at the symposium on “Gender Bias: Sciences & Practices”, Paris Brain Institute, April 8, 2022

Round Table discussion on “The Origins of Gender Differences” with Naomi Ellemers and two other scientists, Paris Brain Institute, April 8, 2022
 

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