Diversity, inclusion and AI: Meanings, motivations, and mechanisms / Who is Jan-Willem, and what is his research about?

Title: Diversity, inclusion and AI: Meanings, motivations, and mechanisms - talk given by Aizhan Tursunbayeva

• Abstract: AI has emerged in circles of HR innovators as a tool to provide equal job opportunities and support fair employment decision-making. Despite this potential, AI use for D&I is still not well understood. Hence, AI embraced D&I initiatives today are mostly based on practitioners’ intuition, unevaluated experience, or mimicking behavior rather than solid evidence. Building on the philosophy of HRM–diversity linkage and drawing on the previous relevant interdisciplinary research this study aimed to bridge this gap by studying how AI is impacting organizational D&I-focused HRM practices. Specifically, the study sets to investigate the meanings of the AI-enabled organizational D&I (RQ1); Types of D&I-focused HRM processes that can be supported by AI and their outcomes (RQ2); and the attributes that can be observed/detected by AI that can cause human bias or even employee discrimination (RQ3). 
  
  
• Bio: Aizhan Tursunbayeva is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente. Her previous professional roles include Management Consultant at KPMG Advisory (Healthcare Division) and HR Manager at HSBC Bank. Her research lies at the intersection of HRM, information systems, and healthcare. She has published in a range of journals including Information Technology & People, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Management Learning, and Personnel Review.

Title: Who is Jan-Willem, and what is his research about? - talk given by Jan-Willem Bullee

• Abstract: This talk will not be a typical research seminar. On the first of March, I joined the IEBIS group, so an excellent opportunity to introduce myself and tell something about my research and research interest. The research part will mainly be about the work I performed during my PhD. After defending my PhD, I worked in the industry and will share some of these experiences. In this period, I also did a little bit of research. Finally, past experiences, combined with research interests, lead to new and future research ideas.
  
  
• Bio: Jan-Willem Bullee is an assistant professor at IEBIS – University of Twente. In October 2017, he defended his PhD at the University of Twente on social engineering, a form of cybercrime where psychological tricks are used to victimise targets. His research interests are on the topic of evidence-based cybersecurity and how people and organisations can be more resilient to digital threats in a rapidly changing cyber landscape.