“Toward a Human-Centered Workplace: Empowering Diversity and Inclusion in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”

Call for Papers – Special Issue: “Toward a Human-Centered Workplace: Empowering Diversity and Inclusion in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”

Journal: Personnel Review
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Submission deadline: 01 March 2027

Overview

This special issue explores the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Resource Management (HRM), and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). It invites multidisciplinary research on how AI reshapes employment for underrepresented groups—including women, migrants, refugees, older workers, people with disabilities, and Indigenous employees—and how HRM can foster more ethical, inclusive, and human-centered AI-enabled workplaces.

Key Research Themes

• AI in Talent Acquisition: Analyzing how AI-driven recruitment and selection systems can mitigate or exacerbate biases against marginalized candidates, and identifying mechanisms for equitable hiring outcomes.

• Accessibility & Inclusion: Investigating how AI technologies can be designed to enhance workplace accessibility and expand employment opportunities for employees with disabilities and other underrepresented groups.

• Bias Mitigation & Human–AI Collaboration: Exploring the roles of human oversight, inclusive design, and minority input in reducing algorithmic bias and ensuring AI systems perform ethically within HR contexts.

• Talent Development & Reskilling: Examining how HRM can leverage AI for inclusive reskilling and "training" both human and AI systems toward ethical performance.

• Responsible Governance: Addressing the ethical, legal, and governance frameworks necessary to align AI-HRM systems with human rights and DEI principles.

Submission Details

• Submission window: 01 September 2026 – 01 March 2027.

• Submission portal: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/prev

• Special Instructions: During the submission process, ensure you select the special issue title from the "Please select the issue you are submitting to" drop-down menu.

Guest Editors

• Huong Le, Central Queensland University (h.le@cqu.edu.au)

• Jill Bradley-Geist, University of Colorado Colorado Springs (jbradle3@uccs.edu)

• Xiaoxia Zhu, Salisbury University (xxzhu@salisbury.edu)

• Xiji Zhu, Hitotsubashi University (a233161r@r.hit-u.ac.jp)

• Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University (fang.cooke@monash.edu)

Why This Issue Matters

This special issue moves beyond purely technical or productivity-focused debates to address the systemic impact of AI on workplace equality. By integrating HRM scholarship with organizational behavior and information systems, it aims to position organizational leaders to respond effectively to AI-driven change while ensuring that technological adoption supports, rather than undermines, human-centered and equitable workplaces.

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