The Organizational Disparities Laboratory

Innovative Solutions that Advance Organizational Equity

Founded in 2022, The Organizational Disparities Laboratory (ODL) at Michigan State University is a research laboratory dedicated to exploring and disrupting organizational disparities.

Driven by rigorous, interdisciplinary research, the ODL serves as an incubator for collaboration and dissemination:

We engage scholars, experts, and practitioners in identifying and tackling the next big questions related to the long-standing and consistent disparities that emerge in organizations.
We translate that research into action through educational tools, learning experiences, and empirically driven resources.

Join us as we discover and create the innovative solutions that advance organizational equity

What are "Organizational Disparities?"

Organizational disparities are the noticeable and usually significant differences in level or treatment that emerge in organizations, which can result in disparate access to opportunities, resources, engagement, and recognition. Unaddressed, these dissimilarities can lead to suboptimal outcomes for organizations, individuals, and society.

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