Handbook Of Diversity Management

Showcases the scope of international perspectives that exist on workplace diversity and defines this field. This book is a useful resource for students and academics of human resource management, organisational behaviour, organisational psychology and organisation studies.

This pocket guide will expose the business opportunity that underpins the support of diversity in today's organizations. Learn how to improve workplace productivity by bridging organization goals with diversity imperatives in areas like recruitment, retention, team building, and service.

The second edition of this important reference work provides important updates and new perspectives on the cases constituting the first edition as well as including contributions from a number of new countries: Australia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, N

Description of the foundations of organizing and managing diversities, and multidisciplinary, intersectional and critical analyses on key issues.

Handbook of Diversity Management makes a valuable contribution to the scholarship of diversity because of its distinguished contributors and its comprehensive, integrative presentation that helps define diversity management as an academic field of study and practice. The frameworks in the book build a strong business case for workplace inclusion.

Diversity management is a process intended to create and maintain a positive work environment where the similarities and differences of individuals are valued. Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people in an organisation. Advances in communication technology, such as the Internet and cellular phones, have made the marketplace a more global concept. In order to survive, a company needs to be able to manage and utilize its diverse workplace effectively. Diversity not only involves how people perceive themselves, but how they perceive others. Those perceptions affect their interactions. For a wide assortment of employees to function effectively as an organisation, human resource professionals need to deal effectively with issues such as communication, adaptability and change. Diversity will increase significantly in the coming years. Successful organisations recognize the need for immediate action and are ready and willing to spend resources on managing diversity in the workplace now. This book provides comprehensive information on the business benefits of diversity as well as the innovative initiatives and services as knowledge and innovation, now over ever, are crucial in securing a competitive advantage in a globalised economy. Research has proven that innovation can be converted into profit. No matter how qualified your workforce is, without diversity, they are likely to think the same and look for similar ways forward. Innovation requires a new perspective, and a well-managed diverse workforce can breed creativity and dynamic business solutions. International Handbook on Diversity Management at Work examines the potential barriers to workplace diversity and suggests strategies to enhance workplace diversity and inclusiveness. The literature on diversity management has mostly emphasised on organisation culture; its impact on diversity openness; human resource management practices; institutional environments and organisational contexts to diversity-related pressures, expectations, requirements, and incentives; perceived practices and organisational outcomes related to managing employee diversity; and several other issues. The Handbook will also provide researchers and policy-makers with standard data regarding equal treatment and diversity as understood globally.

Greater workforce diversity and business trends make the management of such diversity an important challenge for organizational leaders. The Oxford Handbook of Diversity and Work offers a comprehensive review of current theory and research and stimulates thoughtful and provocative conversation about future study of diversity in the workplace.

Handbook of Diversity Management brings together a group of diversity practitioners and scholars to address a variety of topics that comprise the growing field of diversity management. The categories of topics include theoretical foundations, skill-based learning and professional issues. With a foreword by Taylor Cox, noted chapter contributors include R. Roosevelt Thomas, Marilyn Loden, Edward Hubbard, Judith Katz, Frederick Miller and other seasoned professionals in the diversity management field. The subject matter treated in the book goes beyond providing a comprehensive presentation of the field of diversity management by including practical application. Because it is practitioner focused, the Handbook of Diversity Management serves as a support tool for professionals who are faced with the challenge of managing diverse populations. Case studies and examples enhance each topic and the reader's learning. Thus, the book is an essential resource for human resource professionals, community leaders, researchers and scholars who need to know how to successfully navigate an increasingly diverse American workforce.