Handbook of workplace diversity
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Handbook of workplace diversity
Sage, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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`By assembling an international cast of contributors from all walks of research life, Professors Prasad, Pringle and Konrad successfully broaden the scope of scholarly discourse on workplace diversity. This stimulating volume considers how to define this fuzzy construct, what "differences" are more important than others, and how to make best use of alternative research methods at different levels of analysis. It reviews what we have learned about workplace diversity along several important dimensions (e.g., gender, race, ethnicity, weight, sexual orientation, disabilities, class), and it offers useful recommendations for how to conduct future research that will expand our knowledge of the implications of diversity for individuals, marginalized groups, work organizations, and societies' - Gary N Powell, Professor of Management, University of Connecticut
`In this much-needed handbook, an international collection of first-rate scholars deals incisively and perceptively with the problems of diversity, difference, inclusion, and cultural pluralism in organizations. This handbook will be invaluable for researchers and advanced students - one of those books that stays on the top of the desk, covered with bookmarks' - Joanne Martin, Stanford University
Globalization and its melting pot of different nationalities, ethnicities and cultures is attracting research that is gathering in substance and theory. A dynamic new field that represents a significant focus within management and organisation studies is emerging.
This handbook showcases the scope of international perspectives that exist on workplace diversity and is the first to define this hotly contested field.
Part one of the handbook dissects the theoretical reasons and shows how the study of workplace diversity follows different directions. Part two critiques quantitative and qualitative research methods within the field, while Part three investigates the parallels and distinctions between different workplace groups. Key issues are drawn together in an insightful introduction from the editors, and future directions for research are proposed in the conclusion.
The Handbook of Workforce Diversity is an indispensable resource for students and academics of human resource management, organisational behaviour, organisational psychology and organisation studies.
Table of Contents
Examining the Contours of Workplace Diversity - Pushkala Prasad, Judith K Pringle and Alison M Konrad
Concepts, Contexts and Challenges
PART ONE: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
Psychological Perspectives on Workplace Diversity - Carol T Kulik and Hugh T J Bainbridge
Human Resource Strategies to Manage Workforce Diversity - Ellen Ernst Kossek, Sharon A Lobel and Jennifer Brown
Examining `The Business Case'
Diversity - Deborah R Litvin
Making Space for a Better Case
From Managing Equality to Managing Diversity - Yvonne Due Billing and Elisabeth Sundin
A Critical Scandinavian Perspective on Gender and Workplace Diversity
The Jewel in the Crown - Anshuman Prasad
Postcolonial Theory and Workplace Diversity
Diversity as Resistance and Recuperation - Deborah Jones and Ralph Stablein
Critical Theory, Post-Structuralist Perspectives and Workplace Diversity
Diversity - Raza Mir, Ali Mir and Diana J Wong
The Cultural Logic of Global Capital?
PART TWO: METHODS FOR STUDYING WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
What Is Diversity and How Should It Be Measured? - David A Harrison and Hock-Peng Sin
Feminist Qualitative Research and Workplace Diversity - Amy Thurlow, Albert J Mills and Jean Helms Mills
Measures for Quantitative Diversity Scholarship - Donna Chrobot-Mason, Alison M Konrad and Frank Linnehan
PART THREE: DIMENSIONS OF WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
Of Small Steps and the Longing for Giant Leaps - Yvonne Benschop
Research on the Intersection of Sex and Gender within Work and Organizations
Men, Masculinities and Workplace Diversity/Diversion - Jeff Hearn and David L Collinson
Power, Intersections and Contradictions
Race and Ethnicity in Organizations - Karen L Proudford and Stella Nkomo
Age and Ageism in Organizations - Elissa L Perry and Jennifer D Parlamis
A Review and Consideration of National Culture
Seven Conversations about the Same Thing - W E Douglas Creed
Homophobia and Heterosexism in the Workplace
The Influence of Disability on Role-Taking in Organizations - Eugene F Stone-Romero, Dianna L Stone and Kimberly Lukaszewski
Locating Class in Organizational Diversity Work - Maureen A Scully and Stacy Blake-Beard
Class as Structure, Style and Process
Outcomes of Appearance and Obesity in Organizations - Myrtle P Bell and Mary E McLaughlin
Beyond Inclusion and Equity - Kiran Mirchandani and Alana Butler
Contributions from Transnational Anti-Racist Feminism
Trade Unions and Equality and Diversity - Anne-Marie Greene and Gill Kirton
Critical Diversity Management Practice in Australia - Amanda Sinclair
Romanced or Co-Opted?
Conclusion - Judith K Pringle, Pushkala Prasad and Alison M Konrad
Reflection and Future Direction
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