Managing diversity : toward a globally inclusive workplace
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Managing diversity : toward a globally inclusive workplace
SAGE, c2011
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-371) and index
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Description
Winner of two prestigious awards in its First Edition (the 2006 Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine,and the 2007 Academy of Management's George R Terry Book Award) the Second Edition:
- Provides an update on worldwide anti-discrimination legislation, with a critical examination of not only the content but also the enforcement of those laws
- Describes changes in Affirmative/Positive Action public policies, and using some recent court cases examine newer arguments for and against those policies
- Places more emphasis on the section describing Migration of Employers because of the growing importance of outsourcing and the public debate about `sending jobs overseas'
- Adds more current research on the barriers and benefits to implementing level I of the inclusive workplace model.
- Adds more on fair international practices and more public awareness and pressure to implement such practices
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction and Conceptual Framework
The Challenge of Managing Diversity in a Global Context
Tensions Posed by Global Workforce Trends
Diversity and Exclusion: A Critical Workforce Problem
The Inclusive Workplace Model
Conceptual Framework and Organization of the Book
PART I: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT FOR DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
Chapter 2: Diversity Legislation in a Global Perspective - Equality and Fairness in Employment
The International Bill of Human Rights and Employment Rights
Importance and Influence of the Declaration of Human Rights
Implementation
Diversity-Related Employment Legislation
Broad Based Anti Discrimination Legislation
Practical Implications
Appendix 2.1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Appendix 2.2. Global Anti-discrimination and Equal Rights Legislation: Checklist of Protections Offered by Select Number Of Countries
Chapter 3: Discrimination, Equality and Fairness in Employment - Social Policies and Affirmative/ Positive Action Programs
Discrimination and Equality in Employment
Theoretical Perspectives of Discrimination and Affirmative Action
Principles of Affirmative Action and Positive Action Programs
The Public Debate over Affirmative and Positive Action Policies
Challenges for Business Practices
Chapter 4: Global Demographic Trends - Impact on Workforce Diversity by Martha Farnsworth Riche and Michal Mor Barak
Martha Farnsworth Riche and Michal Mor Barak)
National Trends
Chapter 5: Socioeconomic Transitions - The New Realities of the Global Workforce by Martha Farnsworth Riche and Michal Mor Barak
Worker Migration
Occupational Diversity
Migration of Employers
Implications for Diversity of Gender, Disability and Sexual Orientation
Educational Trends and Workforce Diversity
PART II: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
Chapter 6: Defining Diversity in a Global Context - Prejudice and Discrimination
Workforce Diversity Defined
Toward a Global Definition of Diversity
Stereotypes and Prejudice
Dehumanization and Oppression
Employment-Related Discrimination
Chapter 7: Vive la difference? Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity and Exclusion in the Workplace
Diversity and Exclusion: A Critical Workforce Problem
Theoretical Underpinnings of the Inclusion-Exclusion Construct
Research on Organizational Demography Documenting Exclusion
Social Psychological Theories on Diversity and Intergroup Relations
Chapter 8: Culture and Communication in the Global Workplace
The Cultural Context for the Global Workplace
Cross-Cultural Communication
Effective Cross-Cultural Communication
Chapter 9: Interpersonal Relationships in a Global Work Context by Jeffery Sanchez-Burks and Michalle E. Mor Barak
Cultural Styles and Relational Schemas
Diversity in Interpersonal Relationships
Interpersonal Relationships and Cross-cultural communication
PART III: MANAGING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT - THE INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE
Chapter 10: Diversity Management - Paradigms, Rational and Key Elements
Defining Diversity Management
From Equal Rights Laws to Affirmative/Positive Action to Diversity Management
Diversity Management Paradigms
The Impetus for Implementing Diversity Management
Chapter 11: An Overview of the Inclusive Workplace Model - Managing the Globalize Workforce Diversity
Diversity Management and the Inclusive Workplace
Chapter 12: The Inclusive Workplace - Level I - Inclusion Through Diversity Within the Work Organization
Inclusive Policies and Practices
Barriers and Benefits of Implementing the Inclusive Approach
Case Illustration: Level 1- Inclusion and diversity within work organizations -Denny's, Inc.
Questions for Discussion and Further Analysis 8
Chapter 13: The Inclusive Workplace - Level II - Inclusion Through Corporate- Community Collaborations
Inclusive Policies and Practices
Barriers and Benefits of Implementing the Inclusive Approach
Case Illustration: Level II - Inclusion and Corporate-Community Collaboration Unilever Inc.
Chapter 14: The Inclusive Workplace - Level III - Inclusion Through State/National Collaborations
Barriers and Benefits of Implementing the Inclusive Approach
Inclusion of Disadvantaged Groups at the National/State Level - the Eurest Case (Australia)
Chapter 15: The Inclusive Workplace - Level IV - Inclusion Through International Collaborations
Barriers and Benefits to Implementing the Inclusive Approach at Level IV
Case Illustration - The Fair Trade
Global Village and The Fair Trade Company
Fair Trade Future
Chapter 16: Toward a Worldwide Inclusive Workplace - Putting the pieces Together
The Value Base for the Inclusive Workplace
Practice Implementation of the Inclusive Workplace
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