Diversity : a key idea for business and society
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Diversity : a key idea for business and society
（Key ideas in business and management）
Routledge, 2024
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-135) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Expert, multi-disciplinary perspectives from economics, management, politics and science
Examines key manifestations such as class, gender, sexuality and disability
Includes concise coverage of how to manage diversity in real world organizations
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Diversity *
Forewords *
Foreword by Professor Trish Greenhalgh *
Foreword by Professor Kurt April *
Preface *
Acknowledgements *
Dedication *
Introduction *
Chapter 1. Diversity and its origins *
1.1. Defining diversity *
1.2. How does diversity manifest? *
1.3. Categories of diversity *
1.4. Diversity and its multiple frames *
1.5. Illustrative case: the gene delusion *
1.6. Conclusion *
Chapter 2. Manifestations of diversity *
2.1. Etic categories of diversity *
2.1.1. Gender diversity *
2.1.2. Ethnic diversity *
2.1.3. Sexual orientation diversity *
2.1.4. Class diversity *
2.1.5. Physical, mental and sensory diversity *
2.1.5. Interspecies diversity (biodiversity) *
2.1.6. Technodiversity (cyborg diversity) *
2.1.7. Other forms of etic diversity *
2.2. Emic forms of diversity *
2.3. Multiple categories of diversity and intersectionality *
2.4. Illustrative case: migration of diversity *
2.5. Conclusion *
Chapter 3. Disciplinary influences on diversity science *
3.1. Formal sciences and diversity: emergence of diversity measurements in social sciences. *
3.2. Natural sciences and diversity: biodiversity, neurodiversity and social sciences. *
3.3. Humanities, arts and diversity: cultural de/constructions, and aesthetics of diversity *
3.4. Social sciences and diversity *
3.4.1. Psychology *
3.4.2. Sociology *
3..4.3. Political science and law *
3.4.4. Economics *
3.4.5. Business and management *
3.5 Illustrative case: interdisciplinarity and the case of Covid19 pandemic response *
3.6. Conclusion *
Chapter 4. Workforce diversity and its consequences *
4.1. Diversity and performance *
4.2. Diversity and innovation *
4.3. Workplace democracy, equality, and humanisation *
4.4. The bottom line for diversity *
4.5. diversity and social responsibility: complementarity versus competition *
4.6. Diversity and sustainability *
4.7. Illustrative case: from workforce diversity to posthumanist diversity and its consequences *
4.8 Conclusion *
Chapter 5. Against workforce diversity *
5.1. The dark side of diversity *
5.2. Backlash, resistance and opposition to diversity *
5.3. Totalitarian and populist objections to diversity *
5.4. Workforce diversity as a threat *
5.5. Illustrative case: denial of institutional racism in Britain *
5.6. Conclusion *
Chapter 6. The management of diversity *
6.1. The strategic approach to managing diversity *
6.2. The process approach to managing diversity *
6.3. The contextual approach to managing diversity *
6.4. The multilevel approach to managing diversity *
6.5. The relational approach to managing diversity *
6.6. The maturity approach to managing diversity *
6.7. Diversity management interventions and activities *
6.8. Illustrative case: diversity management failures *
6.9. Conclusion *
Chapter 7. Regulating diversity in and around organisations *
7.1. Regulation of diversity: a multilevel framework *
7.2. Regulation of diversity: a multifaceted framework *
7.2.1. Voluntary regulation of diversity *
7.2.2. Coercive regulation of diversity *
7.2.3. Relational regulation of diversity *
7.3. The new deal for regulating diversity: towards posthuman diversity *
7.3.1. Human diversity: intersectional solidarity *
7.3.2. Biodiversity: empowering environment as a legal entity *
7.3.3. Techno diversity: challenging ownership and value chains of technology *
7.4. Illustrative case: responsibilisation in a neoliberal context for posthuman diversity *
7.5. Conclusion *
References *
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