This chapter discusses the meaning of the term ‘managing diversity’ (MD) and related terms. Managing diversity is a concept that was developed in the United States in the 1980s in response to demographic changes within the workforce and global competition. It was also a reaction to the introduction of equity legislation and practices, central to this concept is the belief that organisations stand to benefit from having a diverse workforce and that is therefore in their interest to recognise and cater to the needs of individual employees. In contrast, the framework for equity within workplaces is based on a human rights perspective: the belief that people should be treated equitably and that employment decisions should not be based on person...
Synopsis: The ‘diversity’ concept provides an essential means of developing an inclusive, competitiv...
This article is an overview of the concept of diversity. Diversity is a term used by scholars to ref...
Diversity is a reality of life, and a necessity in today\u27s workplace. Workforce Diversity Managem...
The key topic of the work is diversity management, i.e. management of em-ployees" diversity within o...
Diversity management is recognised as a major challenge for organizations throughout the world. Ther...
For the past two decades, the concept of managing individual difference in the workforce has been po...
M.Comm.The aim of this study was, to highlight the qualitative nature of the concept of diversity, w...
This entry provides an overview of diversity management, which, in the context of organizations, con...
Today, globalization is becoming more and more widespread and important in almost all areas in the s...
The concept of diversity is used to refer to social categories, such as gender, ethnicity, age, disa...
In a global society, leveraging people\u2019s diversities is one of the major challenges faced by or...
The ‘diversity’ concept provides an essential means of developing an inclusive, competitive workplac...
In recent years diversity and its management have become popular topics of discussion in all kinds o...
In many countries diversity management has become an increasingly common way of treating differences...
For the past two decades the concept of managing individual difference in the workforce has been pop...
Synopsis: The ‘diversity’ concept provides an essential means of developing an inclusive, competitiv...
This article is an overview of the concept of diversity. Diversity is a term used by scholars to ref...
Diversity is a reality of life, and a necessity in today\u27s workplace. Workforce Diversity Managem...
The key topic of the work is diversity management, i.e. management of em-ployees" diversity within o...
Diversity management is recognised as a major challenge for organizations throughout the world. Ther...
For the past two decades, the concept of managing individual difference in the workforce has been po...
M.Comm.The aim of this study was, to highlight the qualitative nature of the concept of diversity, w...
This entry provides an overview of diversity management, which, in the context of organizations, con...
Today, globalization is becoming more and more widespread and important in almost all areas in the s...
The concept of diversity is used to refer to social categories, such as gender, ethnicity, age, disa...
In a global society, leveraging people\u2019s diversities is one of the major challenges faced by or...
The ‘diversity’ concept provides an essential means of developing an inclusive, competitive workplac...
In recent years diversity and its management have become popular topics of discussion in all kinds o...
In many countries diversity management has become an increasingly common way of treating differences...
For the past two decades the concept of managing individual difference in the workforce has been pop...
Synopsis: The ‘diversity’ concept provides an essential means of developing an inclusive, competitiv...
This article is an overview of the concept of diversity. Diversity is a term used by scholars to ref...
Diversity is a reality of life, and a necessity in today\u27s workplace. Workforce Diversity Managem...