Davidson / Fielden Individual Diversity and Psychology in Organizations

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-470-86963-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 434 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Handbooks in Work & Organizational Psychology

Workplace initiatives to manage diversity seek to fully develop thepotential of each employee and turn their unique skills into abusiness advantage. Such fostering of difference enhances teamcreativity, innovation and problem-solving and is therefore anessential strategy for today's employers.
Individual Diversity and Psychology in Organizations is anindispensable handbook for all those involved in managingdiversity. Its academic and practice-oriented perspective is uniqueas it presents practical strategies and case studies alongsideacademic reviews, giving the reader a balanced overview of eachtopic. The team of expert authors examine international issues indiversity, such as:
* Strategies for managing organizational effectiveness Legal andpsychological implications
* Diversity training and its effectiveness Disability, racialequality, age and gender diversity Affirmative action
* Recognizing stereotypes and bias
* Business ethics
* The Future of diversity
This much needed handbook will be welcomed by researchers,academics and students in organizational psychology, management andbusiness. It will also be of great use to professionals in humanresources, equal opportunities management and managementconsultancy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davidson, Marilyn J.

Fielden, Sandra L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editors.
About the Contributors.
Series Preface.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part I: STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY.
1. Developing Strategic Approaches to Diversity Policy (GillKirton).
2. Practice Chapter - The Importance of Diversity in Innovation(Carolann Ashton).
3. Diversity in the Context of Business Ethics (CatherineCassell and Phil Johnson).
4. Managing Diversity: Developing a Strategy for MeasuringOrganizational Effectiveness (Michael L. Wheeler).
Part II: LEGAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES.
5. Management of Diversity in the UK - The Legal andPsychological Implications (Jill Earnshaw).
6. Affirmative Action as a Means of Increasing WorkforceDiversity (Alison M. Konrad and Frank Linnehan).
7. Principles and Practice of Gender Diversity Management inAustralia (Mary Barrett and Andrew Hede).
8. Organizational Efforts to Manage Diversity: Do They ReallyWork? (Penny Dick).
9. Managing Diversity: Caste and Gender Issues in Organizationsin India (Elisabeth M. Wilson).
Part III: SPECIFIC FORMS OF DIVERSITY.
10. Gender Diversity and Organizational Performance (DeborahHicks-Clarke and Paul Iles).
11. Analysing the Operation of Diversity on the Basis ofDisability (Carol Woodhams and Ardha Danieli).
12. Managing Racial Equality and Diversity in the UKConstruction Industry (Andrew W. Gale, Marilyn J. Davidson, PeterSomerville, Dianne Sodhi, Andy Steele and Sandi Rhys Jones).
13. Is Diversity Inevitable? Age and Ageism in the Future ofEmployment (Chris Brotherton).
Part IV: DIVERSITY TRAINING AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS.
14. Designing a Diversity Training Programme that Suits yourOrganization (Roberta Youtan Kay and Donna M. Stringer).
15. Diversity Issues in the Mentoring Relationship (DavidClutterbuck).
16. Networking and the Modernization of Local Public Services:Implications for Diversity (Jean Hartley and Lyndsay Rashman).
17. Workable Strategies and Effectiveness of Diversity Training(David L. Tan, Lee A. Morris and James Romero).
Part V: RECOGNIZING STEREOTYPES, ATTITUDES AND BIAS.
18. What You See is What You Get: Popular Culture, Gender andWorkplace Diversity (Alison Sheridan and Jane O'Sullivan).
19. Male Managers' Reactions to Gender Diversity Activities inOrganizations (Anna Wahl and Charlotte Holgersson).
20. Bias in Job Selection and Assessment Techniques (MikeSmith).
Part VI: THE FUTURE - THE MANAGEMENT OF DIVERSITY BEYOND THEMILLENNIUM.
21. Cultural Diversity Programmes to Prepare for the 21stCentury: Failures and Lost Opportunities (Norma M. Riccucci).
22. Cultural Diversity in the IT-Globalizing Workplace: Conundraand Future Research (Nada Korac-Kakabadse, Alexander Kouzmin andAndrew Korac-Kakabadse).
23. The Future of Workplace Diversity in the New Millennium(Tony Montes and Graham Shaw).
Index.