Critical Studies in Diversity Management Literature A Review and Synthesis /

• Main Authors: Gotsis, George (Author), Kortezi, Zoe (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Personnel management.; Economic sociology.; Industrial psychology.; Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.; Human Resource Management.

This book critically examines current workplace diversity management practices and explores a nuanced framework for undertaking, supporting, and implementing policies that equally favor all people. It presents critical perspectives that not only elevate respect for differences but also provide insig...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Workplace Diversity: A Resource or a Source of Conflict?
• Chapter 2: Different Approaches to Managing a Diverse Workforce
• Chapter 3: The Rhetoric of Diversity Management: How Critical Diversity Studies Explicate Organizational Appropriation of Differences
• Chapter 4: The Social Construction of Diversity Discourses: Critical Perspectives on Diversity Management, Power and Inequality
• Chapter 5: Operationalizing Critical Diversity Theories: A Contextual Framework of Implementing New Diversity Practices.