Profiting from Diversity
Gower Publishing Ltd
Published on 11. June 1998
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-0-566-07931-3 (ISBN)
Description
Offering an approach to recognizing and embracing diversity within your organization, this book demonstrates the link between diversity and the bottom line and helps the reader to develop the systems, attitudes and policies that transform the basis of a culture of diversity. It introduces the concepts of "diversity tolerance", "unity" and "appropriate diversity" and encourages the reader to embrace new paradigms. Techniques and guidance are offered for intervening on a one-to-one basis with small teams or in large systems to help people throughout the organization understand and adopt new ways of thinking.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 161 mm
Width: 240 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-566-07931-3 (9780566079313)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Strategic diversity; bottom line benefits; working with diversity; levels of diversity; intervening in large systems; intervening in small systems; intervening at the individual level; the courage to be different; standing up and standing out; the power of potential; living and working at the edge; a unique combination; the value of novelty; the desire to be the same; the journey starts with knowing yourself; avoiding diversity pitfalls; being seen to be different; corporate diversity; delivering diversity.