Beyond diversity and intercultural management / Christopher Anne Robinson-Easley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson-Easley, Christopher Anne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individuality.

Diversity in the workplace.

Organization.

Personnel management.

Physical Description:

xviii, 182 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Contents:

Part I My Journey and Understanding of Diversity and Intercultural Management from the Lens of Traditional Paradigms

1 Understanding Diversity from the Mindset of a Structural Approach to Change 29

2 The Beginning: Moving Diversity Strategies beyond Structural Interventions 43

3 My Early Work: Appreciative Inquiry as a Diversity Intervention Strategy 49

4 The Importance of the Individual When Working to Evoke a Diverse Organizational Environment 65

5 Contemporary, Yet Unconventional Research and Perspectives on Issues of Diversity and Intercultural Management 83

6 Contemporary Diversity Perspectives: More Lessons from the "Field" 95

7 The Movement toward New Diversity Questions and Paradigms: Synthesizing My Learning 103

Part II Nontraditional Venues for Evoking the Diversity Conversation

8 Moving the Conversation beyond the Ethics Literature: Connecting Diversity and Social Responsibility 113

9 Transformational Leadership and the Transcendence of Humanity: Leaders Are the Drivers of Change 129

10 Synthesizing the Learning: A New Diversity/ Intercultural Competence Model for Change 139

11 Concluding Comments 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137405135

1137405139

OCLC:

863695299