World class diversity management : a strategic approach / R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, R. Roosevelt.

Series:

A BK business book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diversity in the workplace.

Personnel management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

With demographic shifts and globalization transforming the nature of relationships, interactions, and decision making, excellence in diversity management is more important than ever. However, the field of diversity has no established standard for evaluating what constitutes best practices, nor has there been any agreement on what the most fundamental philosophies, principles, and concepts are-until now. In this pioneering book R. Roosevelt Thomas, one of our most distinguished diversity theorists and practitioners, proposes a framework that will enable the development of a truly world-class di

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I: The Four Quadrants Model: Introduction; 1. Managing Workforce Representation; 2. Managing Workforce Relationships; 3. Managing Diverse Talent; 4. Managing All Strategic Diversity Mixtures; PART II: Operationalization; 5. Strategic Diversity Management Process; 6. Managing Complexity; 7. The Dynamics of Strategies and Paradigms; PART III: Application; 8. Jeff Kilt; 9. Reflections of Jeff Kilt; Closing Thoughts; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612700958

9781282700956

1282700952

9781605094519

160509451X

OCLC:

657617416