Diversity at work / edited by Arthur P. Brief. - xxi, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Cambridge companions to management . - Cambridge companions to management. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and Overview: -- Where the sweet spot is: studying diversity in organizations / Conceptual Foundations: -- Stereotypes and prejudice create workplace discrimination / Promoting racial diversity at work: challenges and solutions / Emerging Theoretical Approaches: -- Identity negotiation processes amidst diversity / Diversity, conflict, and their consequences / Shifting frames in team-diversty research: from difference to relationships / Putting your own down / Practical Concerns: -- Diversity initiative effectiveness / A Research Agenda: -- 1964 was not that long ago: a story of gateways and pathways / Dolly Chugh and Arthur Brief -- Susan Fiske and Tiane Lee -- William Bielby -- Jeffrey Polzer and Heather M. Caruso -- Karen Jehn, Lindred Greer and Joyce Rupert -- Robin Ely and Laura Morgan Roberts -- Naomi Ellemers and Manuela Barreto -- Carol Kulik and Loriann Roberson -- Dolly Chugh and Arthur Brief. Part I. 1. Part II. 2. 3. Part III. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part IV. 8. Part V. 9.

"What effects do racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination have on the functioning of organizations? Is there a way of managing organizations such that we can benefit both the members of traditionally disadvantaged groups and the organizations in which they work? Discrimination on the basis of race or gender, whether implicit or explicit, is still commonplace in many organizations. Organizational scholars have long been aware that diversity leads to dysfunctional individual, group, and organizational outcomes. What is not well understood is precisely when and why such negative outcomes occur. In Diversity at Work, leading scholars in psychology, sociology, and management address these issues by presenting innovative theoretical ways of thinking about diversity in organizations. With each contribution challenging existing approaches to the study of organizational diversity, the book sets a demanding agenda for those seeking to create equality in the workplace."--Publisher description.

052186030X 9780521860307

2007050028


Diversity in the workplace

HF5549.5.M5 / D553 2008

658.3008