Review of A Workshop for Managing Diversity in the Workplace.

Workplace diversity refers to the commonalities and contrasts among individuals at work in terms of class, nationality, age, ethnic heritage, academic background, physical capabilities and impairments, gender, interpersonal, and psychological variables. As a result, organizations must create an environment that is compatible with the diversification of their workforce in order to improve their efficiency in this globalised era. The goal of managing workforce diversity is to build and keep a favorable work environment where each employee's contributions are recognized. This reseаrсh рарer сritiсаlly аnаlyses wоrkfоrсe diversity аnd its раrаdigm shift оver time in the соntext оf аn оrgаnizаtiоn. Furthermore, this planned research intends to investigate of workplace diversity and its impact on an organization's efficiency. This study's research will be solely collected from secondary sources. The reseаrch study's findings will be beneficial to the organization since they provide some guidelines and recommendations that can be utilized to develop effective раrаdigms for managing diversity in the workplace. The proposed research study concludes with the belief that appropriate handling of workplace diversity may lead to more committed, pleased, and high-performing employees, as well as make the organization a more efficient workplace.

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Managing Diversity in the Workplace

Cross Cultural Management An International Journal ◽

10.1108/eb008412 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 3-8

Author(s):

Lynne Bolen ◽

Brian H. Kleiner

Keyword(s):

Managing Diversity ◽

Diversity In The Workplace

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Managing Diversity in the Workplace

Safety, Health, and Asset Protection ◽

10.1201/9781420032932.ch42 ◽

2001 ◽

Author(s):

Sondra Thiederman

Keyword(s):

Managing Diversity ◽

Diversity In The Workplace

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Understanding approaches to managing diversity in the workplace

Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal ◽

10.1108/edi-08-2014-0062 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 154-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Silvia Ravazzani

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Diversity Management ◽

Research Model ◽

Content Type ◽

Managing Diversity ◽

Explanatory Factors ◽

Qualitative Approaches ◽

Specific Setting ◽

Research Gap ◽

Diversity In The Workplace

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding of why and how companies implement diversity management in practice, and of factors that may explain their approach. Design/methodology/approach – This study takes inspiration from existing typologies depicting organisation-wide perspectives on diversity management, and articulates them in more detail by applying practice-driven indicators and highlighting possible contingent factors at play. The resulting framework is used to investigate diversity management in Italy. Data from a survey conducted among 90 companies and two focus groups with experts and managers are presented. Findings – The most common approach among Italian companies focuses on addressing social expectations, seemingly shaped by isomorphic pressures and the need to secure legitimacy in their environment. Results also point to an understanding and practice of diversity management in Italy that also incorporate compliance and opportunity-oriented aspects, in an interplay between coercion and voluntarism that reflects local perspective and priorities. Originality/value – This study makes an effort to address the paucity of studies linking approaches to managing diversity with managerial interventions and contextual factors. The research model connecting approaches with practice-driven aspects and explanatory factors shows descriptive and predictive potential, although it should be contextualised to the specific setting under investigation. This study also fills a research gap in Italy, where existing research primarily involves case studies and qualitative approaches and focuses on gender issues. Implications for research and practice drawn from this study can be useful to scholars and practitioners in other countries.

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