Diversity at Work (repost)
Arthur P. Brief, "Diversity at Work"
2008 | ISBN: 052186030X | 388 pages | PDF | 1 MB
2008 | ISBN: 052186030X | 388 pages | PDF | 1 MB
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.