Winner of two prestigious awards in its First Edition (the 2006 Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine,and the 2007 Academy of Management's George R Terry Book Award) the Second Edition: Provides an update on worldwideanti-discrimination legislation, with a critical examination of not only the content but also the enforcement of those laws Describes changes in Affirmative//Positive Action public policies, and using some recent court cases examine newer arguments for and against those policies Places more emphasis on the section describing Migration of Employers because of the growing importance of outsourcing and the public debate about 'sending jobs overseas' Adds more current research on the barriers and benefits to implementing level I of the inclusive workplace model. Adds more on fair international practices and more public awareness and pressure to implement such practices INDICE: PART I: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT FOR DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT / Introductionand Conceptual Framework / Diversity Legislation in a Global Perspective: Equality and Fairness in Employment / Discrimination, Equality and Fairness in Employment: Social Policies and Affirmative// Positive Action Programs / Global Demographic Trends: Impact on Workforce Diversity / Socioeconomic Transitions:The New Realities of the Global Workforce / PART II: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY / Defining Diversity in a Global Context: Prejudice and Discrimination / Vive la difference? Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity and Exclusion in the Workplace / Culture and Communication in the Global Workplace / Interpersonal Relationships in a Global Work Context / Diversity Management: Paradigms, Rational and Key Elements / An Overview of the Inclusive Workplace Model: Managing the Globalize Workforce Diversity / The Inclusive Workplace - Level I : Inclusion Through Diversity Within the Work Organization / The Inclusive Workplace - Level II: Inclusion Through Corporate-CommunityCollaborations / The Inclusive Workplace - Level III: Inclusion Through State//National Collaborations / The Inclusive Workplace - Level IV: Inclusion Through International Collaborations / Toward a Worldwide Inclusive Workplace: Putting the Pieces Together
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7235-2
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés