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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337782203321

Autore

Hughes Claretha

Titolo

Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity : The Power to Influence Human Productivity and Career Development / / by Claretha Hughes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783030034337

303003433X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIII, 134 pages)  : 1 illustration

Disciplina

658.3

Soggetti

Personnel management

Diversity in the workplace

Human Resource Development

Diversity Management and Women in Business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: A Holistic Approach to Examining Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity -- 2. Description and Recognition of a Quality, Inter-Personnel Diverse Workforce -- 3. The Role of Workplace Leaders Who Champion Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity -- 4. Using Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity as a Unique Talent Management System Component -- 5. Valuing Independent Thought within Cultural Groups in the Workplace -- 6. Using Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity to Alleviate Generational Differences -- 7. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"Drawing upon decades of her own research, Dr. Hughes provides human resource professionals with yet another useful lens to consider when designing interventions to support diversity and inclusion. Both practitioners and academics will find new ways to understand, describe and lead inclusive workplaces in her newest book." - Holly M. Hutchins, Professor and HRD Undergraduate Program Coordinator, College of Technology, University of Houston Organization leaders typically look at each job position, characterized as identical based on pay and job description, in the same way. They hire employees to do that particular job and often do not consider other capabilities that the employees



may possess. This book examines how to optimize workforce performance by understanding the diversity of skills and competencies of employees. Diversity is generally explored in terms of gender, race, nationality, disability, and other physical characteristics that differentiate one legally protected group of people from another. In the workplace, however, diversity can take on a different meaning, describing not only physical differences but also work performance characteristics unique to each individual employee. Inter-personnel diversity seeks to explore those diverse characteristics and begin to understand each employee's strengths and weaknesses so that they can be developed to benefit the employee and the organization. This much-needed text will inform scholars and scholar-practitioners in HRD and workforce development how to use these differences to enhance the individual and the organization.