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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816833803321

Titolo

Diversity in the workforce / / David Pollitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-54724-3

9786610547241

1-84663-003-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (52 p.)

Collana

Human Resource Management, International Digest ; ; v.14, no. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

PollittDavid

Disciplina

658.3008

Soggetti

Diversity in the workplace

Multiculturalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of contents; Viewpoint; Beyond age discrimination to leveraging human capital; Developing diverse senior managers; Geert Hofstede: challenges of cultural diversity; Barclays bank on Africa; The glass ceiling: smashed or still holding strong?; Amin Rajan: promotion of workforce diversity; Survival of the fittest; When the rhetoric doesn't match the reality: equality and diversity in recruitment and retention of staff; When's it due?! Not the baby, the lawsuit; Linda Wirth: trends in female employment; Ensuring harmony in the workplace; Abstracts; Suggested reading

What's on the web

Sommario/riassunto

Employment law can be a minefield. New employment regulations are coming into force constantly, expanding this area of the law and forcing companies to be aware of potential pitfalls. There is a particular focus on equality and discrimination in the workplace, and many companies are curious how to encourage and work with diverse collections of employees. This e-book looks at recent case-studies of discrimination, and also features interviews with high-profile experts in the field. This collection of articles pays particular attention to women's careers, age discrimination, the growing issue of