Managing diversity--the courage to lead / / Elsie Y. Cross

• Autore: Cross Elsie Y
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 250 p
• Disciplina: 658.3/008
• Soggetto topico: Diversity in the workplace
• Note generali: Title from title screen.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-238) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- MANAGING DIVERSITY- The Courage to Lead -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- THE SCHEME OF THE BOOK -- 1 Leadership for Democracy: The Managing Diversity Intervention -- THE MANAGING DIVERSITY INTERVENTION -- START-UP -- CAPACITY BUILDING -- NOTE -- 2 Behind the Model -- BEGINNINGS -- RACISM, SEXISM AND OTHER DISASTERS -- ORGANIZING FOR CHANGE -- LIFE IN CORPORATE AMERICA, CIRCA 1970 -- HOW I GOT INTO THIS BUSINESS -- NOTES -- 3 Managing Diversity: The Beginning of a Theory -- THE CIVIL-RIGHTS MOVEMENT -- EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN -- ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT -- GROUP PROCESS AND THE PERSONAL GROWTH MOVEMENT -- CLOSING THE CIRCLE -- NOTES -- 4 From Theory to Practice -- STUDENT DIALOGUES -- MANAGING AND WORKING IN A DIVERSE WORK FORCE ENVIRONMENT -- MEN AND WOMEN IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT -- Communication Patterns -- POWER AND AUTHORITY -- Revising the Performance Appraisal Process: An Example of Policy Shift -- ABUSIVE PRACTICES -- NOTES -- 5 The Theory Evolves -- RACE AS ALLEGORY -- LEARNING ABOUT RACE -- DEEPER MEANINGS -- EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION -- ROLES OF MANAGERS AND CONSULTANTS -- NOTES -- 6 "Jaraco Corporation": A Case Study in Culture Change -- "JARACO CORPORATION" -- LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE -- SYSTEM-WIDE CHANGE -- TAKING STOCK -- TOWARD CULTURE CHANGE -- USING DATA TO CREATE CHANGE -- LESSONS LEARNED -- NOTE -- 7 White Men as Champions -- NOTES -- 8 Putting It All Together: The CoreStates Story -- DATA COLLECTION -- EDUCATION AND AWARENESS -- CAPACITY BUILDING -- REINING IN REENGINEERING -- NOTES -- 9 What We Need to Know to "Manage Diversity" -- THE ORIGINS OF THE CONCEPT OF MANAGING DIVERSITY -- POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL REALITY -- UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS -- HELPING ADULTS LEARN -- LEARNING ABOUT RACE, GENDER AND OTHER HOT TOPICS -- NOTES -- 10 Citizens All: Toward the Future. ; THE SHAPE OF CHANGE -- WHITE WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR -- SEXUAL ORIENTATION -- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REVISITED -- GLOBAL DIVERSITY, ECONOMIC CHANGES AND MORE -- NOTES -- Appendix 1 The Discourses of Diversity: The Links Between Conversation and Organizational Change -- THE CONTEXT -- FINDINGS -- Organizational Structure -- THE CHANGING DISCOURSES OF THE SENIOR WHITE MEN -- THE WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE -- SPEAKING THE NEW LANGUAGE -- WHAT THE STORIES TELL US -- NOTES -- Appendix 2 Measuring Results -- PART 1: THE DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT SURVEY -- THEORIES OF CHANGE -- The Theory Applied to Measurement -- Advantages of Multilevel Analysis -- THE DIVERSITY SURVEY -- The Dimensions -- The Results -- Individual Behavior -- Supervisory Behaviors -- Management Attitudes -- Group Behaviors -- Group Beliefs, Attitudes, Values -- Organization Behavior -- Managing Diversity -- Organization Culture -- IMPLICATIONS -- PART 2: DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT: TELLING THE STORY -- "JUST THE FACTS" IS NOT ENOUGH -- SAVING FACE -- THE PROCESS -- TRANSLATING THE FINDINGS -- STRATEGIC LEVERAGE POINTS -- POSSIBLE FIRST STEPS -- CREATING THE IMPETUS FOR CHANGE -- NOTES -- Appendix 3 Suggestions for Further Reading -- Appendix 4 The Language of Diversity: An Introductory Guide -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
• Titolo autorizzato: Managing diversity--the courage to lead
• ISBN: 979-84-00-68214-8; 0-313-00118-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813722003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II