The psychology and management of workplace divesity / edited by Margaret S. Stockdale and Faye J. Crosby

Immigration and globalization, combined with new civil rights laws and changes in public opinion, have resulted in vastly incressed workplace diversity in the last half-century. The Psychology and management of Workplace Diversity represents a timely addition to current offerings on this growing sub discipline. Written by prominent scholars chosen for their expertise in specific domains, the chapters provide sophisticated and comprehensive views of the challenges and opportunities that diversity poses for organizations, their leaders, and their members. Tinted panels within each chapter present additional and sometimes controversial issues to provoke thought and discussion. The book begins by outlining the demographic forces and legal developments that create the environment in which diversity management is needed. It then presents a series of models that describe and explain the processes involved and examines how diversity has worked, does work, and should work with respect to a series of dimensions, including gender, race and ethnicity, age, disability, obesity, sexual orientation, and social class. The volume concludes with an extended overview that provides guidance on how organizations can change to become more multiculturally inclusive, describes diversity management around the globe, and suggests some strategies for managing diversity.