1st Edition

Strategic Management of Diversity in the Workplace A Comparative Study of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia

By Emile Chidiac Copyright 2016
200 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

Strategic Management of Diversity in the Workplace discusses the strategic management of ethnic and cultural diversity by taking particular examples from Australia, Canada, The United Kingdom and the United States of America, in order to determine the salient benefits that organisations could derive when ethnic and cultural differences are seen as opportunities, not as problems, and are viewed... Read more

Chapter 1: Multiculturalism



1.1 Multiculturalism(s): A Short Introduction



1.2 Multiculturalism in the US



1.3 Multiculturalism in Canada



1.4 Multiculturalism in the UK



1.5 Multiculturalism in Australia



References





Chapter 2: Diversity in the Workforce—Facts and Figures



2.1 Diversity in the US Workforce



2.2 Diversity in the Canadian Workforce



2.3 Diversity in the UK Workforce



2.4 Diversity in the Australian Workforce



References





Chapter 3: Strategic Management of Diversity—Benefits and Challenges



3.1 Strategic Management of Diversity



3.2 Benefits of Strategic Management of Diversity



3.3 Challenges of Strategic Management of Diversity



3.4 Implementation of Diversity Programs



References





Chapter 4: Diversity Management in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia—Legal and Political Analysis



4.1 Diversity Management in the US: Political and Legal Analysis



4.2 Diversity Management in Canada: Political and Legal Analysis



4.3 Diversity Management in the UK: Political and Legal Analysis



4.4 Diversity Management in Australia: Political and Legal Analysis



References





Chapter 5: Diversity Management in Practice



5.1 The Practice of Strategic Management of Diversity in the US: A Review of Case Studies



5.2 The Practice of Strategic Management of Diversity in Canada



5.3 The Practice of Strategic Management of Diversity in the UK



5.4 The Practice of Strategic Management of Diversity in Australia



References

Biography

Emile Chidiac is Adjunct Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. His research focuses on strengths and weaknesses of organisations, immigration, diversity, diversity management, multiculturalism, citizenship and Australian Constitutional Law. He is currently doing his PhD in Law at Macquarie University.