International handbook on diversity management at work country perspectives on diversity and equal treatment

In the second edition of the International Handbook on Diversity Management at Work, Alain Klarsfeld and his co-editors have once again brought together an impressive group of authors to provide unique, timely, and valuable information regarding diversity management around the world. This will be my...

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Main Author: Klarsfeld, Alain
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd 2014
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Elgar original reference
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Summary:In the second edition of the International Handbook on Diversity Management at Work, Alain Klarsfeld and his co-editors have once again brought together an impressive group of authors to provide unique, timely, and valuable information regarding diversity management around the world. This will be my go-to source for learning how different countries are addressing diversity issues. The volume will be a very useful resource for scholars, policy-makers, consultants, and business leaders interested in diversity and equality.'--Bernardo M. Ferdman, Alliant International University, US and Editor, Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion. 'An exemplary work, the second edition of this Handbook is extraordinary in its recognition of the complexities of diversity management under conditions of globalization.
The editors suggest that one of the most significant effects of globalization has been to widen the scope of diversity management as workforces are becoming more diverse, with migrants posing a particular challenge in some countries. Examination at national level is crucial as anti-discrimination legislation and its implementation vary from country to country, especially with respect to whether or not positive discrimination is a feature. Above all the picture is changing over time. Hence the need for this new edition.'--Peter J. Sloane, Swansea University, UK and Flinders University, Australia. 'By covering the diversity practices in 14 different countries this Handbook makes evident the need to consider diversity management from a global and local standpoint. What is legal and standard practice towar ...
1. Introduction : equality and diversity in 14 countries : analysis and summary / Alain Klarsfeld ... [et al.] -- 2. Equal access to the opportunities available? : equity and diversity laws and policies in Australia / Erica French, Glenda Strachan and John Burgess -- 3. Equal treatment in Austria : current practices and challenges / Roswitha Hofmann and Regine Bendl -- 4. A review of two decades of employment equity in Canada : progress and propositions / Rana Haq ... [et al.] -- 5. Equality and diversity in Finland : from separate to intertwined concepts / Jonna Louvrier and Annamari Tuori -- 6. Equality and diversity in years of crisis in France / Anne-Françoise Bender, Alain Klarsfeld and Jacqueline Laufer -- 7. Equality and diversity in India : public versus private sector approaches to managing diversity in Indian organizations / Rana Haq -- 8. Moving societies and immobile organizational practices : the winding road of diversity management in Italy / Annalisa Murgia and Barbara Poggio -- 9. Japan : progress towards diversity and equality in employment / Vera Mackie, Kaori Okano and Kirsti Rawstron -- 10. Laws, policies and practices of diversity management in The Netherlands anno 2013 / Inge Bleijenbergh ... [et al.] -- 11. Equality and diversity in Aotearoa (New Zealand) / Irene Ryan, Katherine Ravenswood and Judith Pringle -- 12. Equality, diversity and inclusion in Nigeria : historical context and emerging issues / Ifedapo Adeleye, 'Doyin Atewologun and Olusegun Matanmi -- 13. Employment equality and diversity management in a Russian context / Fiona Colgan ... [et al.] -- 14. New developments in employment equity and diversity management in South Africa / Lize A.E Booysen and Stella M. Nkomo -- 15. Recent developments in the equality and diversity agenda in the UK : the 'big society' under austerity / Ian Roper and Ahu Tatli
Addressing diversity as a transnational force while maintaining an intra-national focus allows the collection of chapters to offer a processual understanding of population flows and, concurrently, a clear understanding of the diversity of diversity - institutionally and demographically - and its changing patterns over time. Altogether the book excels in fulfilling its conceptual claims for understanding diversity management at work: contextually, relationally and dynamically.'--Marta B. Calás, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US. 'This second edition contains 14 countries as opposed to 16 in the first edition, but is essentially different as it not only includes updates for the countries in common, but also six new ones including Australia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria and Russia. It is, therefore, essentially a complement to the first edition.
Physical Description:xiv, 290 p ill
ISBN:9780857939319
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