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What is Leveraging Diversity

Chapter 27
Handbook of Research on Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts
Enhancing organizational effectiveness and performances by making use of the different perspectives, experiences, and abilities that people bring to the workplace.
Published in Chapter:
Theoretical Frameworks and Models Supporting the Practice of Leveraging Workforce Diversity
Aileen G. Zaballero (Pennsylvania State University, USA) and Yeonsoo Kim (University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch027
Abstract
This chapter will include a brief description of the history of diversity; advantages of being culturally competent; paradigms/perspectives of diversity management; and a summary of the business case for diversity. In addition, theories and models of organization development and change management are further explained as a way to understand the organizational context surrounding diversity interventions.
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