Understanding and Managing Diversity:International Edition

Description

Features

For undergraduate and graduate courses in human resources.

This book uses applications to clarify and understand the complexity of a diverse workforce, and how it can be used as an organizational asset.

Innovations for Assessment and Technology in the Classroom

In terms of pedagogy, the 4th edition incorporates innovations to meet the needs for assessment, integrates the use of technology in the classroom, and provides material that is not available from any other resources.  For example, this edition includes:

• A NEW extensive pre and post course assessment package that enables instructors to measure students' learning and progress.
• Integration of technology into teaching and learning about diversity through an interactive web-based exercise and a new Diversity on the Web assignment.
• Extensive material on the use of popular films that can be used to illustrate diversity concepts.
• Six new cases such as Pitney Bowes and The Air Force Academy.
• Reprinted material from The Harvard Business Review, The Managing Diversity newsletter, DiversityInc., The Brookings Institute, and Ivey Publishing.
• The integration of “Legal Briefs,” short explanations of diversity related law inserted into relevant readings and cases.
• New topics on immigration, utilization of human capital, flexible work arrangements, weight and appearance, family and work-life issues, supplier diversity, and intercultural negation.

Current Diversity Issues

Much of the content from the 3rd edition has been updated and/or revised including articles on ethics, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, women, social class, and older workers.  In addition, articles have been included discussing applications of diversity issues from:

• Minor's Nacerima
• Peggy Macintosh's White Privilege and Male Privilege
• Sowell's World View of Cultural Diversity
• Deborah Tannen's The Power of Talk
• R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.'s Redefining Diversity

New to this Edition

For undergraduate and graduate courses in human resources.

This book uses applications to clarify and understand the complexity of a diverse workforce, and how it can be used as an organizational asset.

Innovations for Assessment and Technology in the Classroom

In terms of pedagogy, the 4th edition incorporates innovations to meet the needs for assessment, integrates the use of technology in the classroom, and provides material that is not available from any other resources.  For example, this edition includes:

• A NEW extensive pre and post course assessment package that enables instructors to measure students' learning and progress.
• Integration of technology into teaching and learning about diversity through an interactive web-based exercise and a new Diversity on the Web assignment.
• Extensive material on the use of popular films that can be used to illustrate diversity concepts.
• Six new cases such as Pitney Bowes and The Air Force Academy.
• Reprinted material from The Harvard Business Review, The Managing Diversity newsletter, DiversityInc., The Brookings Institute, and Ivey Publishing.
• The integration of “Legal Briefs,” short explanations of diversity related law inserted into relevant readings and cases.
• New topics on immigration, utilization of human capital, flexible work arrangements, weight and appearance, family and work-life issues, supplier diversity, and intercultural negation.

Current Diversity Issues

Much of the content from the 3rd edition has been updated and/or revised including articles on ethics, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, women, social class, and older workers.  In addition, articles have been included discussing applications of diversity issues from:

• Minor's Nacerima
• Peggy Macintosh's White Privilege and Male Privilege
• Sowell's World View of Cultural Diversity
• Deborah Tannen's The Power of Talk
• R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.'s Redefining Diversity

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