Strategic Management of Diversity in the Workplace

5  Diversity Management in Practice

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

As detailed in Chapter 2, diversity management emerged in the US in the early 1980s, and now many organisations encourage diversity management because of its recognition as a tool for proactive intervention to attain equal treatment of employees, irrespective of race, gender and ethnicity. In the US, diversity management has been adopted to follow organisational fairness and equality and to promote an inclusive workforce. The US economy needs skilled workers, irrespective of their cultural backgrounds, and immigrants are attracted to the US by the political freedom and economic opportunities. On that basis, millions will continue ...