Equality, inequalities and diversity : contemporary challenges and strategies /

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Imprint:Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2011.
Description:xv, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Management, work and organisations
Management, work and organisations.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8297305
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Other authors / contributors:Healy, Geraldine (Geraldine Mary)
Noon, Mike.
Kirton, Gill.
ISBN:9780230231078 (pbk.)
0230231071 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:An authoritative and in-depth critical analysis of equality, inequality and diversity in organizations. Using international examples it explores contemporary concepts and debates based on original research in a number of fields and sectors.
Other form:Online version: Equality, inequalities and diversity. Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2011
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Preface
  • List of abbreviations
  • List of contributors
  • 1. Inequalities, intersectionality and equality and diversity initiatives: the conundrums and challenges of researching equality, inequalities and diversity
  • 2. The social construction of diversity, equality and inclusion: an exploration of academic and public discourses
  • 3. Linguistic diversity in the UK and Ireland: does the meaning of equality get lost in translation?
  • 4. Navigating multi-layered uncertainty: EU member state and organizational perspectives on positive action
  • 5. Ethnic and religious diversity in Britain: where are we going?
  • 6. Tax law as an instrument of workplace diversity
  • 7. Prosecuting disability hate crime
  • 8. Resources and constraints of diversity and equality officers: theoretical and practitioner reflections
  • 9. Flexibility and equality: friend or foe?
  • 10. Gender, ethnicity and migration in black women's business start-up resourcing
  • 11. The use of quotas in the most equal region: politics and corporate boards in the Scandinavian countries
  • 12. Relevance of US and UK national histories in the understanding of racism and inequality in work and career
  • 13. The labour market context and its effect on women's participation in independent business and professional networks: a comparative study in the UK and Germany
  • 14. Exploring the intersections of gender, sexuality and class in the transport and construction industries
  • 15. Work-life balance: attitudes and expectations of young black and minority ethnic graduates
  • 16. What shapes the careers of young black and minority ethnic people?
  • Index