Diversity: A Key Idea for Business and Society

Diversity is a key idea for business and society, with definitions, manifestations, and interdisciplinary influences shaping how it is researched. This volume explores workforce diversity, power, inequality, and intersectionality, and highlights cases against diversity and how to navigate the diversity jungle in practice.

Format: Hardback
Length: 142 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Diversity is a fundamental concept that has gained widespread acceptance in both business and society. It encompasses a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and its definition, framing, management, and regulation are subject to diverse interpretations and manipulations. This comprehensive volume delves into the multifaceted nature of diversity, exploring its various definitions, manifestations, and interdisciplinary influences. It examines workforce diversity as a specific case of diversity, exploring its antecedents, correlates, and consequences.

The author employs power, inequality, and intersectionality as lenses to shed light on the subject, considering the key manifestations such as class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and disability. Drawing insights from a diverse range of fields, including economics, management, and biology, the author also highlights the various cases against diversity and provides practical guidance on navigating the complexities of the diversity jungle in practice.

This concise and authoritative book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and reflective practitioners interested in workforce diversity, as well as a unique supplementary reading across the social sciences. It offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of diversity, providing valuable insights into its implications and challenges.

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367424268