Diversity Management in the UK

<p>A comprehensive and critical review of the global scholarly literature on diversity this book presents findings from original UK-based research involving in-depth organizational case studies interviews observation and documentary data from over fifty organizations.</p><p>Analyzing the findings from the perspective of key stakeholder groups - diversity practitioners line-managers trade union equality officers workplace trade union representatives and employees it addresses a range of questions including:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>How is the diversity concept developing in the UK?</li> <li>Has the UK deconstructed and reconstructed the diversity concept to fit with the legal social and economic context of UK organizations? </li> <li>How are organizations in the public and private sectors responding in practical terms to the diversity concept? </li> <li>What is the legacy of the traditional equal opportunity concept?</li> <li>What are the experiences of different organizational stakeholders of diversity management? </li> <li>Whose interests does diversity management serve?</li> </ul><p>Looking at many of the weaknesses associated with more traditional equal opportunity policy approaches this book is excellent reading for all students of international business entrepreneurship and small businesses.</p>