This book focuses on the challenge of how individuals & organizations can address & adapt to diversity effectively, efficiently & productively both within & around business organizations. There is also a series of case examples wherein the student can apply the perspectives & skills provided in the text.

This book focuses on the challenge of how individuals & organizations can address & adapt to diversity effectively, efficiently & productively both within & around business organizations. There is also a series of case examples wherein the student can apply the perspectives & skills provided in the text.

Differences that Work captures the critical themes & ongoing debates on the topic of workplace diversity--radical differences, women, AIDS, aging, family, disabilities--producing a clear-eyed approach to complex dilemmas. Thirteen articles & three case studies from the Harvard Business Review confront today's issues, documenting 20 years of organizations' & managers' changing experience of difference. This collection features such eminent practitioners & thinkers on diversity as R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., Felice Schwartz, Edward W. Jones, Jr., & Charles & Fran Sussner Rodgers.

The study was designed to explore the need for sound behavior and managerial excellence through employed women and men in Nigeria and make necessary recommendations. Managing diversity is about the realization of the potential of all employees. Diversity is both an ethical question as well as a productivity issue. It is a combination that extends to personnel and human resource management functions. Any organization that values and promotes diversity creates a work environment that respects and supports employees with non-traditional backgrounds so that they can contribute to their fullest productivity potential. The survey research design was used while the questionnaire and personal interview methods were used to generate data for the study. The respondents were selected through the simple random sampling technique. Data analyses were done through tables, frequencies, percentages and the X2 statistics. It was found that diversity management was not being promoted among employed women and men in Nigeria. Eleven recommendations were made based on the result of the study.

′What makes this book stand out in the crowd is the engaging approach the authors have taken to present their argument and the novel treatment they offer of diversity and diversity management...a must-read for anyone in a leadership position or interested in investigating education leadership and diversity′ - Gender and Education ′The authors should be congratulated for tackling the crucial topic of diversity within educational leadership....the book makes a major contribution to the small but emergent body of studies in this area′ - Journal of Educational Administration & History ′This book sets out a central aim of stimulating reflection on diversity and implications for leaders in education. It also aims to support the development of practice. It is a useful book for those involved in educational management and for policy makers at all levels′ - ESCalate ′The authors challenge the reader to reconsider leadership theory in light of notions of social justice and diversity, and to put into place newly articulated frameworks for action...The text is richly supported by strong empirical research and a sometimes-intricate philosophical approach in making its case for justice and fairness in education and beyond′ - Choice Magazine What do we mean by diversity? Why is it an important issue for leaders of schools, colleges and universities? As society becomes increasingly diverse, there is significant international awareness in education about how this impacts on leaders and leadership. For decades the emphasis has been placed on increasing the number of leaders with specific attributes, such as women or those from ethnic minorities, to encourage a true representation of society. This far-reaching book takes a wider view, challenging the reader to recognise the importance of diversity issues and to embed diversity as central within leadership theory and practice. Drawing on their extensive research the authors establish a clear understanding of what diversity means and use this to develop a distinct approach to conceiving leadership, preparing leaders and acting as leaders. They explain how diversity should be a holistic issue which touches every aspect of leadership and is vital to ensuring effective and appropriate leadership for education in pluralist societies. The authors explore the history of approaches to addressing inequities in access to leadership positions and the experience of leadership, from equal opportunities, to diversity and inclusion, to capabilities approaches. The book also proposes fundamental and concrete changes that leaders can undertake both in their own and their organisation′s practice, to reflect a real commitment to social justice in a diverse society.