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Managing for inclusion equality & workplace diversity (Diversity…
Managing for inclusion equality & workplace diversity
Social Dilemmas
Social Identity
Individuals validate social identity through favouring in group at expense of out group
Perceived to be easier to communicate with members of in group
More trustworhy
Predictable
More likely to reciprocate favours
Solutions
Keeping work groups small
Develop measurable diversity objectives
Vision and mission statements
Encourage communication between diverse employees
Measuring managerial performance from a long-term
perspective
Public policies
Education at a primary and secondary level
Encourage effective diversity
Develop legislation
Avoid creation of protected class of workers
Participation
Individual
Formation of subgroups among social categories may result in resrticting movement of information
Managerial
Consequence of the dilemma of individual participation
Managers likely to recruit individuals perceived similar to them
Those that do not fit often leave the homogeneous workforce
Organisational
Dependent on how well social dilemas relating to individual & managerial participation are addressed
Belief that diversity initiatives benefit society, not organisations implementing them
Creates barriers for selecting highly talented candidates due to ill informed and short sighted views
Glass Ceiling
phenomenon that limits the advancement of women and other minority groups to senior managerial positions in organisations
Overcoming Glass Ceiling
Eradicate gender bias
Eliminate stigmatism of men who choose to stay at home
paid parental leave
Blend of men and women in senior roles
Diversity
Term used to describe differences among individuals
Differences among people at work
Manage Diversity
One of 4 core labour standards of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Increasing diversity of consumers due to globalisation
Continuous innovation
Workplace diversity a reality of modern organisations, especially in Australia
Benefits of functional diversity
Solving complex problems
Increases number of opportunities to find errors or discover key information
Composed of people who offer a different range of talents (rather than more individuals)
Pertinent to innovation as creative solutions are more likely to surface through a wider spectrum of talents
Workplace diversity both influences and is influenced by the management functions of POLC