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Week 7 - Coggle Diagram
Week 7
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The Glass Ceiling
A phenomenon that limits the advancement of women and other minority groups to senior managerial positions in organisations
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What is diversity
- Age, race, ethnicity, gender, physical characteristics (height, weight etc.), mental and physical ability, personality, sexual orientation etc.
- Workplace diversity, therefore, refers to differences among people at work
Social Identity Theory
:silhouette: Social identity theory stipulates that individuals validate their social identity by favouring their ‘ingroup’ at the expense of ‘out-groups’.
:silhouette: A shared social identity increases perceived differences between individuals belonging to different social categories (i.e. between in- and out-groups)
:silhouette: In order to maximise the value of having a diverse workforce, people need to be encouraged to interact with diverse rather than just similar others.