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Workplace Diversity - Coggle Diagram
Workplace Diversity
social dilemmas
Individual Participation
Dependant willing employees
subgroups restrict information movement
exlusion can form more subgroups
subgroups can have competition
Managerial participation
Consequence > dilemma individual participation
managers recruit similar people
women likely to recruit a women
those excluded often leave
results in homogenous workplace
can cause power battles
Organisational participation
dependant on success of above participations
bad perception in relation to homogeneous work
Believe diversity benifits society more
short term views
Inaccurate views prevent talented workers
eg. don't hire someone because they are gay or a women
social identity theory
individuals
validate social identity
favouring in-groups
expense of out-groups
shared social identity
increases perceived differences
glass ceiling
limits female progression
25% management positions women
public sector
40% women senior roles
Overcoming the Ceiling
changing social norms
eliminating Stigmatism of stay home men
introducing paid parental leave
gender quotas for senior roles
blend of all genders in senior roles
solutions- social dilemmas
public policy problem
avoiding creation of legislation
'protected class'
legislation
develop/implement diversity
'effective' diversity
education - primary/secondary level
management problem
aligning intrest
with diversity initatives
self-interest facilitated
by embracing organisational diversity
measurable objects
superordinate goals
work environment
encourages and facilitates
communication
small work/team groups
long-term perspective
workplace diversity
what is it?
differences
age
race
ethnicity
gender
physical characterisics
mental/physical ability
sexual orientance
different people
at work
necessary to manage?
4 core labour standards
anti-discrimination
changing composition
note merely 'legal' or 'moral'