Global Diversity Management: A Fusion of Ideas, Stories and Practice

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This book explores how global organisations and institutions manage Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across their operations and within different cultural and value settings. It blends empirical evidence from collaborative research with original practical insights. In addition, the book demonstrates how the idea of narratives can be used as an approach to achieving EDI goals, presenting powerful stories on EDI implementation and challenges stemming from EDI-related abuses. Taken together, the book’s respective chapters depict the complexity of EDI in a nuanced way, reflecting the disparate realities of those involved in its implementation. The combination of academic research and insights from practitioners in the field give the book a unique position in the global management literature on EDI, while also yielding a wealth of valuable lessons and conclusions. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction to the Challenges of International Diversity Management (Fiona Bartels-Ellis, Mustafa F. Özbilgin, Paul Gibbs)....Pages 1-8 Front Matter ....Pages 9-9 What Do We Know About the Implementations of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace? (Alison Scott-Baumann, Paul Gibbs, Alex Elwick, Kate Maguire)....Pages 11-23 Global Diversity Management (Mustafa F. Özbilgin)....Pages 25-39 Narrative Inquiry (Kate Maguire, Alison Scott-Baumann)....Pages 41-53 Five Nations: A Diversity Study (Alex Elwick, Paul Gibbs, Kate Maguire, Alison Scott-Baumann)....Pages 55-77 Front Matter ....Pages 79-80 What Makes You Successful at Diversity Management? A Personal Journey (Ágota Bíró)....Pages 81-86 Diversity in Global Management (Patti Boulaye)....Pages 87-92 The Theatre of the Classroom: A Work in Progress. How Can I Meet the Needs of Everyone in the Class When I Also Have to Deal with the Pupils with Problems? (David Crabtree)....Pages 93-101 Training on and Exploring Cultural Approaches to Disability (Simon Minty)....Pages 103-109 Tales from the Front (Wayne Mullen)....Pages 111-120 Diversity in a Global Financial Organisation (Asif Sadiq MBE)....Pages 121-127 How to Start an Emotion-Reflective Journey (Kathrin Tietze)....Pages 129-135 Making the Creative Case for Diversity Across Arts and Culture: An Outsider Looking in (Abid Hussain)....Pages 137-143 Promoting Cultural Awareness: A Means of Managing Global Diversity (Doirean Wilson)....Pages 145-157 Front Matter ....Pages 159-159 At the Core of Diversity Is Compassion (Paul Gibbs)....Pages 161-171 A Reflection on Compassion (Jason De Santolo)....Pages 173-174 Back Matter ....Pages 175-177