Managing Diversity in Organizations

Description

Diversity management has recently attracted a lot of attention in both academia and practice. Globalization, migration, demographic changes, low fertility rates, a scarce pool of qualified labor, and women entering the workforce in large scales have led to an increasingly heterogeneous workforce in the past twenty years. In response to those ongoing changes, organizations have started to create work environments which address the needs and respond to the opportunities of a diverse workforce. The implementation of diversity policies and practices and the creation of an organizational culture that values heterogeneity have been the focus of recent organizational initiatives. This special issue aims at shedding light on some of open research questions by including both theoretical and empirical contributions. Front Matter....Pages I-III Managing diversity in organizations....Pages 1-2 Diversity research—what do we currently know about how to manage diverse organizational units?....Pages 3-18 Getting tuned in to those who are different: The role of empathy as mediator between diversity and performance....Pages 19-44 Managing demographic change and diversity in organizations: how feedback from coworkers moderates the relationship between age and innovative work behavior....Pages 45-68 Gender and nationality pay gaps in light of organisational theories....Pages 69-94 Women on German management boards....Pages 95-125 Back Matter....Pages 127-128