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Chapter 11
Managing Employee Diversity
Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this chapter, you should be able to:
Explain the meaning and benefits of employee diversity.
Develop an awareness of the unique perspectives, problems, and issues of diverse employee groups.
Understand demographic trends in the labor force and their managerial implications.
Describe the challenges firms may face in the management of diversity.
Describe various approaches that managers may use to enjoy the benefits of employee diversity and meet the challenges associated with diversity.
If effectively managed, diversity can provide: A powerful competitive edge
The ability to foster creativity
Improve problem solving
Provide greater flexibility
Make the firm more attractive to a broad labor market
Diversity It describes a wide spectrum
differences between people.
Groups of individuals share characteristics that distinguish them from other groups.
The differences between groups are smaller than the differences within groups.
Classifying people into group types often leads to false stereotypes because it incorrectly assumes that group averages apply to all individuals in the group.
Examples of Diversity All stand Born and raised in the US, please sit. Parents born and raised in the US, please
sit. At least one set of grand parents born and
raised in the US, please sit. We are a nation of immigrants!
Another example of diversity Raise your hand if you are descended from
someone who came to the US from Southern Europe - Italy, Spain Northern Europe – Germany, Scandinavia,
UK Eastern Europe including Russia South Asia East Asia Africa
Advantages of Employee Diversity
BetterBetterMarket AccessMarket Access
Improved Improved International International CompetitionCompetition
Multiplicity of Multiplicity of Points of ViewPoints of View
Better Team Better Team PerformancePerformance
The Challenges of Diversity
Pressures Pressures Toward Toward
HomogenizatioHomogenizationn
Lower Lower CohesivenessCohesiveness
Interpersonal Interpersonal Conflict and Conflict and
TensionTension
Confusing Confusing Diversity With Diversity With
Affirmative Affirmative ActionAction
Pressures for Homogenization Natural tendency for groups or
organizations to become demographically homogenous
Ethnocentrism – “the sun always shine on the (British) empire”
Glass ceilings affect women and minorities Segmented communication –
communication flows far greater within than between groups
Confusing diversity with affirmative action Affirmative action is a government
mandate Diversity is fact of work life. Note . . .
Management Is Everyone’s Business 11.3 Management Close-up 11.1 on the Hispanic
market Issues to Consider in Diversity Training Figure
11.6
The U.S. workforce is a mosaic of diverse cultures and groups
African African AmericansAmericans
Asian Asian AmericansAmericans
Disabled Disabled AmericansAmericans
Foreign-Born Foreign-Born AmericansAmericans
Hispanic Hispanic AmericansAmericans
HomosexualsHomosexuals
Older WorkersOlder Workers
WomenWomen
Diversity Today African Americans
11.3 percent of U.S. population 11.8 percent of workforce
Asian Americans 3.6 percent of population Wide variety of races ethnic groups and nationalities
including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indian and Pakistani.
Disabled Americans 50 million Americans suffer from some form of disability Between ages 16-64 55.8% are employed Accommodating disabled employees is less expensive
than people think
Foreign-born Americans About 10 percent of U.S. population About 820,000 immigrants enter the U.S. legally
every year At least 11 million undocumented immigrants
Hispanic Americans About 28 million people (10 percent of U.S.
population) Actual number is around 40 million people People with roots in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and
Cuba
Homosexuals Estimated to be between 1 to 10 percent of the
population No federal laws to protect homosexuals
Diversity Today (Cont)
Older Workers The average age of the U.S. workforce is expected
to reach 42 by 2010. Negative stereotypes: inflexible, resisting to
learning new skills, and coasting until retirement
Religious Diversity Primarily Christian faith A growing non-Christian minority
Women Half of the labor force is female Glass ceiling and sexual harassment issues at work
Diversity Today (Cont)
Building on Diversity Top management commitment
Linking diversity initiatives to business strategies and objectives
Management responsibility and accountability
Diversity audits
Developmental activities
Encouraging diversity networks
Accommodating family needs
Top Management CommitmentQuestion to improve diversity:
How can we develop all employees so that they are ready for opportunities that arise in the company?
How can we be sure that minorities and women gain access to better jobs, as they become available?
How can we make sure that we give minorities and women opportunities without discriminating against white men?
How can we show all employees that we value their contributions?
How can we change attitudes of both employees and customers?
Will the same approach work for new employees and those with many years of service?
Linking Diversity to Strategies and Objectives It should be key components of corporate
mission statements
Inclusion in corporate handbooks
Examples: Diversity briefing for senior
management Networking groups Linking diversity performance to other
corporate objectives Benchmarking with other companies
Management Responsibility and Accountability
“Diversity is not likely to become part of management and employee priorities without real accountability for specific
objectives.”
360-degree feedback – multirater feedback from peers, suppliers, other levels of management, and internal and external customers
Employee surveys
Performance appraisals
Self-evaluation
Diversity Audits Can help reveal possible
sources of bias
Indicators or factors used in the audit can also be used to measure whether corrective actions have the desired effects
Issues to Consider in Diversity Training Diversity is about each person coming to
terms with attitudes, beliefs, and expectations
It is big enough to include everyone No is the target to blame Human beings are ethnocentric The human species resists change Human beings find comfort and trust in
likeness It is difficult for people to share power
Developmental Activities
Diversity Diversity TrainingTraining
Senior Senior MentoringMentoring
ApprenticeshipsApprenticeshipsDiversity Diversity
Learning LabsLearning Labs
Encouraging diversity networks Offers a nurturing
environment to people
Company leaders may encourage employees to become part of international teams
Accommodating Family Needs Day-care assistance Flexible work schedules
and arrangements Compressed work weeks Job sharing Telecommuting Care assistance for
elderly dependents
Paid time off to care for family members who are ill
Paid parental leaveKeeping relocations to a minimumGiving a high priority to finding a position for spouse within the firm
Job search assistance to relocated spouses
Accommodating Family Needs (Continued)
Individual/Collaborative Learning Case 11.1 . . . P. 461
Blackgold Case A