Global diversity is a key issue facing all companies and organisations. This book embraces diversity and shows how this is a strength that can provide the tools needed to attain the values and characteristics increasing demanded by business corporations and environments. Diversity has enormous benefits and opportunities, but these need to be carefully understood and developed. This book provides a practical framework and approach
Author(s): Celia de Anca, Antonio Vazquez Vega
Edition: Tra
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 256
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures and Tables......Page 11
Prologue......Page 12
Initial Reflections: Reinventing Yourself in Diversity......Page 15
Structure of the Book......Page 18
Acknowledgements......Page 19
Part One: Understanding Diversity......Page 20
Introduction to Part One......Page 22
SECTION 1 BACKGROUND......Page 30
1 Dominant and Rising Values......Page 32
2 Diversity in the Historic Perspective of Business Management......Page 52
SECTION 2 CONTENT......Page 76
3 Gender and Management......Page 78
4 Culture and Business Management......Page 102
5 Personality and Diversity Management......Page 116
Conclusion to Part One: The Correlation Between the Values Provided by Diversity and the Values of the New Company......Page 130
Part Two: Managing Diversity......Page 136
SECTION 3 POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING CORPORATE DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT......Page 138
6 Diversity Management in Today's Companies......Page 140
SECTION 4 CASE STUDIES......Page 180
Case 1 JPMorgan Chase & Co in Latin America: The Management of Diversity as a Tool for Developing Human Capital......Page 182
Case 2 Corporate Social Responsibility at Grupo Santander......Page 191
Case 3 Diversity in Ford Almussafes – An Example of Adaptation......Page 198
Epilogue Ten Concrete Questions for Global Reflection......Page 206
1 Gracia Cardador, Director of Actualidad Económica (Economic News), Spain......Page 208
2 Amparo Moraleda, General manager, IBM Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel and Turkey......Page 211
3 Rachid Slimi, President of the ONA Foundation and director of general affairs and corporate relations for ONA Group, Morocco......Page 216
4 Marianne C. Toldalagi, Vice-president of the IE Fund, New York......Page 220
5 Luiza Helena Trajano Inàcio, General director Magazine Luiza Network, São Paulo, Brazil......Page 225
6 Arpad von Lazar, Member of the International Advisory Board of the Instituto de Empresa, Madrid......Page 229
Appendix: List of Organizations......Page 232
Notes......Page 234
Bibliography......Page 243
C......Page 250
E......Page 252
H......Page 253
M......Page 254
P......Page 255
T......Page 256
W......Page 257
