Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn’t

✍ Scribed by Frank Dobbin; Alexandra Kalev

Publisher: Harvard University Press
Year: 2022
Tongue: English
Leaves: 272
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Management experts Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev sift through decades of data to show why workplace diversity training fails and what works. Arguing that it’s time to focus on changing systems rather than individuals, the authors make data-driven recommendations for diversifying management and creating workplaces where everyone can thrive.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Introduction: A Dream Delayed
1 Rethink Diversity and Harassment Training
2 Don’t Count on Rules to Stop Bias and Harassment: They Can Backfire
3 Democratize Recruitment: Cast a Wider Net
4 Open Networks Up: Mentoring, Teams, and Employee Resource Groups
5 Democratize Training: Rethink Skill, Management, and Cross-Training
6 Work-Life Help for Everyone: Flextime, Leave, and Childcare
7 Bake In Systems Change: Diversity Managers, Task Forces, and Goals
Conclusion: Changing Workplaces for Good
Appendix: Note on the Online Methodological Supplement
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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