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Diversity Management

This research examines the concept and application of human resource diversity management within organizations. Literature is reviewed in relation to human resource diversity planning in both public and private sector organizations. Measurement criteria for the assessment of human resource diversity within organizations are examined. A case example of innovative and superior human resource diversity planning and management by an organization is presented. Policies and procedures which may be applied in the pursuit of increased human resource diversity within organizations in relation to persons covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) are discussed. A model for organizational human resource diversity management is proposed.

The continuing trend of change in the ethnic and racial make-up of the population in the United States, together with trends in the social, political, and judicial environments in the last years of the twentieth century, are combining to increase the complexity of the human resource managerial task for managers and public administrators. The continuing trend of change in the ethnic and racial make-up of the population in the United States is not only increasing the diversity of the population from which employees are drawn, but also is leading to greater ethnic and racial balance, as minority population groups increase proportionally while the majority European-American population segment decreases proportionally.

While population trends will increase pressures on managers and public administrators to strengthen organizational diversity, however, concurrent social, political, and judicial trends will cause this task to become more complex and difficult. While a majority of the population in the United States continues to express support for the concept of equality of opportunity, there is simultaneously increasing resistance among the general population to specific programs, such as Affirm...

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Diversity Management. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 16:31, March 28, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1693915.html