Description
Book SynopsisAlthough diversity is the current buzzword in management theory, we still have only a slight understanding of how demographic differences within organizations influence individuals'' attitudes and behavior toward each other and the organization as a whole. Demographic Differences in Organizations fills this void. Meticulously researched and authored by two respected scholarsone working in this country, the other in Hong Kongthis book addresses the problems and benefits associated with an increasingly diverse global workforce. Unlike most other researchers in the field, Anne Tsui and Barbara Gutek are interested in the effects of demographic diversity on all members of an organization, not just minority or newly arrived groups. This broad-based, highly readable study should be read by managers, academics in business management and social psychology, and students of business at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Trade ReviewThe authors provide significant insights on the impact of diversity on both majority and minority group members. . . . This well-researched treatise is recommended for upper-divisino undergraduate through professional collections. -- T. Gutteridge, University of Connecticut * CHOICE *
I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in organizational inequality. Its broad theoretical lens will help readers to see the similarity and the distinction between different bases of categorization and identification. -- Donald Tomaskovic-Devey * Work and Occupations *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Defining the Problem Chapter 2 Three Approaches to Demographic Analysis in Organizations Chapter 3 Research on Demographic Diversity Chapter 4 The Multiple Meaning of Demography Chapter 5 Understanding Vertical and Horizontal Pairs from a Demographic Point of View Chapter 6 Understanding Demographic Diversity in Groups Chapter 7 Understanding Demographic Diversity in Organizations Chapter 8 Demographic Diversity in the International Arena: The Chinese Case Chapter 9 An Integrative Framework of Demographic Diversity in Organizations Chapter 10 Managing Demographic Diversity Chapter 11 Directions for Future Research Chapter 12 Conclusion
