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Book SynopsisInternational Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion examines the complex nature of equality, diversity and inclusion in the world of work through interdisciplinary, comparative and critical perspectives. Authors are encouraged to provide cross-national and multi-dimensional insights through comparative analysis and to bring insights from across the disciplines of social sciences and humanities. The series elicits critical scholarship through its focus on structures of inequality in relations of power in exploring issues of EDI at work.
Trade ReviewFirst presented at two international symposia held in Paris in October 2011 and October 2015, the 11 essays in this volume address diversity in management and organizations in various national contexts. Business and management researchers from Europe, Africa, Brazil, and Canada examine the meaning of inclusion in Peru, racial inequality and the management of diversity in the US and UK health sectors, sociability and otherness in France, management and business leadership in New Caledonia, women and ethnocultural minorities in organizations in Canada, diversity and inclusion in South Africa, diversity management and gender equality in Scandinavia, and diversity management in Brazil, Cameroon, Arab countries, and Germany. -- Annotation ©2017 Ringgold Inc. * (protoview.com) *
Table of Contents1. Introduction - Jean-François Chanlat and Mustafa Ozbilgin 2. A Latin American perspective on diversity management: What does “inclusion” mean in a Peruvian context? - Gabriela Francke Rojo and Alexandra Beauregard 3. Racial Inequality & Managing Diversity in the UK and USA - Geraldine Healy and Franklin Oikelome 4. Management, Diversity, Equal Opportunity and social cohesion in France: the Republic resistant to differences - Jean-François Chanlat 5. The French notion of diversity management to test against the alterity of Pacific Island cultures - Jean-Pierre Segal 6. Managing diversity in Brazil - Maria Ester de Freitas 7. Diversity management in organizations in Québec and Canada: facts, figures and real life experiences - Jean-Pierre Dupuis 8. Practical Considerations for the Management of Diversity and Inclusion in an Emerging Market Context: A South African Case Study - Preeya Daya and Kurt April 9. The challenges of diversity management in Africa: the case of Cameroon - Emmanuel Kamdem 10. Diversity in the Arab world: challenges and opportunities - Dorra Yahiaoui and Akram Al Ariss 11. Diversity Management and the Scandinavian Model: Illustrations from Denmark and Sweden - Laurence Romani, Lotte Holck, Charlotte Holgersson and Sara Louise Muhr 12. Diversity management as window dressing? A company case study of a Diversity Charta member in Germany - Joanna Vassilopoulou
