TY - BOOK AU - Aquino,Carlos Tasso Eira de AU - Robertson,R. TI - Diversity and inclusion in the global workplace: aligning initiatives with strategic business goals SN - 9783319549927 U1 - 658.3008 PY - 2017/// CY - Cham, Switzerland PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Diversity in the workplace N1 - Part I. Diversity and inclusion in the workplace; 1. Diversity across cultures; Kelley A. Conrad, Herman van Niekerk, Subodh Simon Karmarkar, Suzanne Beier, Francisco Javier Reyes Avila, Deborah Jenkins, Violet Nxedhlana; 2. Age diversity in the workplace /; Pamela Ann Gordon; 3. Race, ethnicity, and religion in the workplace /; Keri L. Heitner; 4. Sexual orientation and gender diversity in the workplace /; Gary Howell; 5. Diversity and workplace spirituality /; Ronald R. Rojas; 6. Design thinking: problem solving in the diverse workplace /; Bethany K. Mickahail; 7. Diversity in learning /; Kate Andrews; Part II. Applying D&I in the workplace; 8. Embracing people with special needs and disabilities /; Bethany K. Mickahail; 9. D&I and leadership in organizations /; Pamela Allen; 10. D&I and effective global citizenship /; Judith A. Smrha.; 11. Work-life balance in the workplace /; Donnie Hutchinson; 12. D&I framework: diagnostics, gap analysis, and action plan /; Carlos Tasso Eira de Aquino N2 - "This edited collection offers a nontraditional approach to diversity management, going beyond gender, race, and ethnicity. Examining ageism, disability, and spirituality, the book provides a discussion of different D&I applications and introduces a framework consisting of a diagnostic phase, gap analysis, and an action plan, which can be modified to attend to specific needs of organizations. Researchers and practitioners will learn a viable way to address diversity in global organizations." -- ER -