Managing Diversity: Lessons from the Private Sector

The age, sex, and ethnicity of the U. S. work force is changing. Organizations are implementing a variety of strategies to recruit, integrate and manage the new workforce and to better harness the potential of all employees. This article examines the processes employed by private companies to develo...

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Published in:	Public personnel management Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 351 - 367
Main Author:	Dobbs, Marti F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 22-09-1996 International Personnel Management Association Sage Publications, Inc SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Administrative agencies Administrative science Affirmative action African Americans California Civil service Compensation Diversity Educational Change Employee involvement Employment Ethnicity Executives Females Goal setting Government agencies Government employees Human resource management Human Resources Labor Force Leadership Leadership Styles Life Style Males Management Management research Managers Minorities Multicultural Education Multiculturalism & pluralism Organization Performance appraisal Personnel management Plural societies Private Enterprise Public administration Public sector Recruitment San Diego, California Self Actualization Social aspects Strategy Success Total quality United States White people Women Workforce Workplace diversity Workplace multiculturalism North America United States of America Recruiting Minorities Employment Personnel Management Personnel of Administration Public and private administration Civil Service
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Summary:	The age, sex, and ethnicity of the U. S. work force is changing. Organizations are implementing a variety of strategies to recruit, integrate and manage the new workforce and to better harness the potential of all employees. This article examines the processes employed by private companies to develop diversity, compares them with a public initiative, explores the lessons learned, and discusses the implications for public personnel managers.
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ISSN:	0091-0260 1945-7421
DOI:	10.1177/009102609602500308