Summarize 4 chapters
Diversity Management: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace
Michàlle Mor Barak, Ph.D.
© 2011 SAGE Publications, Inc.
Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace 2e
Michalle Mor Barak
Chapter 11
An Overview of the Inclusive Workplace Model :
Managing the Globalized Workforce Diversity
An Overview of the Inclusive Workplace
Global managers have exceptionally open minds. They respect how different countries do things, and they have the imagination to appreciate why they do them that way…Global managers are made, not born.
Percy Barnevick, CEO of Swedish-Based Asea Brown Boveri
Diversity Management and the Inclusive Workplace
The Inclusive Workplace Model
The Inclusive Workplace Model
Inclusion and diversity within
organizations
Inclusion and corporate-community
relations
Inclusion and welfare- to-work
programs
Individuals, Groups
Organizations, Communities
State, Federal government
Inclusion and Economic
Globalization
International
System Level
Macro
Micro
Model Components
The model has a strong value base that is
manifested at each of the systems levels.
It also has policy and practice applications
that are unique to each of the levels from the
micro to the macro.
The Inclusive Workplace Model
Examples of Obstacles
- Prejudices, misconceptions, overt and covert discrimination
- Cross-cultural misunderstandings
- Economic pressures to demonstrate profitability
- Limited corporate vision
The Inclusive Workplace Model
Examples of Benefits
- A more productive and loyal workforce
- Advantages in recruitment and in the competition for talent
- Providing goods and services otherwise not available to the community
- Generating good will from customers and investors
The Inclusive Workplace Model
Overview of Chapters 12-15
- Each level of the model is introduced (the model’s value base, and applicable policies and practices).
- Barriers and benefits associated with implementing these programs are presented.
- Each chapter concludes with a case illustration that describes the organizational context and the circumstances that motivate companies to initiate inclusive policies.
- Questions for further analysis and discussion follow each case.
The Inclusive Workplace Model