Diversity Management: A Value-Added Inclusion (Brussels)

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues:

• The Concepts of Equal Opportunities and Diversity Management
• Equal Opportunities in Employment and the British Legislation
• Exploring Workforce Diversity
• Cultural Diversity, Generally
• Gender Diversity
• Racial Diversity
• Ethnic Diversity
• Age Diversity
• Perceptual and Mental Diversity
• Physical Diversity
• Sexuality Diversity
• Sentience as a Basis for Racial, Ethnic and Gender Discrimination
• Racial, Ethnic and Gender Discrimination: The Social Identity Perspective
• Gender and Sex Discrimination
• Age Discrimination (Ageism and Reverse Ageism)
• Disability Discrimination
• Racial Discrimination
• Discrimination as Social Identity
• Understanding and Dealing with Sentience
• The Effectiveness of the British Legislation in Protecting the Rights of the Disadvantaged Groups
• Gender Disparity in Organisations: An Analysis of the Status of Women in the Workplace
• Diversity Mismanagement and Its Consequence for Organisational Survival: Some Case Examples
• Beyond Equal Opportunities: Towards Diversity Management.
• Diversity Management and Effective Human Resource Utilization
• Constitution of Committees and Task Forces
• Gate Keeping: Avoiding ‘Resonation’
• Utilizing Marketing Intelligence
• Activities Necessary for an Effective Management of Organisational Diversity: Managing Organisational Culture
• Ensuring Human Resource Management System Is Bias Free
• Managing Diversity through Recruitment, Training, Education &
• Development
• Managing Diversity in Appraisal, Compensation and Benefits
• Promotion
• Creating a Higher Career Involvement of Women: Eliminating Dual Career Routes
• Managing Diversity through the Prevention of Subtle Sexual Harassment
• Managing Racial, Ethnic and Gender Diversity through the Elimination of the Opportunities for Discrimination That Are Created By the ‘Complaints System’
• Reducing Work-Family Conflict
• Promoting Heterogeneity in Race, Ethnicity, Nationality
• Being Mindful of the Effect of Homogeneity on Cohesiveness and Groupthink
• Effective Diversity Management and Organisational Success
• Some Effective Diversity Initiatives
• Mummy Tracks
• Granny Crèche
• Employment of Older People
• Example of Organizations with Diversity-Enhanced Environments:
• Wall Street Journal
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
• Clairol
• Quaker Oats
• IBM
• Ciba-Geigy
• Pacific Telesis
• Mercedes Benz
• Levi Strauss
• Managing Cultural Differences: Promoting An Understanding of Sensitivity Towards Differences Existing Among Workers, e.g. in:
• Culture
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Race
• Sexuality
• Age
• Disability
• Taking Advantage of the Opportunities Which Diversity Provides
• Organisational Diversity and the Issue of ‘Sentience’
• Relationship Management
• Diversity Management, Workforce Flexibility and Flexible Working Practices
• Developing, Monitoring and Enforcing Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policies
• The Adaptation of a Leadership Style That Is Conducive To an Effective Diversity Management System