1st Edition
by Bernardo M. Ferdman (Editor), Barbara R. Deane (Editor)
Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion
How
can organizations, their leaders, and their people benefit from
diversity? The answer, according to this cutting-edge book, is the
practice of inclusion. Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion
(a volume in SIOP's Professional Practice Series) presents detailed
solutions for the challenge of inclusion—how to fully connect with,
engage, and empower people across all types of differences. Its editors
and chapter authors—all topic experts ranging from internal and external
change agents to academics—effectively translate theories and research
on diversity into the applied practice of inclusion. Readers will learn
about the critical issues involved in framing, designing, and
implementing inclusion initiatives in organizations and supporting
individuals to develop competencies for inclusion. The authors' diverse
voices combine to provide an innovative and expansive model of the
practice of inclusion and to address its key aspects at the individual,
group, and organizational levels. The book, designed to be a hands-on
resource, provides case studies and illustrations to show how diversity
and inclusion operate in a variety of settings, effectively highlighting
the practices needed to benefit from diversity. This comprehensive
handbook:
- Explains how to conceptualize, operationalize, and implement inclusion in organizations.
- Connects
inclusion to multiple dimensions of diversity (including gender, race,
ethnicity, nationality, social class, religion, profession, and many
others) in integrative ways, incorporating specific and relevant
examples.
- Includes models, illustrations, and cases showing how to apply the principles and practices of inclusion.
- Addresses international and multicultural perspectives throughout, including many examples.
- Provides
practitioners with key perspectives and tools for thinking about and
fostering inclusion in a variety of organizational contexts.
- Provides
HR professionals, industrial-organizational psychologists, D&I
practitioners, and those in related fields—as well as anyone interested
in enhancing the workplace—with a one-stop resource on the latest
knowledge regarding diversity and the practice of inclusion in
organizations.
This vital resource offers a clear
understanding of and a way to navigate the challenges of creating and
sustaining inclusion initiatives that truly work.
A division of the American Psychological Association and established in 1945, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
(SIOP) is the premier association for professionals charged with
enhancing human well-being and performance in organizational and work
settings. SIOP has more than 7,000 members.
