Workforce America
Managing Employee Diversity as a Vital Resource
Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1991
ISBN: 1-55623-386-8
About the book......
By the year 2010, it is estimated that women and people of color will constitute the vast majority of net new entrants into the American labor market. This is a dramatic change, and Workforce America! identifies its implications. The book provides a framework for understanding the key issues surrounding cultural diversity and shows how to enhance an organization's competitive advantage by viewing diversity as a resource rather than a problem.
This straightforward, practical guide shows that valuing diversity can lead to increased creativity, innovation, and enhanced productivity.
Based on their extensive research and experience, authors Judy B. Rosener and Marilyn Loden show you how to:
Recognize and rectify organizational problems that can inhibit the full participation of many diverse employees.
Create an environment that capitalizes on the creativity and richness that increased diversity offers.
Build bridges between various groups within the workforce for more productive working relationships.
Manage employee differences as organizational assets rather than liabilities.
You'll also find examples of how some of America's most respected organizations manage diversity successfully—and what steps you must take to benefit from employee diversity now and how you can ensure its value in the future.
Book Flap Quotes......
"Workforce America! is an innovative roadmap to the workplace of tomorrow. With clarity and insight, the authors demonstrate the unique opportunities available to employers who act now to accommodate our increasingly diverse workforce. America's greatest resource is still its people."
—Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources
United States Senate "A great guide for those intent in understanding how to see diversity as a resource not a problem."
—Suzanne de Passe
President
Motown Productions "One of the most comprehensive sets of insights and ideas available on the subject of valuing talents and contributions of diverse individuals—and important reading for those leaders who are eager to establish environments in which people can be the best they can be."
—Janice D. Stoney
President, Consumer Division
US WEST Communications "Managing diversity is a significant challenge for organizations and individuals. Workforce America! provides clarity and tools for dealing with this complex issue. It is a must read for today's leaders and tomorrow's managers."
—Charles J. Many
President
NYNEX Mobile Communications Company "....every manager concerned with employee diversity should give serious attention to this book."
Richard T. Mowday
Editor, Academy of Management Journal (1988-90)
and
Gerald B. Bashaw
Distinguished Professor of Management of the University of Oregon "Must reading for today's executives."
Lester B. Korn
Chairman of the Board
Korn/Ferry International
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