TY - JOUR
T1 - Managing a culturally diverse workforce
T2 - Diversity perspectives in organizations
AU - Podsiadlowski, Astrid
AU - Gröschke, Daniela
AU - Kogler, Marina
AU - Springer, Cornelia
AU - van der Zee, Karen
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - The authors conducted two studies to analyze why and how organizations approach and manage cultural diversity in the Austrian workplace and to identify organizations' diversity perspectives. In Study 1, 29 interviews revealed insights into organizational approaches to diversity and how these perspectives are linked to employing and managing a culturally diverse workforce. In Study 2, the authors developed and tested the Diversity Perspective Questionnaire (DPQ). The DPQ consists of vignettes and items to measure an organization's approach to diversity. Results reveal that five diversity perspectives-Reinforcing Homogeneity, Color-Blind, Fairness, Access, and Integration and Learning-gain a deeper understanding of diversity management in organizations. The DPQ is shown to be a reliable measurement instrument for further investigations of diversity perspectives in organizations.
AB - The authors conducted two studies to analyze why and how organizations approach and manage cultural diversity in the Austrian workplace and to identify organizations' diversity perspectives. In Study 1, 29 interviews revealed insights into organizational approaches to diversity and how these perspectives are linked to employing and managing a culturally diverse workforce. In Study 2, the authors developed and tested the Diversity Perspective Questionnaire (DPQ). The DPQ consists of vignettes and items to measure an organization's approach to diversity. Results reveal that five diversity perspectives-Reinforcing Homogeneity, Color-Blind, Fairness, Access, and Integration and Learning-gain a deeper understanding of diversity management in organizations. The DPQ is shown to be a reliable measurement instrument for further investigations of diversity perspectives in organizations.
KW - Austria
KW - Benefits and costs of diversity
KW - Diversity management
KW - Diversity perspectives
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2012.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2012.09.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875368268
SN - 0147-1767
VL - 37
SP - 159
EP - 175
JO - International Journal of Intercultural Relations
JF - International Journal of Intercultural Relations
IS - 2
ER -