Diversity Av Mustafa F. Ozbilgin

Diversity and Business: A Key Idea for Society introduces an idea that proliferates business and society, having been incorporated into mainstream theory and practice, where diversity is defined, framed, managed, and regulated and exposed to considerable social, economic, political and ideological interpretation and manipulation. This volume explores definitions of diversity, its various manifestations, and interdisciplinary influences that shape how diversity is researched. The text in particular explores the particular case of workforce diversity and explores antecedents, correlates, and consequences of this complex issue.The author considers power, inequality and intersectionality, including class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability. With insights from an array of fields from economics, through management to biology, the author also highlights the various cases against diversity alongside analysis of how to navigate diversity in business practice.This concise, authoritative book will be essential reading for students, researchers and reflective practitioners interested in business and workforce diversity as well as unique supplementary reading across the social sciences.