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Will America Be Competitive in the Work World of A.D. 2000?
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Brown, William H., III – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1990
The greatest challenge for American industry will be to have management at all levels that is representative of the diversified workforce that is anticipated. Business must ensure fair compensation, healthy working conditions, growth and personal development opportunities, progress in the company, and pride in the value of work itself. (AF)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Business Responsibility, Civil Rights Legislation
Bringing Women Into Management.
Gordon, Francine E., Ed.; Strober, Myra H., Ed. – 1975
Intended to encourage and assist top management in bringing more women into upper management positions, the document provides an intellectual understanding of the issues and practical information on how to implement change. Nine chapters include: (1) "Institutional Barriers: What Keeps Women Out of the Executive Suite?" Cynthia Fuchs Epstein,…
Descriptors: Administration, Affirmative Action, Case Studies, Change Agents
Promoting the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Faculty.
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Logan, Nelson S. – Journal of Dental Education, 1997
Argues that minority dental school faculty are needed to train a pluralistic dental labor force, and describes the University of Iowa's long-term affirmative action and minority faculty recruitment efforts. Discusses issues in retention, particularly workload concerns and acculturation, and the use of mentoring and other support mechanisms to…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Affirmative Action, Black Teachers, Cultural Pluralism
Current Status and Future Trends of Diversity Initiatives in the Workplace: Diversity Experts' Perspectives. Diversity in the Workforce Series Report #2.
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Wentling, Rose Mary; Palma-Rivas, Nilda – 1997
To obtain information on workplace diversity initiatives and programs, 12 diversity experts were interviewed. Participants identified organizational and individual barriers to the advancement of diverse groups in the workplace. The following factors were most likely to influence diversity in the workplace: demographic changes, global marketplace,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Affirmative Action, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Institutional)
Valuing and Managing Diversity in Business and Industry: Literature Review and Models. Training and Development Research Center Project Number Fifty-Nine.
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Johnson, Sandra J. – 1992
An increasingly diverse work force is a definite trend in the United States, and a number of companies have linked valuing and managing diversity to increased productivity. Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action are pointed to as foundational to the development of formal programs for valuing or managing diversity in the workplace. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Affirmative Action, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Jobs for the Hard-to-Employ. New Directions for a Public-Private Partnership. A Statement on National Policy by the Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development.
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. Research and Policy Committee. – 1978
This policy statement focuses on ways of overcoming unemployment and underemployment for groups (young, old, disadvantaged) that typically experience high or prolonged joblessness, and on increasing incentives for productive work. Recommendations resulting from the CED study focus on these areas: new and expanded use on a nationwide basis of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Agency Role, Business, Change Strategies