Diversity

they always were, part of the First World, and they are everywhere. We went through the 20 th century with the mind of the 19 th Century; the future shock promises to be hard for everyone. II The diversity of the forms of life on earth is consubstantial to life as a form of matter. This diversity is the very movement of life as information, a form-taking process that interiorizes difference — the variations of potential existing in a universe constituted by the heterogeneous distribution of matter-energy

views we all see at TV debate shows. Moreover, this article is totally linked to the diversity issue because affirmative action is a way to increase diversity at a workplace by hiring people with different genders, colours, opinions... So, the author of this text tackles the Affirmative Action (AA) issue explaining us that employment decisions made by HR Directors with the most used predictors, lead to a diversity-validity dilemma (Pyburn, Ployhart, Kravitz 2008). According the author the way to reduce

the dynamics that take place within groups and how do they influence strategic thinking? What are the contributions of the organisational context to strategic thinking? Findings – Strategic thinking at the individual level is discussed in terms of diversity in representational systems. Strategic thinking at the group level looks at heterogeneity and conflict. Strategic thinking within the organisational context examines middle management involvement, the role of organisational structure, and reward and

The 26th September is European Day of Languages, which is celebrated across 45 countries in Europe to celebrate linguistic diversity and the benefits of being able to speak another language. Through celebrating this day, it is hoped to increase awareness and appreciation of other languages and to encourage lifelong language learning. Learning other peoples’ languages is a way of helping us to understand each other better and overcome differences. Language learning brings many benefits, there have

participation. This has led a country such as Canada to be a society which holds an incredible amount of diversity in culture and beliefs. Canada is an example of a successful democracy, but like any democracy it is not perfect. Media ownership has become one of the main issues in society today. Ownership is now becoming more centralized, and many argue that it is a threat to the diversity of content and information in media with large companies broadcasting in accordance to their own agendas.

thanks to diversity programs but they are not very efficient and other companies try to promote women in leadership while they are themselves no good examples of diversity. After being a moral issue of equality, diversity can be a benefit for corporations. First because it brings an open and mixed minded vision to solve problems. Then a study led by Catalyst has proved that women in top executive position were linked with financial performance among fortune 500. Moreover adopting diversity can either

ville. It is important that all of these four conditions are necessary to generate diversity, and absence of each one would result in homogeny and ultimately dullness. Il est important que l'ensemble de ces quatre conditions sont nécessaires pour générer la diversité, et l'absence de chacun d'entre eux se traduirait par homogeny et, finalement, l'aspect terne. Jacobs refutes the myths about disadvantages of diversity presented in orthodox planning. Jacobs réfute les mythes sur les inconvénients de

handicapés ne se déclarent pas au sein d’une entreprise par crainte de ne pas être embauché pour raison de son handicap. Certains prennent un risque très dangereux. III-Présentation du cabinet Diversity Le cabinet Diversity est le 1er cabinet spécialisé dans la promotion de diversité. En 2004, Diversity intervient auprès d’une clientèle de PME et de grands groupes pour valoriser la diversité afin de mixer les équipes et en faire un atout stratégique de leur réussite. Une expertise en Ressources

one of diversity appears from now on at the head of the leaders’ and managers’ concerns. Is this collective awakening a sign of a revival of managerial practices or a simple marketing argument for concerned companies of their image? In other words, can diversity management be considered as a tool for performance? This paper aims at investigating these questions. The case of a small company located in Northern France is used as an illustration. Our findings underline the reality of diversity management

reserve, as assigned Emailing assignments: Any document you email to me must be word processed, saved as an MS Word or rtf (rich-text-format) document, and sent to my email address as an attachment unless I give you other directions. (Exception: “diversity presentation.”) Always include an appropriate subject line for a timely response. Participation: You are required to participate in both whole group and small group discussions. This class is designed to explore ideas presented through publications