Diversity Management as Window Dressing? A Company Case Study of a Diversity Charta Member in Germany

Abstract This chapter focuses on the management of ethnic diversity and investigates Diversity Management practices in an organization which is a member of the Diversity Charta in Germany and even won a prize for its outstanding Diversity Management initiatives. However, this chapter illustrates tha...

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Published inManagement and Diversity Vol. 3; pp. 281 - 306
Main Author Vassilopoulou, Joana
Format Book Chapter Reference
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Emerald Publishing Limited 03.05.2017
Subjects
Corporate culture
Diversity training
Employee training
Ethnic identity
German culture
HR & organizational behaviour
Labor policy
Multiculturalism
Organizational theory & behaviour
Workplace diversity
Diversity Management
window dressing
race
case study
Diversity Charta
ethnic diversity
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Summary:Abstract This chapter focuses on the management of ethnic diversity and investigates Diversity Management practices in an organization which is a member of the Diversity Charta in Germany and even won a prize for its outstanding Diversity Management initiatives. However, this chapter illustrates that in this company Diversity Management can only be understood as window dressing, rather than as a serious attempt to manage diversity and particularly ethnic diversity. The case study data derives from a larger study, which examined the habitus of managing ethnic diversity in Germany. The case study data consists of observations, interviews with key internal stuff as well as employees, a focus group, documentary analysis of company data (policies, annual reports, brochures, as well as employee statistics), information about company history and lastly visual data in the form of pictures.
ISBN:9781786355508
1786355507
ISSN:2051-2333
DOI:10.1108/S2051-233320160000003012