Global Diversity Management A Fusion of Ideas, Stories and Practice
This book explores how global organisations and institutions manage Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across their operations and within different cultural and value settings. It blends empirical evidence from collaborative research with original pr
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Mustafa F. Özbilgin Fiona Bartels-Ellis Paul Gibbs Editors
Global Diversity Management A Fusion of Ideas, Stories and Practice Foreword by Ciarán Devane
Management for Professionals
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Mustafa F. Özbilgin • Fiona Bartels-Ellis • Paul Gibbs Editors
Global Diversity Management A Fusion of Ideas, Stories and Practice
Foreword by Ciarán Devane
Editors Mustafa F. Özbilgin Brunel University London Middlesex, United Kingdom
Fiona Bartels-Ellis British Council London, United Kingdom
Paul Gibbs Middlesex University Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) Management for Professionals ISBN 978-3-030-19522-9 ISBN 978-3-030-19523-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19523-6 # Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Mustafa: In loving memory of Karsten Jonsen, my dear friend and coauthor. You are missed. Fiona: Jane Franklin especially and other colleagues on the journey with us intent on making our cultural relations stronger and deeper, notably our Accredited Diversity Facilitators. Paul: To the grandchildren in the knowledge they will continue to embrace diversity.
Foreword
To take equality, diversity and inclusion seriously must be in the interests of every organisation, public or private. The simplest reason is that it is the right thing to do. Why would one want to discriminate against some groups or individuals or preferentially favour others? A more self-interested reason is to be open to all the talent out there, rather than just a fraction. Capability must surely go up when one can select the best people from a larger talent pool. L
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