Essays about: "Surface-level diversity"

Found 2 essays containing the words Surface-level diversity.

1. 1. How Could an Understanding of Diverse Personalities Improve Employee Engagement?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Nathalie Westin; Fredrika Victorin; [2023]
   Keywords : Diversity Management; Diversity; Surface-level diversity; Deeper-level diversity; Employee engagement; Personality; International companies; Social Identity Theory; Five Factor Model; Social Exchange Theory;

   Abstract : Organizations are today working actively with diversity management in alignment with the regulations from Riksdagen to reduce discrimination against employees based on their "Gender, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and age". Previously most focus has been put on the surface-level attributes of diversity such as age, gender and ethnicity but more emphasis and concern should be put on the deeper-level diversities such as personality. READ MORE

3. 2. Sharing learning across diversity: Immigrant employees’ inclusion in communities of practice

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande; Linköpings universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap

   Author : Grethe Haugøy; [2014]
   Keywords : Immigrants; labour market; knowledge; competence; skills; employees; workplace learning; qualitative study; validation of knowledge; knowledge sharing; framework conditions for workplace learning; socio-cultural perspective; community of practice; Lave and Wenger; identity; diversity;

   Abstract : In Norway research on immigrants and the labour market has to a large degree focused on immigrants’ shortcomings, be it their lacking knowledge, competence and skills (KCS) or their failures in being recruited to available jobs. This study seeks to refocus current academic interest and investigates the potential benefits of recruiting immigrant employees. READ MORE