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Chapter 12. Objectives. Explain why diversity is a business issue Explain what happens to tokens in organizations. Explain the effects of increasing heterogeneity Describe dimensions of cultural differences Understand how to manage diversity in organizations. Diversity. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 12
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Objectives
• Explain why diversity is a business issue• Explain what happens to tokens in
organizations.• Explain the effects of increasing
heterogeneity• Describe dimensions of cultural differences• Understand how to manage diversity in
organizations
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Diversity
• Relevant to organizations– Increased immigration– Cultural policies of equality (Human Rights)– Globalization
• Stereotyping– Attributing characteristics or acting toward an
individual based on their belonging to a group and our assumptions about that group.
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What Happens to Tokens?
Assimilation via stereotyping Role encapsulation
Contrast with majority
Exaggerated, polarized differences
Receive more attention
Performance pressure
Perceptual Tendency Result
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Tokens • Men = highest commitment levels in male
homogeneous groups. Male tokens have low levels of satisfaction and commitment. Males had lower commitment in mixed gender groups.
• Women = lower commitment in female homogeneous groups. Female tokens had higher commitment. Females had higher commitment in mixed gender groups.
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Tokens• Whites = highest commitment levels in white
homogeneous groups. White tokens have low levels of satisfaction and commitment. Whites had lower commitment in mixed race groups
• Non-whites = lower commitment in non-white homogeneous groups. Non-white tokens had higher commitment. Non-whites had higher commitment in mixed race groups.
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Power and conflict explanations• Social identity theory: the self-concept is
socially constructed and situation specific.
– One’s specific identities become salient in some situations.
– Identities become salient in contrast to others
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Power and conflict explanations
• Realistic conflict theory: traditional in-groups create policies that are favourable to the in-group and often unfavourable to the out-group.– As heterogeneity rises:
• low-status positions and potential difficulty in increasing status becomes more apparent. (?)
• The potential loss of status becomes more apparent. (?)
• Consequence is an increased potential for negative affect and conflict
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• Identity Incongruence
– Identify with the high status group rather than one’s own group
• Act like the high status group• Have attitudes similar to the high status towards
one’s own in-group. (?)
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Hofstede’s Value Dimensions of National Culture
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...Hofstede’s Value Dimensions of National Culture
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• Contact
• Attitude training
• Behavior change – cognitive dissonance effects– Harassment and equity policies– Mentoring programs
Integration of diverse populations