The 'business case' for gender equality rests on the claim that organisations can improve their competitiveness through improved diversity management, in particular by reducing turnover and training costs and minimising reputational and litigation risks arising from potentially discriminatory...

Many smallholders in the Amazon employ swidden (slash-and-burn) farming systems in which forest or forest fallows are the primary source of natural soil enrichment. With decreasing opportunities to claim natural forests for agriculture and shrinking landholdings, rotational agriculture on...

The article refers to the problemacy of international labour mobility seen as a response to many changes in political as well as in economical and social development in Europe in the last decade. In the first part of the article there is a short summary of the mentioned development in the area...

The research on diversity and diversity management in German organisations has significantly gained relevance over the last years. The reasons for this are socio-political and economic changes that make diversity a highly relevant topic. In higher education, there is currently much discussion on...

The article refers to the problemacy of international labour mobility seen as a response to many changes in political as well as in economical and social development in Europe in the last decade. In the first part of the article there is a short summary of the mentioned development in the area...

The new understanding of diversity involves more than increasing the number of different identity groups on the payroll. An important proposal is that the experience of diversity in an organisation results from pervasive styles of management. This article dealt with the specific paradigms of...

Diversity becomes increasingly important for German companies. Accordingly, the topic stands out prominently in company communications. If diversity has such a high importance it will be assumed that diversity should exist particularly on executive board level. After all, this body leads...

Most prevalent theories in cross cultural management reduce the variability of individual relations to one single category, the national culture. Based on the assumption that the national cultural values determine individual behavior the individual’s behavior in different national cultures...

The study analyses the application of Diversity Management among companies of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and elaborates differences between small and medium-sized as well as large companies. The results indicate that Hamburg companies are not extensively familiar with the concept...

Dealing with social pressure for equal treatment and opportunities has been one of the most important business issues in modern times. Countries are dealing with this issue in different ways, with different approaches and levels of maturity according to their values and particular...