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Jackson, Gill - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 9 (1994) 1, pp. 22-25

Analyses models of integrating equal opportunities into the organization in the context of operant conditioning. Considers reinforcers and punishers specifically with reference to aspects of equal opportunities practice, e.g. harassment, language. Argues that organizations which seem only to...

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Whiteness of a name: is “white” the baseline?

L. Cotton, John; S. O’Neill, Bonnie; E.C. Griffin, Andrea - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 29 (2014) 4, pp. 405-422

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the hypothesis that Whiteness is used as a normative standard when comparing a variety of first names. Design/methodology/approach – Respondents (full- and part-time business students) evaluated names that sounded common, African-American,...

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Ageism and the UK Hospitality Industry

Lucas, Rosemary E. - In: Employee Relations 15 (1993) 2, pp. 33-41

In the context of a gradually ageing labour force and skills shortages, discrimination against older workers has …

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The promised land? Why social inequalities are systemic in the creative industries

Ruth Eikhof, Doris; Warhurst, Chris - In: Employee Relations 35 (2013) 5, pp. 495-508

employment, which then translate into social inequalities that entrench discrimination based on sex, race and class. … discrimination remain in the creative industries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper synthesizes existing academic and industry … and discrimination are systemic, not transitory. Practical implications – The findings suggest that current policy …

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Survival of the fittest

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 14 (2006) 3, pp. 26-28

the legal requirements employers face when it comes to discrimination, noting that the obese are poorly protected. It asks … whether or not discrimination based on weight is more acceptable than that based on gender or race, and considers what steps …

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Guarding against discrimination

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 15 (2007) 3, pp. 26-29

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

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Out of the shadows (HIV and diversity)

Arkin, A. - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 14 (2006) 3

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Translating a management concept: diversity management in Denmark

Risberg, Annette; Søderberg, Anne‐Marie - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 23 (2008) 6, pp. 426-441

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to understand how the concept of diversity management is translated and adapted into the Danish societal context. The authors therefore seek to answer these questions: to what extent do larger Danish companies experience a need to practice diversity...

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Caste, class synergies and discrimination in India

Dhesi, Autar S. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 25 (1998) 6/7/8, pp. 1030-1048

There is sufficient empirical evidence to suggest that discrimination, defined as absence of equal opportunities …‐community discrimination and class discrimination overlap. However, in the case of socially deprived categories, the latter accentuates the …

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Senior management commitment to disability ‐ The influence of legal compulsion and best practice

Dibben, Pauline; James, Phil; Cunningham, Ian - In: Personnel Review 30 (2001) 4, pp. 454-467

Over the past two decades, two distinct types of action have been taken to address discrimination in the labour market …

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