Cultural Diversity Research & Factoids

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The Contribution of Support Programs on Ethnic Minority Employee Retention

Introduction Researchers have long found that there is a relationship between employee’s commitment to their organization and turnover intention. In particular, ethnic minority employee turnover has remained a serious problem for leaders across the high technology (high tech) industry. Studies have revealed the importance of diversity in the workplace, which indicates that culture of inclusion […]

What’s in a Name?

Upon returning from The 10th Annual Summit on Leading Diversity held in Atlanta March 16 – 18, I was struck by how fast the workforce diversity “lingo” changes between those of us in the field of diversity and inclusion, D&I, as it is now referred to among colleagues and peers. These conferences are specifically held […]

Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Solutions

December 7, 2010 Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people in an organization. That sounds simple, but diversity encompasses race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, education, background and more. Diversity not only involves how people perceive themselves, but how they perceive others. Those perceptions affect their interactions. […]

Micro-aggressions and Daily Indignities Can Be Costly in a Diverse Organization

Hubbard and Hubbard surveyed employees to find out what percentage of an eight-hour day is not spent on critical work due to real or perceived workplace barriers. While answers ranged between 9 and 90 percent, Hubbard said 25 percent was the score given most often by respondents. ‘Twenty-five percent of an eight-hour day is two […]

Chicago United Survey Shows Impact of Recent Recession on Diversity and Inclusion

November 16, 2010. Chicago United and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago teamed up to survey Chicago area largest corporations in order to measure companies’ intent to advance diversity and inclusion strategies and the impact of racial diversity and inclusion as it relates to retention policies. This was the sixth edition of the Corporate Diversity Profile, […]

A Comparative Study of Awareness and Sensitivity Diversity Training Strategies and Human Resource Policy-Driven Strategies

Cultural diversity has become the buzzword for the 1990s.  We hear less and less about equal employment opportunity and affirmative action efforts and programs, but hear more about multiculturalism, managing cultural diversity, and diversity training.  The importance of the cultural diversity movement stems in large part from the predicted demographic shifts that are already underway […]