Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion

Preface

Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion

Bernardo M. Ferdman and Barbara R. Deane

Much has been said and written—especially in recent years—about diversity at work. The idea that people vary on a range of identity and cultural dimensions and that this diversity matters for organizations and society is now widely accepted and discussed, not only in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology, in human resources, in management, and in related fields, but also in the world at large.

We have learned a great deal about the role of diversity in organizations and about the interactions in the workplace among individuals and groups with different social identities and backgrounds; increasing scholarly and practical effort has been applied ...