Chapter 13Building Diversity Competence for Individuals
DIVERSITY COMPETENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
How do people and organizations learn to manage DEI effectively? Diversity competence (DComp) is a learning process leading to “effectively respond(ing) to the challenges and opportunities posed by the presence of social-cultural diversity in a defined social system” (Cox & Beale, 1997, p. 2). At work, DComp means learning how to alter one's behavior as an employee, supervisor, or manager in an environment that is diverse, or expected to become diverse in the future. Cox and Beale described its development in phases of awareness, understanding, and action. Preceding chapters have provided background ...
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