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Views from the Other Side
Black Professionals’ Perceptions of Diversity Management
ADIA HARVEY WINGFIELD
Most organizations today will state that they value and welcome diversity, and that it is important to them to have an inclusive workforce. In particular, organizations claim that they support more diversity at their top levels and that they want to cultivate environments where people of color are well represented in and have access to leadership roles. Yet sociologists have pointed out that this rhetoric usually fails to match the reality. The top levels of many organizations and influential occupations remain predominantly white and male. Researchers conclude that these statements do not necessarily indicate a commitment to change, ...
