Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance Citation Alesina‚ Alberto‚ and Eliana La Ferrara. 2005. Ethnic diversity and economic performance. Journal of Economic Literature 43(3): 762-800. doi:10.1257/002205105774431243 October 7‚ 2012 10:32:49 PM EDT http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:4553005 This article was downloaded from Harvard University ’s DASH repository‚ and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material‚ as set forth at http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL
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The writers contend that diversity in terms of race‚ gender‚ age‚ and economic status have been a factor in these sports. For example‚ the number of minority coaches in the NFL has significantly been low despite the massive involvement of the same minority groups in the game. The Rooney Rule of the 2003 came into place to try and resolve this issue by having guidelines for hiring coaches. NASCAR similarly rolled out a program with an aims
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DIVERSITY AUDIT Diversity Audit at Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is a multinational company based in United States. It was founded in the year 1971 and is headquartered at Seattle‚ Washington. Starbucks is engaged in the business of selling coffee‚ coffee beans and different types of bakery products all over the world. The company also has a division known as Starbucks Entertainment division which is utilized for marketing films‚ music and books (Yahoo Finance‚ 2012). The coffeehouses owned
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UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY Defining DIVERSITY Definitions of diversity range from distributive concerns based on the traditional categories of race‚ ethnicity and gender to the inclusion of a vast array of differences in age‚ sexual orientation‚ disability‚ employment status‚ tenure‚ function‚ educational background‚ lifestyle‚ religion‚ values and beliefs in addition to race‚ ethnicity and gender. In the recent CIPD report‚ Diversity: Stacking up the evidence (Anderson and Metcalf 2003)
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www.hbr.org IBM expanded minority markets dramatically by promoting diversity in its own workforce. The result: a virtuous circle of growth and progress. Diversity as Strategy by David A. Thomas Reprint R0409G IBM expanded minority markets dramatically by promoting diversity in its own workforce. The result: a virtuous circle of growth and progress. Diversity as Strategy COPYRIGHT © 2004 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by David A
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I. Introduction As we enter the 21st century‚ workforce diversity has become an essential business concern. In the so-called information age‚ the greatest assets of most companies are now on two feet (or a set of wheels). Undeniably‚ there is a talent war raging. No company can afford to unnecessarily restrict its ability to attract and retain the very best employees available. Generally speaking‚ the term “Workforce Diversity” refers to policies and practices that seek to include people within
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Term Paper On “Cultural Diversity in the Global World” Course Name: Comparative Management Course No: IB-303 Submitted to: Muhammad Shahin Miah Lecturer Department of International Business Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submitted by: Md. Jahir Hasan Id: 22 4TH Batch‚ 5th Semester Department of International Business Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka
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Diversity Memo Memo To: Supervisory Team Date: April 12‚ 2010 Re: Management Behavior Message: As part of our latest discussion of our company merger‚ we’d like to introduce the topic of workplace diversity as we enter this new environment. We are in the process of working our company expansion and my desire is that all of you take this as an exciting new venture‚ but we need your help! Everyone should be aware that their behavior will most certainly affect the productivity of their
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Various literatures indicate that managing diversity within today’s labor force has become a primary concern for companies and organizations today. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2012)‚ compared with the labor force of past decades‚ today’s labor force is older‚ more racially and ethnically diverse‚ and composed of more women. Over the next decade‚ the labor force will become even more racially and ethnically diverse (Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ 2012). Non-Hispanic whites made up
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Managing Diversity | Sexual Orientation in the Workplace | | I am looking at what managing diversity is about‚ why and when it emerged and what problems and issues it is supposed to address. I will be investigating into sexual orientation in the workplace and will be looking through history at when employment became equal and what the perceptions are like at current. | Contents | Page | Diversity | 3 | Managing diversity and the concept | 3 | Trade unions and diversity‚ and the
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