Business Case
27. June 2015 || by Diversity Team || Business Case, HR, Newsletter ||
A systematic literature review on careers and workplace experiences of LGBT employees has recently been published in the Human Resource Development Review. It contains a discussion of empirical findings from 263 manually selected studies dating from 1985 until today. The content emerges from within business, management and broader social sciences disciplines. We have exclusively summarised the […]
Tags: english, lgbtqi*, research, top5
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18. May 2015 || by Diversity Team || Business Case, Newsletter ||
What are the bottom-line effects of cultural or ethnic diversity? How can companies benefit from this kind of diversity and at the same time avoid possible negative side effects? This exclusive extract from IBCR 3.0 presents two sample studies featured in the unique compendium of business case studies.
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, research, top5
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8. May 2015 || by Diversity Team || Business Case, HR, Newsletter, Politics ||
With networks for gay and lesbian employees having become a standard practice, the absence of LGBTI integration in many aspects of work life is often overlooked: transgender persons, gay employees in organisations belonging to the Catholic church, gays or lesbians in top management, homosexual images in advertisement. In two areas, we have seen surprisingly strong […]
Tags: english, lgbtqi*, research
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15. January 2015 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter, Publications ||
Diversity & Inclusion evidently promotes performance, productivity, customer satisfaction, brand image, and competitive edge – we say. The International Business Case Report (2014) now underscores the accuracy of this statement with unprecedented empirical evidence. The 3rd edition of the unique (global) research report summarises 195 studies which illustrate the benefits and value-added from Diversity & […]
Tags: english, holistic, research
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13. January 2015 || by News Desk || Business Case, HR, Newsletter ||
A study published in the Journal of Business Ethics shows that both organisational age diversity and age diversity management practices strengthen an organisation’s attractiveness and lessen the applicants’ expectation of age discrimination. However, the study finds two different groups of people with distinct reactions to age diversity (practices).
Tags: age, english, research, top5
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31. October 2014 || by News Desk || Business Case, Culture & Leadership, HR, Newsletter ||
A recent survey investigated senior business leaders’ concerns about people-related M&A issues. It shows that these issues are perceived as ever more important while uncertainty about some aspects persists. Fortunately, Diversity Management can help addressing the challenges related to the most widespread concerns.
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24. June 2014 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
The Middle East is known as region with huge economic potential, a wealth of resources and repeating political tensions. However, countries in the Middle East might emerge as a new talent pool, a recent global research study by Towers Watson and Oxford Economics indicates. According to the report ‘Talent 2021’, the Middle East will produce […]
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, gender, globality internationality, inclusion, religion beliefs, top5
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24. June 2014 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
The German labour market is heading towards serious problems. This is the opinion of a majority of the German population and 42% of business owners are currently worrying as well about the looming skilled workers’ shortage. The German Chamber for Industry and Commerce (DIHK) interviewed German companies of all sizes for a labour market report, […]
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27. May 2014 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
A recent survey conducted by the Ethnic Minority Foundation found out that almost nine in 10 recent university graduates have experienced some kind of discrimination at work. The findings of the report were also supported by another survey, this time conducted by Milkround.com, which interviewed 200 graduates and found that 86% had faced some form […]
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3. March 2014 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Courage, persistence and a good portion of innovative potential – being self-employed demands certain features, especially within an economy witnessing unemployment rates up to 25%. The Spanish labour market was severely affected by the worldwide economic crisis and all those Spaniards owning their own businesses were even more endangered, struggling alone against the crisis. In […]
Tags: english, gender, inclusion
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