The perception that Diversity Management continues to become more important and thus more prevalent in International companies has not been confirmed through hard data. The first comprehensive analysis of organisational structures for D&I in large multinational firms in Europe shows a steady increase in D&I functions – and the study found some interesting facts around […]
The attention on ‘women in management’ never decreased since Norway had introduced female quota for supervisory boards. Two current publications look at the issue but not from a pure numbers perspective: The public opinion of European Union citizens and an empirical analysis of gender-specific barriers for women to be selected for director positions.
Vor dem Hintergrund einer immer vielfältigeren Gesellschaft müssen auch die Universitäten in Sachen Diversity aus ihrem überwiegend forschenden Aktionsfeld heraustreten und eine Innensicht auf ihre Organisationen einnehmen. Insbesondere in den wissenschaftlichen Bereichen besteht seit langem Klarheit darüber, dass mit zunehmender Qualifikationsstufe die Diversität der Beschäftigten abnimmt, während die Vielfalt bei den Studierenden und den Beschäftigten […]
Along with the globalisation of business, Diversity practitioners started to take their strategies to an International level around the year 2000. As the discussion of “Global Diversity” has recently become quite calm, we should ask what has happened to the promising approach…
The European Diversity Forum 2012 (FED) held in Paris on 2nd & 3rd July 2012. Co-organised by Club XXIe Siècle (21st Century Club) and the French Association of Diversity Managers (AFMD), it is probably the largest quality event on Diversity & Inclusion in Europe. European Diversity Research & Consulting is an international partner of the […]
Success through Diversity Management: 135 empirical studies (up from 90) on the economic relevance, benefits and value-added from D&I Diversity and Inclusion has been established as a strategic approach in the U.S., across EMEA, in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and other countries worldwide. But, what in fact can organisations gain from Diversity? Which empirically measurable […]
When the ‘Law on Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability’ was adopted in Serbia in June 2012, the challenge of empowering disabled persons in the working field had not been a new topic for Delta Holding, a commercial conglomerate engaged in agriculture, food production and real estate. The Serbian company,
While companies like Saudi Aramco use international assignments and a multicultural workforce to ensure an effective talent management, the country itself moves backwards by prohibiting shop owners to employ men and women in the same place. Despite the high unemployment rate of 30% among women, a court in Riyadh has recently abolished a former decision […]
Researchers found that gender diversity leads to a higher likelihood of introducing innovations at the workplace. Furthermore, a positive relationship between an open culture towards diversity and innovative performance is found. „This provides empirical evidence to the model of the Propelling Potential Principle which links differences, open-mindedness and inclusion to create value added,” Diversity expert […]
The Interior Ministry of Spain has set an example against the indiscriminate stopping of ‘foreign-looking people’. The ministry sent an internal appeal to law enforcement bodies stating that random people who seem to have foreign origins should not be suspected of being illegal immigrants. In the past,
