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Chapter 11 Managing the Globalized Workforce
Diversity An Overview of the Inclusive Workplace
Model

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The Inclusive Workplace Model

• Values and utilizes individual and intergroup
  differences within its workforce

• Cooperates with and contributes to its
  surrounding community

• Integrates and supports disadvantaged groups in
  its wider environment

• Collaborates fairly with organizations across
  cultural and national boundaries.

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The Inclusive Workplace Model

System Level
Inclusion and diversity within organizations
Individuals, Groups

Inclusion and corporate-community relations
Organizations, Communities
Inclusion and welfare- to-work programs
State, Federal government
International
Inclusion and Economic Globalization
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Model Components
The Inclusive Workplace Model

• The model has a strong value base that is
  manifested at each of the systems levels.
• It also has policy and practice applications that
  are unique to each of the levels from the micro
  to the macro.

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Examples of Obstacles
The Inclusive Workplace Model

• Prejudices, misconceptions, overt and covert
  discrimination
• Cross-cultural misunderstandings
• Economic pressures to demonstrate profitability
• Limited corporate vision

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The Inclusive Workplace Model
Examples of Benefits

• A more productive and loyal workforce
• Advantages in recruitment and in the competition
  for talent
• Providing goods and services otherwise not
  available to the community
• Generating good will from customers and investors

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Overview of Chapters 12-15
The Inclusive Workplace Model

• Each level of the model is introduced (including
  identifying the models value base, and examining
  applicable policies and practices).
• Barriers and benefits associated with
  implementing these programs are presented.
• Each chapter concludes with a case illustration
  that describes the organizational context and the
  circumstances that motivate companies to initiate
  inclusive policies.
• Questions for further analysis and discussion
  follow each case.