Main Title |
Building a house for diversity : how a fable about a giraffe & an elephant offers new strategies for today's workforce / |
Author |
Thomas, R. Roosevelt.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
AMACOM, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
40777048 |
ISBN |
0814404634; 9780814404638 |
Subjects |
Diversity in the workplace ;
Diversiteit ;
Management
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
HF5549.5.M5T462 1999 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
05/09/2011 |
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Collation |
xxii, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Foreword -- Preface -- Pre-assessment -- Acknowledgments -- I. Modern fable -- Giraffe and the elephant ; Diversity effectiveness : an overview -- II. Head giraffes in action -- Natural diversity manager : Phil Jackson ; Making of a diversity manager : Bill Smith ; Diversity effectiveness : the challenges for head giraffes -- III. Elephants in action -- Assimilated elephants : Ray and Carol ; Angry elephants : Debra and Mark ; Pioneering elephants : Joan and Richard ; Diversity effectiveness : the challenges for elephants -- IV. Giraffes in action -- Assimilated giraffe : George ; Uncompromising giraffe : Jeff ; Pioneering giraffe : Kirk ; Diversity effectiveness : the challenges for giraffes -- V. Moving toward diversity effectiveness -- Individual journey ; House for diversity -- Appendixes -- Action options ; Pre-test-post-test score sheet ; PDMI pre-test answer key ; Characteristics of the diversity-mature individual ; Interpreting your scores on the pre-test PDMI ; PDMI post-test ; Post-test answer key ; Diversity management journal chart. |