Equality and harmony: diversity management in China
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Date
2019
Keywords
China, diversity management, industry, gender equality, residential status, culture
Abstract (summary)
Research into diversity and diversity management has a history going back some forty years or more. As a concept, diversity management developed within the management literature, focusing initially on equal opportunity issues and then going on to embrace, successively, affirmative action policies, diversity management methodologies, and finally diversity management theories and models. The great many articles and books written on the subject reflect its increasing scope, complexity, and nuances of diversity. One limitation of the literature is that it is based almost entirely on American research, which is hardly surprising given that the concept originated in the United States (US) (Agócs and Burr, 1996; Teicher and Spearitt, 1996; Zhang and Tsui, 2013). How best to manage diverse workforces is now, however, a global concern. In the literature there are very few studies on diversity management from developing countries. In particular, there exist very few articles that delve into issues of diversity management in China. This seems to be at odds with that country’s status as a powerhouse driving the global economy.
Publication Information
Thomson, S. B., Wei, W. X. & Swallow, P (2019). Equality and Harmony: Diversity Management in China. Chinese Management Studies, 13(1), 113-127. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-10-2017-0290
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