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Dear colleagues,

The following is a summary of resources which colleagues suggested to me in response to my request for help in designing a master's level course in diversity management. I am deeply indebted to all those who helped me in this matter.

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Myrtle <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bell</st1:place></st1:city>'s book is an excellent generic resource for masters level study. Konrad and Pringle's edited text and Özbilgin' edited volume Equality, Diversity and Inclusion could also be useful reference/further reading.

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you could consider a session on Subtle Biases and Covert Prejudice in the workplace. Turns out that blatant forms of biases have decreased these days and it is the subtle biases that lead to exclusion of minorities in the workplace. This exclusion is a significant barrier to diversity.

Attached is a teaching note (SubtleBiasesNoteJoergLeah.pdf) developed at my school which you could have as a reading (you can buy it from Ivey Publishing for your students). A case from HBR works well with this note. The reference for that case is: The case of the unequal opportunity, Harvard Business Review, July-August 1991 (pp. 4-8) (HBS Product# 91406).

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You can see my latest syllabus for Cultural Diversity in Organizations here:

http://bernardoferdman.org/Articles/ORG7330_Spring_2009_syllabus.pdf

I also have a list of diversity and inclusion resources here: http://bernardoferdman.org/research/inclusionrefs.htm

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An undergraduate course called Women and Men in Business.  Available from:

JRomaine@Anselm.Edu

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Course outline of Psychology of diversity. Available from: ybezrukova@scu.edu

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we find that the concept of polarity management is enormously helpful in approaching the tensions organizations, teams, and individuals experience when moving toward diversity and inclusion.  The first link below is to Polarity Management Associates, the home of Barry Johnson, the originator of the polarity management concept.  The second link is to some of the articles that directly address diversity and the third is to a short paper that outlines the thinking behind the polarities of commonality and difference. 

www.SanchezTennisAssociates.com

http://www.polaritymanagement.com/

http://www.polaritymanagement.com/titles.html

http://www.mypowersurge.com/documents/articleDiversityandInclusion.pdf

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... the latest international book on board diversity book, Women on Corporate Board of Directors: International Research and Practice (2008) Edited by Susan Vinnicombe, Val Singh, Ronald J. Burke, Diana Bilimoria, Morten Huse.  Edward Elgar Publishers

Also Terjesen, S., Sealy, R., & Singh, V. (2009). Women Directors on Corporate Boards: A Review and Research Agenda. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 17(3), 320–337.

also a website called www.betterboards.biz 

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A recent book January 2009 entitled Innovations in Transformative Learning: Space, Culture and The Arts by Peter Lang Publishers edited by Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Kathy Dee Geller & Steven Schapiro.

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Some relevant articles:

AGÓCS, Carol; BURR, Catherine. Employment equity, affirmative action and managing diversity assessing the differences.pdf

ALDERFER, Clayton P.

BRITTON, Dana M. The epistemology of the gendered organization.pdf

DEBRETT, Mary. Representing cultural diversity or serving local industry An exploration of the future prospects of subsidised d

demographic_diversity_and_employee_attitude.pdf

EDEWOR, Patrick A.

Gender, Ethnic Diversity, and Carreer Advancement in the workplace.pdf

HANAPPI-EGGER, Edeltraud

HARTMANN, Douglas

HEILMAN, Madeline E.

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HURTADO, Sylvia. The next generation of diversity and intergroup relations research.pdf

LEWIS, Gail. Welcome to the margins diversity, tolerance, and policies of exclusion.pdf

Managing diversity Beyond Affirmative action in Australia.pdf

THE EFFECTS OF DIVERSITY ON BUSINESS.pdf

TRIANDS, Harry C. The future of workforce diversity in international organizations a.pdf

Cox Jr, Taylor H. Cultural diversity in organizations: theory, research & practice.

COX Jr, Taylor. The multicultural organization. .pdf

ELY, Robin J

JANSSENS, Maddy_ ZANONI, Patrizia. Many diversities for many services - Theorizing diversity (man.pdf

LOPEZ-ROCHA, Sandra. Diversity in the Workplace issues, strategies, and perspectives.pdf

MCCLOSKEY, Frank. Diversity for today and tomorrow.pdf

O'LEARY, Brian J.; WEATHINGTON, Bart L. Beyond the business case for diversity in organizations.pdf

Thomas, Roosevelt R. From Affirmative Action to Affirming Diversity.pdf

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I would recommend the following book which has currently been adopted by several universities around the world:

Wibbeke, E. (2009). Global Busienss Leadership. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Oxford</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>: Elsevier.

www.globalbusinessleadership.com

I also recommend the work being done by the Rose Leadership Institute.

www.roseleadershipinstitute.com

The emphasis is on the influence of national culture on the leadership decision-making process.

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Regards,

Jawad