Diversity
Diversity
When Anita opened the first Body Shop in Brighton, England, in 1976, the extent of her business acumen was the knowledge that she would have to take in £300 a week to remain open. Her only motivation for choosing the...
Never in the history of this country have the roles of women and men been so close to being shared, and never before have choices been so free of traditional gender restrictions. Yet, women are still blocked in their...
In a global economy, contemplation of culture is neither new nor unusual. In fact, it is crucial for a successful business venture. Often, when company executives seek to break into the international market or form...
As the world evolves, we need to understand what the world will be like as women come to have more and more impact in the public realm. Thus, The Female Advantage attempts to answer the small questions...
The Web of Inclusion stresses how companies are being challenged to reconfigure so they can take advantage of innovative technologies more effectively and be more responsive to vastly expanded markets. Organizations...
Surveys show that office romances are flourishing. The workplace is rapidly replacing bars, churches, and health clubs as the spot for meeting that significant other. And happily, in today’s enlightened business...
Everyday in the workplace, people face many challenges related to cross-gender communications. Often these situations are emotionally charged, and each party is too caught up in them to have any kind of perspective or...
Beyond Race and Gender is not a "how-to" manual, nor does it prescribe a specific program, rather it describes an ongoing process based on a working definition of managing diversity. Thomas moves away from assimilation...
In some respects, the bull market opened up unprecedented opportunities for a long-neglected talent pool of women. In 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average flew past the 2,000 mark for the first time ever and four of...
Corporate America is just now beginning to realize that effective managers must possess the right technical skills to get the job done, as well as the right people skills to ensure a sense of cohesiveness in the...
