Understanding Diversity Management in the UK

Gill Kirton () and Anne-marie Greene ()
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Gill Kirton: University of London
Anne-marie Greene: Leicester Business School, De Montfort University

A chapter in Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity Management, 2017, pp 59-73 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Having originated in the USA in the 1980s, diversity is now a discourse and policy paradigm with global reach. This chapter discusses the theoretical and practical shape that diversity management has taken within the UK context. It charts the shift from equality to diversity and examines what this has meant for selected stakeholders, as well as considering how the corporate world has engaged with the diversity concept and how the British legal context has impacted upon policy. Despite depending on business case arguments, some organisations are positioning their diversity efforts within the CSR space, which the chapter concludes will be a real test of organisational commitment.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Affirmative Action; Equal Opportunity; Business Case; Diversity Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43564-0_3

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