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Brand: The Gale Group Format: HTML Label: Human Resource Planning Society Manufacturer: Human Resource Planning Society Number Of Pages: 17 Publication Date: February 01, 1993 Publisher: Human Resource Planning Society Release Date: July 28, 2005 Studio: Human Resource Planning Society Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This digital document is an article from Human Resource Planning, published by Human Resource Planning Society on February 1, 1993. The length of the article is 4804 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: With the projected changing composition of the U.S. workforce, the notion of diversity in the workplace has become both a quite popular topic and a serious objective for organizations. However, if the objective of a diverse workforce is to become a reality, we must reconcile a fundamental incompatibility between diversity and the way human resources systems (e.g., selection, promotion, etc.) in organizations operate; that is, we seek diversity (or heterogeneity), but human resources systems permit only similarity (or homogeneity). In this paper, we carefully examine both the diversity notion and the operation of human resources systems, and we propose an alternative view of barriers to diversity. The political skill deficiency explanation argues that females and minorities are not allowed to compete on equal footing with the majority due to a deficiency in the acquisition and understanding of political skill. Recommendations for action are discussed. Citation Details Title: Diversity in the workplace: the human resources management challenges. Author: Gerald R. Ferris Publication: Human Resource Planning (Refereed) Date: February 1, 1993 Publisher: Human Resource Planning Society Volume: v16 Issue: n1 Page: p41(11) Distributed by Thomson Gale 
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