A relational framework for international transfer of diversity management practices

Syed, Jawad and Özbilgin, Mustafa F. (2009) A relational framework for international transfer of diversity management practices. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 20 (12). pp. 2435-2453. ISSN 0958-5192

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to propose that a relational framework, which is underpinned by a contextual and multilevel conceptualisation of diversity management, can help international transfer of diversity management policies and practices. We argue that the mainstream single-level conceptualisations of diversity management within the territory of legal or organisational policy fail to capture the relational interplay of structural- and agentic-level concerns of equality. Consequently, individual choices, organisational processes, and structural conditions – all of which collectively account for unrelenting power disparity and disadvantage within social and employment contexts – remain generally under explored. The paper proposes a relational framework that bridges the divide between macro-national, meso-organisational and micro-individual levels of analyses to arrive at a more comprehensive, realistic and context-specific framing of diversity management, which can overcome the difficulties of international transfer.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Schools:	Huddersfield Business School
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Depositing User:	Cherry Edmunds
Date Deposited:	02 May 2014 16:03
Last Modified:	02 May 2014 16:03
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/20201

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