Diversity

A question to start you off

• If you visit a mall, you find someone trying to sign you up for a credit
card. Why is it that they always target men? Would it be a better idea
to target women?
Opinion Poll

Go to www.menti.com and use the code 1713 6973

Microsoft in Korea
• The performance of the Korea SBU
• What were some of the salient features of promoting Diversity
• Top – Down Approach
• Hiring
• Networking
• Flexibility
• What can be some of the drawbacks of this approach?
Diversity and HRM
• Identity Blind HR
• Identity Conscious HR
Why Diversity Initiatives Fail
Poor Returns on the usual programs
Mandatory Diversity Training Testing Grievance Systems
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Black Women Hispanic Women Asian Women

Why Diversity Fails
Programs that get results
Black Men Hispanic Men Asian Men
35

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25

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15

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-5
Voluntary Training Self-managed Teams Cross-Training College Recruitment Mentoring Diversity Task Force Diversity Managers
 Fig 1. Frequency of Pro-minority Advantage by Labor Pool.

Self WT, Mitchell G, Mellers BA, Tetlock PE, Hildreth JAD (2015) Balancing Fairness and Efficiency: The Impact of Identity-Blind and Identity-
Conscious Accountability on Applicant Screening. PLOS ONE 10(12): e0145208. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145208
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0145208
Diversity and CSRP
Slack Resources CSR Performance

H5a (-)

H1(∩)
Financial Performance
H4a (+) H5b (-)

 
Workforce H2(∩) Social Performance
Racial Diversity  
  H5c (-)
H4b (+)

H3(U) Environmental Performance

H4c (+)

Absorptive Capacity Control Variables

Moses (2018) - INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF WORKFORCE RACIAL DIVERSITY ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PERFORMANCE:
AN INSTITUTIONAL LOGICS PERSPECTIVE, Journal of Business Research
Diverse Teams