8.1: Kossek et al., 2005:
a) Diversity acknowledges the fact that people differ in many ways.
b) Diversity is increasingly seen as a key area of concern for HRD professionals.
8.2: Martins, 2005: A diversity culture is dependent on learning at all levels of the organisation.
8.3: Table
5.8: The five principles of diversity
8.4: CIPD and Bernard Hodes Group, 2012:
a) More emphasis on the positive business benefits of a diverse workforce including potential value created through increased innovation, employee engagement and organisational image.
b) Strong association with both rules and values-based learning and development initiatives in ensuring organisational diversity outcomes are achieved.
c) Figure 5.3: What do your diversity and inclusion strategy, policy or guidelines cover.
8.5: Specific reported initiatives showed a particularly strong focus on training and development for
line management (Figure 5.4):
a) Figure 5.4: What has your organisation done in the last three years to support line managers
8.6: King et al., 2012
a) While it seems likely that this particular report is influenced by the survey options provided, it also shows a heavy reliance on some form of training activity.
b) Given the previous discussion of training evaluation earlier in the module, it will not surprise you to learn that research investigating the efficacy of diversity training has found that evaluation is often limited to reaction and sometimes learning levels.
c) Researchers found little follow-up in terms of understanding whether training is successful in achieving overall diversity and inclusion goals ().
d) While it seems likely that this particular report is influenced by the survey options provided, it also shows a heavy reliance on some form of training activity. Given the previous discussion of training evaluation earlier in the module, it will not surprise you to learn that research investigating the efficacy of diversity training has found that evaluation is often limited to reaction and sometimes learning levels. Researchers found little follow-up in terms of understanding whether training is successful in achieving overall diversity and inclusion goals
Resources: Diversity and the HRD professional
