Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?

Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?

Drawing on a meta-analysis of an evaluation of a European Social Fund project aimed at enhancing employment opportunities for women in Information Technology, Electronic and Computing (ITEC), this paper critically debates how effectual a diversity management approach alone is as an underpinning rati...

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Autores principales: Evans,Christina, Glover,Judith
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios 2012
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gender diversity
ITEC employment
organizational change
systems approach
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-272420120003000022014-09-11Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?Evans,ChristinaGlover,Judith gender diversity ITEC employment organizational change systems approach Drawing on a meta-analysis of an evaluation of a European Social Fund project aimed at enhancing employment opportunities for women in Information Technology, Electronic and Computing (ITEC), this paper critically debates how effectual a diversity management approach alone is as an underpinning rationale for change in the complex area of diversity. The paper draws on the experiences of ‘partner organizations’, gathered through interviews conducted during the evaluation stage of the project. The paper discusses some of the tensions experienced by partner organizations, thus providing new insights into why such projects are not as effectual as they might be. The paper concludes by presenting a case for the need to re-conceptualise how change as part of a wider diversity management approach might best be conceptualized. We suggest that a ‘systems approach’ could prove a more fruitful way of conceptualizing change of this nature given the inter- dependences between different organizations and institutions.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y NegociosJournal of technology management & innovation v.7 n.3 20122012-10-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-27242012000300002en10.4067/S0718-27242012000300002
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topic gender diversity
ITEC employment
organizational change
systems approach
spellingShingle gender diversity
ITEC employment
organizational change
systems approach
Evans,Christina
Glover,Judith
Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?
description Drawing on a meta-analysis of an evaluation of a European Social Fund project aimed at enhancing employment opportunities for women in Information Technology, Electronic and Computing (ITEC), this paper critically debates how effectual a diversity management approach alone is as an underpinning rationale for change in the complex area of diversity. The paper draws on the experiences of ‘partner organizations’, gathered through interviews conducted during the evaluation stage of the project. The paper discusses some of the tensions experienced by partner organizations, thus providing new insights into why such projects are not as effectual as they might be. The paper concludes by presenting a case for the need to re-conceptualise how change as part of a wider diversity management approach might best be conceptualized. We suggest that a ‘systems approach’ could prove a more fruitful way of conceptualizing change of this nature given the inter- dependences between different organizations and institutions.
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Glover,Judith
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title Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?
title_short Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?
title_full Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?
title_fullStr Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?
title_full_unstemmed Diversity Management Change Projects: In Need of Alternative Conceptual Approaches?
title_sort diversity management change projects: in need of alternative conceptual approaches?
publisher Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
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