Diversity resistance in organizations edited by Kecia M. Thomas. - New York Lawrence Erlbaum Associates c2008. - xxx, 332 p. ill. 24 cm. - Series in applied psychology .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The many faces of diversity resistance in the workplace / Kecia M. Thomas and Victoria C. Plaut -- Understanding and defusing resistance to diversity training and learning / Donna Chrobot Mason, Rosemary Hays-Thomas, and Heather Wishik -- It is all in how you view it : factors contributing to perceptions of a hostile work climate / Christine M. Riordan, Melanie J. Lankau, and Julie Holiday Wayne -- Harassment, violence, and hate crimes in the workplace / Tahira M. Probst, Armando X. Estrada, and Jeremiah W. Brown -- Exclusion, avoidance, and social distancing / Mikki Hebl, Juan M. Madera, and Eden King -- Traditional selection methods as resistance to diversity in organizations / Patrick F. McKay and Jimmy Davis -- Dancing with resistance : leadership challenges in fostering a culture of inclusion / Ilene C. Wasserman, Plácida V. Gallegos, and Bernardo Ferdman -- Cases in organizational resistance to diversity / Matthew S. Harrison, Wendy Reynolds Dobbs, and Brian Roote -- Now you see it, now you don't : mixed messages regarding workforce diversity / Derek R. Avery and C. Douglas Johnson -- Cycles of resistance : how dominants and subordinants collude to undermine diversity efforts in organizations / Martin N. Davidson and Karen L. Proudford -- Overcoming resistance : structures and attitudes / Laura Sabattini and Faye Crosby -- Final reflections : resisting the resistors / Laura L. Bierema and Kecia M. Thomas.

9780805859638 (alk paper) 0805859632 (alk paper)

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Diversity in the workplace
Psychology, Industrial
Organizational behavior

HF5549.5.M5 / D5723 2008

331.2153 / D6183