Building workplace equality : ethics, diversity and inclusion / Nelarine Cornelius.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and Overview Nelarine Cornelius.The Contributors.PART I: FOUNDATION THEORY AND CONCEPTS.1. From Equal Opportunities to Managing Diversity to Capabilities: A New Theory of Workplace Equality? Suzanne Gagnon and Nelarine Cornelius. 2. Evaluating Organisational Readiness for Change Nigel Bassett-Jones. 3. Multi-Dimensional Information and Knowledge Bases for Equality and Diversity Learning and Action Nelarine Cornelius. PART II: THE IMPLICATIONS OF 'CAPABILITIES EQUALITY FOR APPLICATION. 4. Managing People - Equality, Diversity and Human Resource Management Issues for Line Managers Larraine Gooch and Alan Blackburn. 5. Dominant Organisational Characteristics and their Influence on Equality and Diversity Action: The Illustration of 'Professionalism Nelarine Cornelius. 6. Managing Equality and Diversity in a Global Context Clive Wildish and Nelarine Cornelius. PART III: PRACTITIONERS AND PRACTICE. 7. Whole Organisation Equality and Diversity Intervention Strategies in Practice Ade Ajadi. Case Studies: 1. Stakeholder Perspectives: A Personal Account of an Equality and Diversity Practitioners Intervention Experiences Shaun Todd. 2. Building on a Vision: 'Inclusive Meritocracy in a Major Multinational Energy Company Suzanne Gagnon with Nelarine Cornelius. 3. Wearing Warm Clothes in Winter: A Pragmatic Process Approach to Promoting Cultural Diversity in Global Succession Planning James H. Ward and Diana Winstanley. Final Comments Nelarine Cornelius and Nigel Bassett-Jones. Glossary. References.

Provides a new model of workplace equality based on capabilities theory. Moving on from equal opportunities and diversity management approaches, this book offers a new answer to 'what is equality' and provides insights into how equality in the workplace can be pursued and achieved.