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Diversity training in organisations: an introduction

David McGuire (School of Business Enterprise and Management, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK)
Mammed Bagher (School of Management and Law, The Business School, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK)

Journal of European Industrial Training

ISSN: 0309-0590

Article publication date: 27 July 2010

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on diversity training and examine the effect of power, privilege and politics on diversity in organisations.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a conceptual paper examining the arguments in favour and against diversity training in organisations. It identifies the presence of dominant groups in society leading to the marginalisation and oppression of minority diverse groups. It introduces the papers to the special issue under the three themes of: organisational impacts and outcomes; identify and self‐presentation and resistance to diversity.

Findings

The value of diversity training to promoting inclusivity, equality and fairness in organisations is underlined as is the importance of the human resource development community adopting a more proactive role in addressing the issue of diversity through research and course cirricula.

Originality/value

The paper introduces this special issue in “Diversity training in organisations” by examining the background concepts and providing an overview of the contributions to the issue.

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Citation

McGuire, D. and Bagher, M. (2010), "Diversity training in organisations: an introduction", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 34 No. 6, pp. 493-505. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591011061185

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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