Managing Diversity in Public Sector Workforces or Group Performance and Interactio

Managing Diversity in Public Sector Workforces: Essentials of Public Policy and Administration Series

Author: Norma M Riccucci

As we enter the twenty-first century, America’s workforce looks markedly different than it ever has before. Compared with even twenty years ago, more white women, people of color, disabled persons, new and recent immigrants, gays and lesbians, and intergenerational mixes now work in America. The way in which government employers embrace this opportunity of diversity will clearly distinguish effective and efficient organizations from those which are unproductive and unable to meet the demands and necessities of the American people in the new century.This book addresses the demographic changes to the labor force and workplace and the ways in which government employers are managing the imminently diverse populations that now fill public sector jobs. It addresses the specific management strategies and initiatives relied upon by public sector employers as well as the implications of effectively managing variegated workforces for the overall governance of American society.

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Riccucci (public administration and policy, University at Albany, State U. of New York) examines the demographic changes in the American labor force and workforce, and the ways in which government employers are managing or can prepare to manage diversity in the workplace. The author also examines the implications which effective management of an increasingly diverse workforce holds for the overall governance of American society. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Tables and Figures
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Workforce Diversity and the Twenty-First Century	1
2	Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity	11
3	Initial Steps in Preparing for Diversity in the Workplace	25
4	Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity Management	35
5	Diversity Management and Women in Public Sector Workforces	61
6	Managing the Multigenerational Workplace	97
7	Diversity in Ability	119
8	Diversity and Sexual Orientation	135
9	Epilogue: Public Sector Organizations Positioning for the Future	153
	Index	155

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Group Performance and Interactio

Author: Craig D Parks

Unlike clinical psychologists, social psychologists examine the group as a vehicle for interaction and performance. They are interested in such topics as how groups make decisions, how working with others influences individual performance, and how conflict arises and is resolved within and between groups.Group Performance and Interaction is the first textbook to address the many recent changes in the field of groups and group decisionmaking from a social psychological perspective. Incorporated in this introductory survey are the latest developments in groups research as well as discussions on computers and groups, groups in the workplace, and jury decisionmaking. The topics—touching on the disciplines of social and industrial/organizational psychology—are developed around the twin themes of interaction and performance, or groups engaged in activities.Students of psychology, communications, and management, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, will find Group Performance and Interaction to be an invaluable text.