Positive Organizing in a Global Society

Understanding and Engaging Differences for Capacity Building and Inclusion
Herausgeber: Davidson, Martin N.; Wooten, Lynn Perry; Roberts, Laura Morgan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book unites the latest research in diversity, inclusion, and positive organizational scholarship (POS), to investigate diversity and inclusion dynamics in social systems. Comprised of succinct chapters from thought leaders in the field, this book covers both micro- and macro-levels of analysis, covering topics such as authenticity, mentorship, intersectional identity work, positive deviance, resilience, resource cultivation and utilization, boundary-spanning leadership, strengths-based development, positive workplace interventions to promote well-being, inclusive strategic planning, and the role of diversity in innovation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9781848725751
• ISBN-10: 1848725752
• Artikelnr.: 39722037

Autorenporträt

Laura Morgan Roberts is Professor of Psychology, Culture, and Organization Studies at Antioch University, USA. Lynn Perry Wooten is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Clinical Associate Professor of Strategy, Management, and Organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, USA. Martin N. Davidson is Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction SECTION I: MULTIPLE IDENTITIES & RESOURCES Chapter 1: Positive
Psychology's Contributions and Prospects for Engaging Differences at Work
Chapter 2: Resourcefulness in Action: The Case of Global Diversity
Management Chapter 3: Sources of Strength: Mobilizing Minority Racial,
Ethnic, and Cultural Identities as Resources Chapter 4: How Identities and
Discrimination Catalyze Global Entrepreneurship Chapter 5: Intersectional
Identity Salience and Positive Identity Construction SECTION II:
AUTHENTICITY Chapter 6: Authenticity on One's Own Terms Chapter 7:
Authenticity and Organizational Norms: A Positive Organizational
Scholarship Lens Chapter 8: If I'm Comfortable Does That Mean I'm Included?
And If I'm Included, Will I Now Be Comfortable? Chapter 9: Authentic
Affirmation? Considering the Cultural Relevance of Strength-Based Practices
in Global Organizations SECTION III: RESILIENCE Chapter 10: Resilience and
Failure Chapter 11: Racial Socialization and Resilience of Minority Group
Members Chapter 12: Social Resilience: Building Persistence in Interracial
Relationships SECTION IV: RELATING ACROSS DIFFERENCES Chapter 13: Leading
Beyond "We": The Nature and Consequences of a Boundary Spanning Mindset
Chapter 14: Mentoring as a Connecting Competency Builder: Examining POS as
a Catalyst for Mentoring Across Dimensions of Diversity Chapter 15:
Fostering High-quality Relationships Across Difference: Exploring a
Care-Based Approach to Life Story-Telling and Life Story-Receiving Chapter
16: Discursive Spaces that Foster Transformative Learning in the Engaging
of Differences: Implications for Global Society Chapter 17: Leveraging
Difference in a "Have Your Say" World Chapter 18: The Two Faces of Ubuntu:
An Inclusive Positive or Exclusive Parochial Leadership Perspective?
SECTION V: INCLUSIVE & EQUITABLE SYSTEMS Chapter 19: Diversity Management
as a Generative Strategic Process: When the Business Case Meets Positive
Organizational Scholarship Chapter 20: From Exclusion to Inclusion:
Inclusion and Empowerment in a South African Organization Chapter 21:
Assessing Organizational Culture and Engaging Faculty Diversity in Higher
Education Chapter 22: Learning Together: A Positive Approach to Diversity
and Inclusion Education Chapter 23: Organizational Support and Empowerment
of Diversity in Work-Life Identities SECTION VI: INNOVATIVE THINKING
Chapter 24: Constructive Conflict: The Essential Role of Diversity in
Organizational Innovation Chapter 25: The Benefits of Diversity for
Innovation in Academic Research Chapter 26: Promoting the Positive Effects
of Team Diversity through SOAR: An Inclusive Approach for Strategic
Thinking, Planning, and Leading Chapter 27: Life on the Edge: How Weird
People Thrive in Organizations (and What They Can Teach Us about Diversity
and Inclusion) Conclusion: Building a Bridge to Positive Organizing
Biographies of contributors, Index