Pertemuan 4

Matakuliah : J0124/Manajemen Sumber Daya ManusiaTahun : 2007/2008

MODUL 4

Managing Diversity & Equal Employment

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Learning OutcomesAfter studying this chapter you should be able to :• Define what is diversity management & why it is

important• Discuss several arguments supporting & opposing

affirmative action• Describe how women are affected by work/family

& job assignment issues in orgz.

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• Discuss the 2 types of sexual harassment & how employers should respond to complaints

• Identify 2 means orgz. are using to deal with the aging of their workforces

• Discuss how reasonable accomodation is made whaen managing individuals with disbilities & differing religious beliefs

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Outline• Managing diversity• Diversity training• Sex/gender issues in EEO• Sexual harassment & workplace relationships• Age issues & diversity management

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• Individuals with disabilities in the workforce• Religion & spirituality in workplace• Individuals with differing lifestyles & sexual

orientation

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Managing diversity• Approaches to managing diversity * resistance * fairness * access-legitimacy * diversity culture

• Diversity management programs & activities

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Diversity training

• Components of diversity training• Effects of diversity training• Backlash against diversity efforts• Affirmative action & diversity efforts

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Sex/gender issues in EE• Nepotism• Job assignments & “Nontraditional Jobs”• The glass ceiling• “Glass Walls” and “Glass Elevator”• Breaking the glass

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Sexual Harassment &Workplace Relationships

• Consensual relationships & romance at work

• Nature of sexual harassment * quid pro quo * hostile environment

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Age issues & diversity management

• Age discrimination & workforce reductions

• Attracting, retaining & managing older workers

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Individuals with disabilitiesin the workforce

• Reasonable accomodations * recruiting indiviuals with disabilities * employees who develop disabilities * employees with mental disabilities

• Individuals with threatening illnesses

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Religion & spiritualityin the workplaces

• The reason to make accomodation of employees’ beliefs is because many religions have differing days of worship holiday

• Another potential conflict in religious practices is in area of dress & appearance

• Other issue relates to religious expressions

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Individuals with differinglifestyle & sexual orientation

• One specific issue is transgendered individuals who have had or are undergoing sex change surgery

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Closing• Efforts to value diversity can enhance

organizational performance• Diversity training has had limited success• There are two types of sexual harassment• Reasonable accomodation is a strategy that can

be used to deal with the religious diversity of employees

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• Managing diversity means ensuring that individuals are treated with respect at work

• Employer should develop policies on sexual harassment