Integrated Approach to Workplace Diversity through Human Resource Management

  • Sunday Samson Babalola

Abstract

Today’s organisations are facing challenges of equity control, market size, and workplace diversity despite increase in profitability due to globalisation and technological advancements. This called for efficient utilization of human resource management (HRM) as its focus is on people management with the strategic proactive approach to workplace diversity. The paper calls for improve role of HRM and organisational management in creating conducive work environment, accurate and expansion of selection criteria for workplace diversity that include stable attributes such as emotional intelligence and dispositional factors such as task and people oriented and being culturally flexible. It conclude by advocating for HRM integrative approach to diversity as it synthesizes the literature and proposes key areas needed to management diversity.

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Published
2013-09-20
How to Cite
Babalola, S. S. (2013). Integrated Approach to Workplace Diversity through Human Resource Management. Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 4(9), pp. 435-445. https://doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v4i9.782
Section
Research Paper