Developing Competency to Manage Diversity ― Readings, Cases & Activities

Cox translates the theory from his earlier book, Cultural Diversity in Organizations: Theory, Research, and Practice (1993), into teaching and learning tools that can be used to create a climate in which all people are treated fairly and can achieve and contribute to their full potential. Thirty-one learning and skill-building activities and 23 readings on a range of diversity issues are arranged in sections which correspond to the five sections in the theory book. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Taylor H. Cox, Jr. is an associate professor in the Organization Behavior and Human Resource Management Department of the University of Michigan Business School, where he teaches courses on organizational consulting and managing diversity. He is also founder of Taylor Cox and Associates Inc. a research and consulting firm. His recent work focuses on human resource systems and organization change processes for organizations with diverse employees and markets. In his consulting practice he has created educational programs, carried out research, strategic planning, and organization development work with more than twenty organizations including Ford Motor Co. Exxon, Phillips, Eli Lilly, and Phelps Dodge. He is the author of Cultural Diversity in Organizations and coauthor of Developing Competency to Manage Diversity.
Ruby L. Beale, a faculty member of the psychology department and the University of Michigan Business School, is a principal in a human resource management firm specializing in managing and enhancing work productivity, and job and school performance with diverse populations. Dr. Beale has provided training for organizational development to corporations, educational programs, professional associations, municipalities, and grassroots community organizations. Her clients include Exxon, Dow, Citizen's Insurance Co. University of Virginia Law School, and School Districts in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. Peoria, and Boston. She is coauthor of Developing Competency to Manage Diversity.