Diversity management in a South African university: a case study
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Article Title | Diversity management in a South African university: a case study |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Strydom, Jacques (Author) and Erwee, Ronel (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Industrial Psychology |
Journal Citation | 24 (2), pp. 9 - 14 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 1998 |
Place of Publication | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/download/648/595 |
Abstract | To establish the perception of employees regarding diversity management at South Africa's largest residential university, the questionnaires of Gardenswartz & Rowe (1993) was adapted and a case study approach with a sample of 25 employees was used. The diversity audit measured the sample's perceptions on symptoms of diversity related problems; openness to change of the university; the status quo regarding diversity management; organisational barriers to diversity; the valuing of diversity; and the management of diversity by managers or supervisors. It was found that a high number of symptoms of diversity related problems are perceived and that respondents believed that the university is relatively unresponsive to the need to change. The university was believed to be in a mono cultural stage of development and barriers to developing into a multicultural organisation were identified. Respondents did report a very positive attitude towards diversity but perceived that certain procedures are not supportive. |
Keywords | multicultural; diversity; organisational change; South Africa |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350710. Organisational behaviour |
470212. Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies | |
441013. Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Pretoria, South Africa |
Department of Management and Organisational Behaviour | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q05x5/diversity-management-in-a-south-african-university-a-case-study
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