Workshop: Diversity and Difference in the Contemporary Workplace

Welcome

Diversity continues to remain a salient issue for all types of organizations. Statements like ‘we value diversity’ and ‘we see difference as an asset’ appear more and more frequently in corporate, governmental, and NGO repertoire of values. Organizations of all sizes are beginning to realize that employee diversity is a critical issue that must be considered part of their central organizational strategy. Governments and governing organizations are also beginning to require public and private organizations to develop diversity strategies and report on their diversity commitments. However, even with all this focus on diversity, we still have few examples of how to manage diversity well.

The goal of this workshop is to exchange experiences, practices, and ideas on how to work with diversity and difference in the workplace. You are kindly invited to take part in this workshop to learn about and share your own experiences with diversity management and equal opportunity practices.

The workshop will bring together academics and practitioners with the hope of fostering a dialogue between business professionals, NGOs workers, and politicians that highlights the shared goals of these organizations as well as the points of public-private conflict that manifest themselves in the workplace and in our everyday lives. The objective with the workshop is that we will learn from each other and that we will leave the workshop enriched knowing more how to practice diversity management.

We hope you will join us!

Copenhagen Business School

Department of Intercultural Communication and Management