Diversity Management Initiatives of Companies from the Respect Index Portfolio

• Autorzy: Elżbieta Jędrych , Justyna Berniak-Woźny
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The diversity management concept was developed in the late 1980's in the US, as a reaction to dynamic, demographic changes in the workforce and the effects of the globalization process. As time, has passed, the concept has spread throughout other Western industrialised countries, including members of the European Union and Poland. Central to the diversity management concept is the belief that organisations may benefit from having a diverse workforce, and that it is, therefore, in their interests to recognise and meet the characteristics, aspirations, and expectations of individual employees. In the case of Poland, diversity management is practised in a specific context, as its workforce is very homogenous. The aim of this article is to provide an analysis of both the context for diversity management in Poland, and diversity management initiatives of the Polish companies from the Respect Index portfolio. Analysis of the social reports of the companies listed in the Respect Index has revealed that a majority of them (72%), include diversity aspects in their social reporting. Unfortunately, they mostly present statistical data on the diversity of their governance bodies' and employees' diversity, with their analysis focused mainly on gender and age. This is mostly the practice of all companies, who base their reporting on the GRI standard framework. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Diversity management; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); RESPECT Index

PL

Zarządzanie różnorodnością; Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu; Indeks RESPECT

• Czasopismo: Przedsiębiorczość i Zarządzanie
• Rocznik: 2017
• Numer: t. 18, z. 11, cz. 2 W stronę różnorodności : od koncepcji do aktualnych problemów zarządzania
• Strony: 85--100

Twórcy

autor

Elżbieta Jędrych

• Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula w Warszawie

autor

Justyna Berniak-Woźny

• Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula w Warszawie

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