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Diversity Also by Kurt April KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRAXIS PERFORMANCE THROUGH LEARNING:Knowledge Management in Action THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WORKBOOK e or be@ten:E-Business Redefining the Corporate Landscape RETHINKING LEADERSHIP Diversity New Realities in a Changing World Edited by Kurt April & Marylou Shockley Selection and editorial matter © Kurt April and Marylou Shockley 2007 Individual chapters © Contributors 2007 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 978-0-230-00133-6 All rights reserved.No reproduction,copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced,copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988,or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency,90 Tottenham Court Road,London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St.Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States,United Kingdom and other countries.Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-27979-1 ISBN 978-0-230-62752-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230627529 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Diversity :new realities in a changing world / edited by Kurt April & Marylou Shockley. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1.Pluralism (Social sciences) 2.Multiculturalism.3.Diversity in the workplace.I. April,Kurt.II.Shockley,Marylou L.(Marylou Lorraine),1943– HM1271.D582 2007 305.8009'0511—dc22 2006043165 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 To Thelma April, Ronald Vollenhoven, Raymond Shockley, and Sandra Shockley This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Tables x List of Figures xi Acknowledgements xii Foreword xiii Notes on the Editors xiv List of Contributors xvii Introduction:A Diverse Future 1 Kurt April and Marylou Shockley Part 1:Ways of Looking at Reality 9 Editors’Note:Ways of Looking at Reality 11 Kurt April 1 Diversity – A Diamond in the Rough 14 Sylvia Vriesendorp 2 Restore Talent and Leadership 48 Geert F.M.H.Hofman and Ken Moore 3 Globalisation:A Personal View 66 Tony Ehrenreich Part 2:Expanding Reality 77 Editors’Note:Expanding Reality 79 Marylou Shockley 4 Managing Diversity:The United States Experience 82 James Joseph 5 Diversity:Ideas to Create Value in the Workplace 88 Mario Ghiggino vii viii Contents 6 New Frontiers for Diversity and Inclusion 102 Tony Burnett and Simon Kettleborough 7 Applying Burlesque Rhetoric to Create Social Change 111 Jennifer Kam and Joanna Eidsmore Part 3:Embedding Reality 125 Editors’Note:Embedding Reality 127 Kurt April 8 Complexity Theory and the Electricity of Life:A Chinese Perspective 131 Keith Morrison 9 Chinese Culture:Its Impact on Knowledge Sharing 147 Hongyan Xu 10 Geo-Political Diversity 154 Soonu Kochar 11 American Legal System Diversity:Stare Decisisin a Changing World 188 Cathy Havener Greer 12 Diversity and Corporate Governance 196 Kai Peters,Kurt April,Marylou Shockley and Vinay Dhamija Part 4:Creating Reality 215 Editors’Note:Creating Reality 217 Marylou Shockley 13 Reflections on Conscious Communication:A Critical Process for Transitional Societies? 219 Dave Bond 14 Diversity – Creativity – Leadership:A Journey from Ancient Greece to Modern Society 226 Harald Knudsen and Jonny Holbek 15 Diversity:Not All Are Believers 248 Marylou Shockley Part 5:Preparing for New Realities 261 Editors’Note:Preparing for New Realities 263 Kurt April Contents ix 16 Leadership in Question:Talking Diversity,Walking Homogeneity in the Dutch Police Force 266 Philomena Essed 17 Responsible Leadership Ethics 276 Kurt April and Amanda April 18 Spirit of African Leadership:A Comparative African Perspective 294 Lovemore Mbigi Part 6:Realizing New Realities 305 Editors’Note:Realizing New Realities 307 Marylou Shockley 19 National Institutions and the Fate of Diversity:What has Become of Nordic Corporatism? 309 Thor Indridason 20 Soft Power in a World of Hard Power:Leadership as a Way of Being 341 James Joseph 21 An American in Guangzhou 347 Marilyn Thomas Part 7:Conclusion 355 Conclusion:Consequences of New Realities 357 Kurt April Index 373
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