The diversity index : the alarming truth about diversity in corporate America and what can be done about it

305 Pages·2011·3.38 MB·English

by  Susan E Reed

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THE
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IVERSITY
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The Alarming Truth About Diversity
in Corporate America . . . and
What Can Be Done About It
Susan E. Reed
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Contents
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1— TheDiversityBuffet 17
CHAPTER 2— Merck’sDeliberate Strategy:Just DoIt 37
CHAPTER 3— APlanfor Progress 69
CHAPTER 4— TheRealityofChangeMustAccompany
theRhetoricofChange 85
CHAPTER 5— TheCostofExclusion 111
CHAPTER 6— ScalingUp:CreatingaMinoritySupply Chain 135
CHAPTER 7— NoRoomattheTop 161
CHAPTER 8— AffinityGroups:PlansforProgressforEmployees 189
CHAPTER 9— ImportingtheImportantPeople 213
CHAPTER 10— ANewPlanforProgress 235
Epilogue 255
Notes 257
Acknowledgments 281
Index 285
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