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Thomas, R. Roosevelt.

Building a house for diversity : how a fable about a giraffe & elephant offers new strategies for today's workforce / R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. ; with Marjorie I. Woodruff. - New York : AMACOM, �1999. - 1 online resource (xxii, 266 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE A MODERN FABLE -- 1 The Giraffe and the Elephant -- 2 Diversity Effectiveness: An Overview -- PART TWO HEAD GIRAFFES IN ACTION -- 3 A Natural Diversity Manager: Phil Jackson -- 4 The Making of a Diversity Manager: Bill Smith -- 5 Diversity Effectiveness: The Challenges for Head Giraffes -- PART THREE ELEPHANTS IN ACTION -- 6 The Assimilated Elephants: Ray and Carol -- 7 The Angry Elephants: Debra and Mark -- 8 The Pioneering Elephants: Joan and Richard -- 9 Diversity Effectiveness: The Challenges for Elephants -- PART FOUR GIRAFFES IN ACTION -- 10 The Assimilated Giraffe: George -- 11 The Uncompromising Giraffe: Jeff -- 12 The Pioneering Giraffe: Kirk -- 13 Diversity Effectiveness: The Challenges for Giraffes -- PART FIVE MOVING TOWARD DIVERSITY EFFECTIVENESS -- 14 The Individual Journey -- 15 A House for Diversity.

ISBN: 0585195129 9780585195124

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Diversity in the workplace.
Multiculturalisme en milieu de travail.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Workplace Culture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Human Resources & Personnel Management.
Diversity in the workplace.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HF5549.5.M5 / T462 1999eb

Dewey Class. No.: 658.3/008