Thomas, R. Roosevelt. <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585195129 9780585195124 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diversity in the workplace.<br/>Multiculturalisme en milieu de travail.<br/>BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Workplace Culture.<br/>BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Human Resources & Personnel Management.<br/>Diversity in the workplace.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF5549.5.M5  / T462 1999eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.3/008