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PERSPECTIVES ON DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AT WORKPLACE. THE EUROPEAN SMEs CASE
PERSPECTIVES ON DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AT WORKPLACE. THE EUROPEAN SMEs CASE

Author(s): Maria Veronica Mateescu
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Sociology of Culture, Economic development
Published by: Facultatea de Studii Europene -Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: cross-cultural management; diversity management; European SMEs; human resource management

Summary/Abstract: The interest in diversity at workplace stems from an instrumental perspective on diversity, which is correlated with positive effects on organizational performance. Currently, due to the growing internationalization, SMEs are facing more and more challenges of cultural diversity, thus determining the need for a diversity management and the possibility to follow the patterns of MNCs in this area. This article addresses the issue of cultural diversity management in European SMEs, focusing on Romanian SMEs and aiming to highlight its specificity.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 80-92
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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