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Zarządzanie różnorodnością jako wyzwanie dla organizacji związanych z kulturą
Diversity Management as a Challenge to Cultural Organisations

Author(s): Tomasz Dąbrowski
Subject(s): Labor relations, Culture and social structure , Management and complex organizations, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: diversity management; inclusion; accessibility; labour market changes; leadership;

Summary/Abstract: The paper explains the concept of diversity management and answers the questions of whether, and if so – why, diversity management should be part of the cultural organisations’ strategy of preparing for the future. The article is an attempt to look at the phenomenon of diversity management in the cultural sector from the perspective of the challenges and benefits it brings to cultural organisations and managers. In this respect, the paper presents a fragment of a broader research project which discusses the five most-repeated arguments justifying a diversity-based approach: demographic changes, desire to reach the so-far-excluded groups of people and provide wider access, increasing innovation and adaptability, reducing risk, implementation of internal policies and/or legal requirements, and caring for a “better” work environment and commitment.

  • Issue Year: 19/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 453-470
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish