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Managing Equity and Diversity at Universities
Guenther Vedder (Ed.)
Verlag Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2006
ISBN 9783866181182 , 176 Seiten
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Contents
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Preface
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Part I Introduction
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Managing Diversity: Magic Term for Improved Performance in the Field of HR The 3-Pillar-Model: A new Conceptual Frame for a Holistic Integrated Strategy (Nils H. Jent)
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1 Introduction
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2 “Diversity” – a holistic solution for a complex problem
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2.1 The problem: Which problems need to be solved?
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2.2 To the main idea
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2.2.1 Social data
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2.2.2 Employee categories
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2.2.3 Comparative competencies
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2.3 What is “ Diversity”?
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2.4 Where on “ Diversity” do we focus?
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2.5 The 3 Paradigms of “ Diversity”
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2.5.1 The “ Fairness and Nondiscrimination” Paradigm
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2.5.2 The „ Access and Legitimacy” Paradigm
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2.5.3 The “ Learning- and- Effectiveness“ Paradigm
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Figure 1: Magic Triangle of the 3 pillars of Diversity
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3 Pillar 1: Personal political axioms of non-discrimination
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3.1 The way out of discrimination based on social data
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Figure 2: Targeting Principle
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3.2 The two- dimensionality of discrimination phenomena
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Figure 3: Fields of two- dimensional discrimination phenomena
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3.3 Reply
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4 Pillar 2: The strategy of socio demographic „Managing Diversity“
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4.1 Synergy circle of team roles
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Figure 4: Role strengths derived through team mix of personal data
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4.2 Synergy circles of social data in teams
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Figure 5: Bundled comparative competencies through team mix of social data
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4.3 Strategy: Heterogeneously composed work partnerships
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4.4 The most influential social data and their comparative competencies.
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Figure 6: Filter of Social Data
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4.4.1 Age diversity
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Figure 7: Comparative strengths of older and younger employees
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4.4.2 Cultural Diversity
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Figure 8: German speaking culture according to Hilb
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4.4.3 Gender diversity
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Figure 9: Comparative factors of potential with " Gender Diversity", according to Fisher
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4.5 Self- awareness and self- classification
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5 Pillar 3: Instruments for the utilization of comparative advantages of socio- demographic “ Managing Diversity”
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5.1 The focus of „ Managing Diversity“ on work partnerships
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5.1.1 Heterogeneously constructed work partnerships
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5.1.2 The mechanics of complementary competencies
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5.2 Flexibility of the working organization
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5.2.1 Increased flexibility and optimization of work time
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5.2.2 Increased flexibility - the scope of duties
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5.2.3 Increased flexibility and optimization of compensation
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5.2.4 Increased flexibility of the workplace
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6 Conclusions
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Figure 10: Additional corporate benefits through the integration of comparative competencies
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6.1 Use of the 3- Pillared- Concept of " Managing Diversity"
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3 Diversity Experiences in the USA
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3.1 Affirmative Action and Diversity Recruitment
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3.2 Diversity Education
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3.3 Diversity and Community Engagement
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3.4 Diversity Research
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4 Closing Remarks and Outlooks
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5 References
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Part II Experiences in Canada and Australia
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The “Mosaic” in Practice: An Examination of Multicultural Diversity within Canadian Universities
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1 Introduction
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2 The Canadian Demographic
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3 Canadian Universities and “Diversity” Missions
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3.1 Diversity Support Services for Multicultural and International Student Populations
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3.2 International and Aboriginal Student Populations
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3.3 Three Exemplary Multicultural University Initiatives
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4 Discussion and Conclusions
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5 References
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Employment Equity at the University of Manitoba
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1 Introduction
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1.1 Background: The University of Manitoba
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1.2 Federal Programs on Employment Equity
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1.3 National and Provincial Employment Equity Networks
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2 Employment Equity at The University of Manitoba
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2.1 Designated Groups
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2.2 Representation of the Designated Groups
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University Affairs
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2.3 Workforce Analysis
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2.4 Staffing Goals
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2.5 University Policies and Legislative Requirements
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ad hoc
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Respectful Working and Learning Environment.
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Respectful Work and Learning Envi-
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ronment
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2.6 Other Federal Criteria for Implementing Employment Equity
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2.7 Elimination of Systemic Discrimination: Employment Systems Reviews
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2.8 Employment Equity Funds
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t 2.9 Administrative S ructure for Equity- Related Services
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ad hoc
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3 Improvements at Managing Diversity
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4 References
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Best Practice: Equity and Diversity at the University of Technology Sydney
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1 Introduction
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2 Institutional Equity Focus at UTS
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(1) Management, Administration and Projects ( 3) Indigenous Australians and Cultural Diversity
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(2) Women/ People with Disabilities ( 4) Student Equity
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3 Work Areas of the Equity and Diversity Unit
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Equity- Related Complaints
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EO Training and Development
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People with Carers' Responsibilities
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3.1 Staff Equity
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Workplace Disability Fund
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Accessible Parking
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EEO Observation
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Access to the Built Environment
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Staff E- Mail Network
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Staff Representation in Decision- making
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Disability Project Fund
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Injury Management and Return to Work
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3.2 Student Equity
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4 What Distinguishes Diversity Work at UTS?
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5 References
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Part III Present Situation in Austria, Germany and Switzerland
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Gender and Diversity Management at Austrian Universities
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1 Introduction
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2 The Austrian university system
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3 The current state and experiences of diversity management at Austrian universities: Results of an empirical study
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3.1 Method
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3.2 Results
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4 Summary
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Teaching.
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Research.
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Management.
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5 References
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6 Annex
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Equity and Diversity at Universities in Germany
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1 Introduction
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2 The Legal Situation at German Universities
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3 Facts about the Diversity Situation at German Universities
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3.1 Gender- Equity in Academic Areas
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3.2 Certificates: Total E- Quality and Family Friendly Universities
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3.3 The Diversity Evaluation by Drewing (2005)
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3.4 Diversity Evaluation of Krell/ Pantelmann/ Wächter ( 2006)
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3.5 Social Evaluation of the German Student Service Organization
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3.6 Responsibilities of German Student Service Organizations
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4 Final Comments on the Diversity Situation at German Universities
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5 References
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Equity and Diversity at Universities in Switzerland
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1 Equity and Diversity at Swiss Universities
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1.1 Higher Education in Switzerland
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1.2 Diversity at Swiss Universities
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1.3 Gender at Swiss Universities
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2 Equal Opportunities for Women and Men at Swiss Universities
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3 The “Federal Programme for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men at Universities”
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3.1 Appointing Female Professors: The Incentive System
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3.2 Promoting Young Female Academics: Mentoring and Training
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3.3 Supporting Mothers and Fathers: Expanding Childcare Services
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3.4 Evaluation and Future of the Programme
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4 Equal Opportunities of Women and Men at the Federal Institutes of Technology and the Universities of Applied Sciences
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4.1 The Federal Institutes of Technology
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4.2 The Universities of Applied Sciences
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5 The Swiss National Science Foundation
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6 Gender Campus Switzerland
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7 References
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