Tag Archives: Diversity

Business school teaching case study: how can managers navigate the changing mood on DEI policies? (FT)

Since late last year, employers in the US and beyond have started rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. This is deepening divisions in an already polarised debate and posing important challenges for managers. Ford, John Deere, Walmart, McDonald’s, Accenture and Meta are among those to have publicly diluted or terminated DEI policies. Of […]
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Business Masters students want more diversity and equality content (MBA News)

Diversity and Equality (46%) are ‘must have’ content streams that students want included in their Business Masters studies, according to a new survey of more than 1,500 prospective students from around the world. The latest Tomorrow’s Masters study by CarringtonCrisp in association with EFMD, focused on Business Master’s degrees which, unlike a mid or late career MBA, […]
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The leadership courses aiming to change women and workplaces (FT)

Diversity is increasingly embedded in broader programmes, alongside courses for women. Aproaches to developing female business leaders are changing as the executive education market responds to growing corporate awareness of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). A twin focus is evolving, with women-only courses supporting individuals while, elsewhere, DEI is increasingly incorporated into broader programmes. Demand […]
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Driving diversity amid adversity (FT)

Practitioners discuss creating a cultural shift — and the role of business schools.In a time of culture wars, the topics of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are on the frontline. “Go woke, go broke” has become a rallying cry for critics on social and news media, who claim that businesses’ financial success is at […]
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Recognizing and responding to microaggressions at work (HBR)

Building inclusive workplaces requires candid, authentic conversations on tough subjects, like sexism, homophobia, and racism — and it’s natural to worry that we may commit microaggressions in these kinds of conversations by saying the wrong thing. The more awareness we have about how microaggressions show up, the more we can work toward decreasing them in […]
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To do business with government, Huawei must have South African staff (Mail & Guardian)

On 11 February, the department of employment and labour announced it had filed court papers against Huawei, which is headquartered in China. The company, the department said, had breached South Africa’s labour and employment laws by filling 90% of its workforce with foreign nationals. A month later, it emerged that the department and Huawei Technologies […]
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3 Signs that your workplace culture will bring better business results (Inc)

By Marchel Schwantes For years, executives and HR chiefs have known that a healthy workplace means more satisfied employees, which also means higher productivity. But just how do you define a “healthy” workplace? According to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO), a healthy workplace is one in which workers and managers collaborate to continually protect and promote the health, […]
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