Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Depaepe Philippe; Jammaers Eline (coordinator);
Language
English
Prerequisites
- Management humain
Main themes
Les principaux thèmes abordés dans l'activité portent sur :
- Les différentes formes de diversités au travail et leurs enjeux en matière de Management Humain d'un point de vue multidisciplinaire (gestionnaire, sociologique, démographique, juridique, économique et historique)
- Les origines de la gestion des diversités en management, et le sens des concepts associés t.q. discriminations positives, égalité des chances.
- La relation entre diversité et performance et le 'business case' de la diversité.
- Les différents modèles qui portent sur la gestion des diversités au travail
- La mise en relation des pratiques et des techniques actuelles de GRH et des caractéristiques spécifiques des organisations en matière de gestion des diversités
- La dimension « gestion de conflits » au regard des cadres de référence psychosociologiques en la matière.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The principal themes that will be covered during this course are:
- The different types of diversity at work and the challenges for the humane management of diverse personnel viewed from a multidisciplinary lens (management, sociology, demography, law, economics and history)
- The origins of diversity management and related concepts (e.g. positive discrimination, equal opportunities, ...)
- The relationship between diversity and organisational performance through 'the business case of diversity'
- The different models concerning the management of diversity in the workplace
- Diversity management practices and policies and general HR policies that aim to create inclusion in the workplace
- Inter-group conflict management through a psychosociological approach
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Case studies
- Discussion
- Guest lectures
Evaluation methods
Continuous evaluation (individual reflection paper; collectively working on a real-life case study in small groups)
Online resources
Cf. Moodle
Bibliography
- Bendl, R., Bleijenbergh, I., Henttonen, E., & Mills, A. J. (Eds.). (2015). The Oxford handbook of diversity in organizations. Oxford University Press.
- Direction régionale de Montréal, Emploi-Québec, Mouvement québécois de la qualité & Groupe Conseil Continuum (2005).
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Guide pratique de la gestion de la diversité interculturelle en emploi. Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (http://emploiquebec.net/publications/pdf/06_emp_guidediversite.pdf)
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Janssens, M., & Zanoni, P. (2014). Alternative diversity management: Organizational practices fostering ethnic equality at work. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 30(3), 317-331.
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Riach, K. (2009). Managing ‘difference’: Understanding age diversity in practice. Human Resource Management Journal, 19(3), 319-335.
Faculty or entity
CLSM
