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Case 1: Medical Staff Engaging Diversity at Work in Turbulent Times

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This chapter portrays the intricacies of engaging diversity in a real-life work context. It revolves around a series of studies conducted in Israel’s major hospitals on diverse medical staff pursuing their professional practice in periods of escalating protracted political conflict. The reported research employed mixed methods, including individual semi-structured interviews with nationally and ethnically diverse medical staff, and a survey using a structured questionnaire. The case reveals the complexity of asymmetric power relations , especially in times of escalating tensions that heighten the medical staff’s sense of inequality and discrimination. These experiences impinge on daily practice even though medical centres are legally obliged to maintain equal opportunities policies and equitable work procedures.

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Syna, H.D. (2020). Case 1: Medical Staff Engaging Diversity at Work in Turbulent Times. In: Diversity Management in Places and Times of Tensions. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37723-6_4

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