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Diversity as Practical Wisdom

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Practical Wisdom and Diversity

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In many organizations, diversity management is practiced at departmental level without explicitly labelling it as such. That said, diversity management is more than bringing various groups together, e.g. generations, men and women, or people from different cultural backgrounds. This article presents an overview of diversity management in the organizational context and critically reviews the relevant literature from the perspective of the Aristotelian thought virtues.

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    Petia Genkova

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  1. Wirtschaftspsychologie, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    Martina Stangel-Meseke

  2. Sport - Media - Event , UE - University of Applied Sciences Europe , Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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  3. UE - University of Applied Sciences Europe , Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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  4. WFI – Ingolstadt School of Management, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany

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Genkova, P. (2019). Diversity as Practical Wisdom. In: Stangel-Meseke, M., Boven, C., Braun, G., Habisch, A., Scherle, N., Ihlenburg, F. (eds) Practical Wisdom and Diversity. Wirtschaft – Organisation – Personal. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-23521-5_3

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