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The Political Economy of Diversity: Diversity Programs in Fortune 500 Companies

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  • John Ryan
  • James Hawdon
  • Allison Branick

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Using data from a 1998 SHRM survey, this study examines the prevalence and nature of diversity initiatives in Fortune 500 companies. The rhetoric of diversity in industry suggests that a diverse workforce is good for business. Diversity is typically defined in terms of such demographic factors as race, age, gender, ethnic background, and, to a lessor extent, sexual orientation. Our analysis shows that most Fortune 500 companies have some diversity initiatives, but that these initiatives are disproportionately aimed at certain minority groups. Thus, there appears to be a political economy of diversity in which some categories of diversity are valued over others. We place this analysis within the larger context of a changing economic, occupational and political factors affecting the diversity movement.

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  • John Ryan & James Hawdon & Allison Branick, 2002. "The Political Economy of Diversity: Diversity Programs in Fortune 500 Companies," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 7(1), pages 26-40, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:7:y:2002:i:1:p:26-40
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.702
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    1. Simone Poli, 2016. "The Relationship between Shareholder Gender and Earnings Management in Private Italian Companies," International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 12(1), pages 1-11, December.

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