Workforce diversity initiatives of U.S. multinational corporations in Europe

Although most U.S. multinational corporations have substantial workforce diversity management programs in their U.S. operations, they are only beginning to consider parallel efforts in their overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. The internationalization issue is particularly prominent in the Europea...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Thunderbird international business review 2003-11, Vol.45 (6), p.701-727
Main Authors: Egan, Mary Lou, Bendick Jr, Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affiliates
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Citizenship
Civil rights
Employees
Employment discrimination
Initiatives
Labor law
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Multinational corporations
Strategic management
Subsidiaries
Workforce
Workforce planning
Workplace diversity
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Although most U.S. multinational corporations have substantial workforce diversity management programs in their U.S. operations, they are only beginning to consider parallel efforts in their overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. The internationalization issue is particularly prominent in the European Union, where competitive, demographic, legal, and political developments make workforce diversity issues unavoidable within the next few years. Instead of simply replicating U.S. programs, however, diversity initiatives in Europe need to adapt to each employer's strategic objectives, degree of organizational integration, and local needs. The experiences of Lucent Technologies Inc. and The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies illustrate two contrasting approaches. The former has adopted a strongly multidomestic strategy, while the latter has a more global approach. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:1096-4762
1520-6874
DOI:10.1002/tie.10098