On Diversity.

Abstract

Organizations across America are concerned with issues related to living and working in a culturally diverse environment. The author discusses the current effort to address diversity within the Army. He believes the most equitable approach to be one based on the "same but different', concept. Service members need to become the same within the organizational culture, while the organization needs to recognize that members need to maintain certain individual differences. The author proposes three levels: (1) recognizing the organizational need for employees to be the same while respecting differences; (2) using programs to assist in understanding differences and learning appropriate and proper ways of treating others; and (3) recognizing the organizational value of these differences and making use of alternative perspectives to create the best possible working environment for all.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA351595

Entities

People

  • Andre H. Sayles

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Aircrafts
  • Army
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Instructors
  • Military Organizations
  • Minority Groups
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

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