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Canada Portal
A window to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services. The portal offers ease of access and navigation to listings of Aboriginal associations,
businesses, organizations, bands, communities, groups, news and peoples.
Canadian
Ethnocultural Council
A non-profit, non-partisan coalition of national ethnocultural umbrella organizations which, in turn, represent a cross-section of ethnocultural groups across Canada.
Canadian Human Rights Act
CareerEdge
This organization helps clients place talented interns from diverse backgrounds (People with Disabilities, Newcomers to Canada and Recent Graduates) in unregulated professions from coast to coast.
Employment
Equity Act
Expatriate Expert Reading Room
A down-to-earth source on global living.
Global
Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness (GLOBE)
The purpose of this page is to provide general background information about the project and to distribute manuscripts published by GLOBE and the GLOBE community.
The Global Library
The global library is a reference collection of online texts for students of the social sciences. It links open-access texts from across the web.
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The
McKinsey Quarterly Online
Provides sophisticated business readers around the world with articles
that go beyond reportage and analysis to offer new ways of thinking about
international management.
The
Meeting Professional – April 2005
Laraine Kaminsky has a column in MPI’s magazine entitled ‘Foundation
Focus: Building Cross Cultural Competence’. It provides practical
information about conducting multicultural business in the evolving global
economy.
Multiculturalism Act of Canada
The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
In 1999, the Center conducted the first US survey on religious bias in the workplace; its mission is to reduce religious bias through education.
Profiles in Diversity Journal ® Online
Forum for business & institutional diversity excellence
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Cox, Taylor, and Ruby L. Beale. Developing Competency to Manage Diversity. BK Publishers. 1997.
An extremely valuable tool kit for diversity change agents who want to translate vision and theory into reality. Addressing a wide range of diversity issues it integrates academic ideas with real-life
experiences.
Ellis, Ron. Over the boards – The Ron Ellis Story. Fenn Publishing. 2002.
Ron Ellis speaks to his personal struggle with depression. This story is unique in that it appeals not only to avid hockey fans, but also to very up-to-date diversity issues.
Gardenswartz, Lee, and Anita Rowe. Managing Diversity in Health Care. Jossey-Bass. 1998.
Tackling a difficult topic, this publication balances theory, facts, and statistics with concrete suggestions and resources for fighting against stereotypes in the health care environment.
Loden, Marilyn. Implementing Diversity. Toronto, ON: Irwin Publishers, 1996.
A practical and provocative guide that shares the strategies and teactics used by organizations committed to implementing diversity from the top down.
Poole, Dr. Phebe-Jane. Diversity: A Business Advantage. Altona, MN: Friesen Printers 1997.
What does Diversity really mean? How will it affect me? Is it the same as Employment Equity or Affirmative Action? How can I implement it in my organization? This is a practical guide that answers
these and more questions.
Thomas, Roosevelt. Building a House for Diversity. AMACOM.1999.
Using the context of a fable about giraffes (bosses or gatekeepers) and elephants (diverse employees) he shows the mutual adaptation that is necessary to create a diversity-friendly atmosphere in
corporations.
Zemke, Ron, Claire Raines, and Bob Filipczak. Generations at Work. AMACOM Books. 2000.
For anyone struggling to manage people who do not see work (or life) the same way. This book helps to understand the gulf that separate generations.
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Morrison, Terri, Wayne Conaway and George Borden. Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries. Adams Media Corporation. 1994.
Not just another traveler’s guide, this book explores how people from various cultures perceive information and negotiate business deals. A quick reference, which is easy to read.
Storti, Craig. Cross-Cultural Dialogues: 74 Brief Encounters with Cultural Difference. Intercultural Press, Inc. 1994.
Seemingly innocent exchanges – in social settings, on the job, in the world of business – are cultural minefields waiting to explode. This publication is a collection of brief conversations
and the issues possibly lying beneath it.
Trompenaars, Fons. Riding the Waves of Culture. Irwin. 1994.
An essential guide for managers in multinational organizations, as well as anyone who conducts business overseas.
Gannon, Martin J. Understanding Global Cultures. Sage Publications. 2001.
Presents cultural metaphors as a method for understanding the cultural mindset of a nation and comparing it to those of other nations.
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