In a time in which values of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have been under assault, Norma M. Riccucci has updated an already classic, pinnacle text with much needed discussion of how public administration can make public services fair for everyone. Featuring a thorough review of key topics and issues, Riccucci deftly weaves and balances summary, analysis, and recommendations to showcase the subtleties of DEI in public administration and also to demonstrate how dismantling unjust systems makes everyones lives better. This is a must-read work for anyone working in public service.
Sean McCandless,
University of Illinois at Springfield, USAProfessor Riccuccis second edition addresses some of the most pressing issues faced by American institutions systemic and systematic discrimination against Blacks, Latinx and Indigenous persons, among others. Throughout the text, all key facets of diversity in the workplace are emphasized with appropriate examples and practical strategies to combat discrimination. This text serves as an excellent resource for anyone working in the area of diversity, diversity management, inclusion and social equity, and it is written by a leading scholar in the field of public administration.
Meghna Sabharwal,
University of Texas at Dallas, USAManaging Diversity in Public
Sector Workforces
Public and private sector workforces in the U.S. look very different today as compared to decades ago. The changes have had and are continuing to have a significant effects on how organizations manage their workforces. The old styles of managing heterogeneous workforces are proving to be ineffectual, and so management strategies aimed at embracing diversity and inclusion are essential. These strategies can have positive implications for worker satisfaction, morale and ultimately the delivery of public services to the American people.
Managing Diversity in Public Sector Workforces, Second Edition examines the ways in which government employers are managing the diverse populations that now fill public sector jobs. Addressing specific management strategies and initiatives relied on by public sector employers, as well as the implications of effectively managing variegated workforces for the overall governance of American society, this book demonstrates the importance of ensuring that programs to promote inclusiveness and diversity that appear on paper are carried through to practice through implementation. The book begins with a review of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action and the extent to which EEO and AA are still relied upon in the workplace. It then examines law and other public policy issues surrounding EEO, AA and diversity management. The remainder of the book focuses on the core of managing diversity in the public sector, exploring the initiatives, strategies and programs that government employers either do or might rely on to ensure that the demographic mosaic embodied by their workforces is prepared to meet the needs and interests of the American citizenry of the 21st century. Data are provided on the demographics of the federal, state and local government workforces. Separate chapters address each of the following aspects of diversity: race, ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ employment, physical ability and the intersection of these constructs.
Managing Diversity in Public Sector Workforces, Second Edition will be of interest to students of public administration and public personnel management, and it is essential reading for all those involved in managing public organizations.
Norma M. Riccucci is Board of Governors Distinguished Professor at the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University, Newark, USA. She is the author and editor of several books in the areas of public human resource management and public management, including Public Personnel Management, Sixth Edition (Routledge, 2017), and recipient of the SPALR section of ASPAs 2018 Best Book Award. Professor Riccucci has received a number of national awards including the American Society of Public Administrations Dwight Waldo Award for a lifelong contribution to public administration, and the American Political Science Associations John Gaus Award for a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).
Managing Diversity in Public Sector Workforces
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Norma M. Riccucci
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Today, public and private sector workforces in the United States look very different as compared to decades ago. This may be in part due to the demographic shifts in the overall population. That is to say, demographic shifts in the general population changed the social characteristics of the labor pool, which employers draw upon for their workers. The policies and programs that employers developed may also have contributed to the changing mix of workersWhite women, Blacks and Latinx, disabled persons, and lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and queer/questioning persons (LGBTQ)in the American workplace.
This book will examine the demographic changes to the labor force and workplace and the ways in which government employers are managing the imminently diverse populations that now fill public sector jobs. It will address the specific management strategies and initiatives relied on by public sector employers as well as the implications of effectively managing variegated workforces for the overall governance of American society. The book certainly makes clear the reality that demographic changes to the population in general have, as a corollary, led to changes in the labor pools from which both public and private sector employers draw their workers. In short, workforce diversity will prevail in public and private sector organizations as we move through the 21st century. To the extent that the demographics of the workforce reflect that of the general population that it serves, and that it is effectively managed, the delivery of public services will be greatly enhanced. Key is to ensure that programs to promote inclusiveness and diversity that appear on paper are carried through to practice through implementation.
