Diversity is a fact. It is also paradoxical. We need to be capable of seeing and hearing differences in order to reap the benefits of diversity. But seeing and hearing differences hone our discriminating reflexes and can also lead to discrimination. If you take this MOOC, you will: 1. understand this paradox, 2. understand its dynamics, and 3. identify ways to manage it, so that you can better channel the diversity potential in the workplace for greater performance and innovation.
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
proposé par
Ecole de commerce ESSEC
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
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1Hi Diversity!
Welcome to the start of your learning journey! In this module, you will start to familiarize yourself with diversity concepts and their relevance in the workplace. First, you will learn about why diversity and inclusion are important for firms, and about the historical development of diversity and inclusion in firms. Next, you will be introduced to key diversity-related concepts and issues. Then, you will discover facts and figures for five diversity categories and the challenges that firms are facing to promote the inclusion of these diversity elements. By the end of this module, you will have a clear understanding of diversity concepts and their application to different diversity categories.
11 vidéos (Total 62 min), 2 lectures, 2 quiz
11 vidéos
This is diversity!1 min
The importance of Diversity and Inclusion for firms5 min
A brief history of diversity in the workplace6 min
Key diversity concepts3 min
The long and winding road to inclusion5 min
Understanding diversity categories3 min
Gender diversity7 min
People with disabilities5 min
Cultural and social diversity6 min
LGBT issues around the world and in the workplace7 min
Intergenerational diversity8 min
2 lectures
Course outline10 min
Crossword exercise10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
The importance of diversity and inclusion for firms2 min
Evaluation quiz20 min
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2Categorization and Diversity Perceptions
Now that you have a solid understanding of diversity and inclusion concepts, this second leg of the learning journey is all about you within an increasingly diversified social context. This module introduces you to how cognitive processes such as social categorization impact what we see and how we react to our social environment. It will help you understand your own and others' perceptions and reactions to difference. By the end of this module, you will have acquired conceptual tools and experiential data in order to analyse your reactions in social interactions in the workplace.
4 vidéos (Total 19 min), 3 lectures, 1 quiz
4 vidéos
Social cognition and categorization processes5 min
The impact of social categorization on how we see others and ourselves5 min
Social categorization and social identity5 min
3 lectures
Related readings10 min
How Racist Are You? - Jane Elliott's Exercise10 min
Crossword exercise10 min
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3Disrupting with Diversity
In the previous module, you honed in on your diversity reflexes by first understanding categorization processes, then applying them to your own experiences. In this module, you will go from the individual to the firm setting, and explore the diversity processes that we encounter in organizations. You will be introduced to a method for mobilizing the disruptive force of diversity by building on the self-knowledge that you have acquired in the previous session. You will see how diversity can be leveraged to make us think about how we think, and how it can help us to expand our perceptions and understanding. By the end of this module, you will grasp the challenges of implementing inclusion in the workplace and be able to apply the cognitive method to a diversity case.
5 vidéos (Total 33 min), 2 lectures, 1 quiz
5 vidéos
The organizational paradox7 min
The diversity and inclusion paradox3 min
The tipping point11 min
Mobilizing disruption: applying a cognitive method6 min
2 lectures
Related materials: “Run like a girl” campaign10 min
How (not) to react to diversity disruptions: The case of Nitila20 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
How (not) to react to diversity disruptions15 min
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4Diversity and Inclusion around the World
Well done! You are almost there! In this final leg of your learning journey, you will travel to different countries around the world to find out what diversity and inclusion initiatives are being implemented, and to think about their impact. You will also have the opportunity to describe a diversity and inclusion best practice, and thereby develop your skills to look for diversity information in the workplace, to identify diversity and inclusion best practices, and to become more aware of the different inclusion initiatives that are in your professional environment.
5 vidéos (Total 11 min), 4 lectures, 1 quiz
5 vidéos
Japan. Women in the workplace2 min
China. Disabilities in the workplace2 min
US. The aging workforce2 min
Conclusion on Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion3 min
4 lectures
India. LGBT Case.10 min
France. Women in automobile salesrooms at Renault10 min
Brazil. A question of color10 min
Australia. Majority women in the Management Committee10 min
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Meilleurs avis
par SV•Oct 26th 2017
Great course, an eye opener into how diversity is still not utilized enough and how we can help to change that. I look forward to learning more about it.
par VE•Nov 21st 2018
It helped me understand the worldwide practise in the above topic and it has been great learning through the module, my wishes & thanks for the team
Enseignant
Junko Takagi
Teaching ProfessorManagement Department, Chair of Leadership & Diversity
À propos de Ecole de commerce ESSEC
For over a century, ESSEC has been developing a state-of-the-art educational program that gives the individual pride of place in its learning model, promoting the values of freedom, openness, innovation and responsibility. Preparing future managers to reconcile personal interests with collective responsibility, giving consideration to the common good in their decision-making, and weighing economic challenges against the social costs are some of the objectives ESSEC has set for itself. Its ultimate goal? To create a global world that has meaning for us all.
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