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HRM and Equal Opportunities

Anne-Marie Greene

INTRODUCTION

A NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY

EO TO DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT

IMPORTANCE OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR HRM

WHAT DOES DIVERSITY MEAN FOR HRM THEORY, POLICY AND

PRACTICE?

PROBLEMS WITH THE BUSINESS CASE

LACK OF CONCEPTUAL CLARITY MEANS CONFUSION IN

PRACTICE

THE NEED FOR CONTEXTUALISED POLICIES: BEST FIT

APPROACHES? THE INEQUALITY EMBEDDED IN HRM PRACTICES AND

STRUCTURES

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIVERSITY WITHIN ORGANISATIONS?

CONCLUDING COMMENTS

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G%$$($, A(($;M!%i$4 HRM !( E/)!0 O""'%#)(i#i$s4 The SAGE Handbook of

Human Resource Management4

14.Greene, Anne-Marie. HRM and Equal Opportunities

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