Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/78999 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Citation: 
[Journal:] Management Revue [ISSN:] 1861-9916 [Volume:] 19 [Issue:] 1/2 [Publisher:] Rainer Hampp Verlag [Place:] Mering [Year:] 2008 [Pages:] 70-93
Publisher: 
Rainer Hampp Verlag, Mering
Abstract: 
In our paper, we develop a typology of diversity strategies through combining elements of strategy research, diversity research, and resource dependence theory. We focus on the question why people with a migration background are (not) employed by organizations. We argue that employment decisions are based on the evaluation of critical resources and the quest to secure their accrual. We identify six diversity strategies, designate each by the importance of respective resources, and derive propositions regarding their relation to competitive strategies. We confront these propositions with empirical data stemming from 500 companies. Correspondence analyses reveal various relationships between diversity and competitive strategies and moderating effects of the company size and the industrial sector. In addition, the robustness of our typology is demonstrated.
Subjects: 
diversity
migration background
employment strategies
resource dependence theory
correspondence analysis
Document Type: 
Article

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