%0 Journal Article
%T Managers’ Awareness of Diversity Management Benefits: An Empirical Study of Organizations in Poland
%A Jonas P. Eriksson
%A Lena Holm
%A Karin Sjöberg
%J Annals of Organizational Culture, Leadership and External Engagement Journal
%@ 3108-4176
%D 2023
%V 4
%N 1
%R 10.51847/9giqnfTH07
%P 186-193
%X A fundamental step in developing a strong business case for diversity is gaining a clear understanding of how diversity is defined in the workplace and the advantages it offers organizations. Moreover, the effective implementation of inclusive workplace practices requires managers to be aware of the potential outcomes and value generated by diversity management. In response to this need, the present article reports the findings of a survey examining organizational representatives’ perceptions of the benefits associated with adopting diversity management principles. The empirical analysis is based on data collected prior to the COVID-19 pandemic from a sample of 1,076 representatives of small, medium-sized, and large enterprises operating in Poland. The study examined both familiarity with the diversity management concept and awareness of its perceived benefits, considering the overall sample as well as comparisons across firms of different sizes. To achieve this, selected modified multi-criteria decision-making techniques appropriate for ordinal data were applied. This analytical approach enabled the identification of the key benefits that representatives of organizations of varying sizes associate with the implementation of diversity management. Overall, respondents reported a relatively strong positive influence of diversity management practices on most of the organizational benefits discussed in the study. Nevertheless, correlation analysis revealed notable differences in perceptions between representatives of small, medium, and large enterprises regarding the advantages diversity management may offer. In contrast, the views expressed by respondents from medium-sized and large organizations showed a relatively high degree of consistency.
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