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Organizational strategy and diversity management: diversity-sensitive orientation as a moderating influence
Kathryn H Dansky1, Robert Weech-Maldonado, Gita De Souza
1Department of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Health Care Management Review
|August 28, 2003
Summary
Healthcare organizations lag in diversity management. Corporate sensitivity to diversity influences strategic decisions and diversity initiatives, impacting human resource practices.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resource Management
Background:
- Empirical studies indicate a slow adoption of diversity management in healthcare organizations.
- Organizational sensitivity to diversity at the corporate level is proposed to moderate strategic decision-making processes.
- This moderation impacts the implementation of human resource management practices, including diversity initiatives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the relationships among organizational strategy, organizational sensitivity to diversity, and diversity management practices within hospitals.
- To investigate how corporate-level diversity sensitivity influences strategic decisions and subsequent diversity initiatives.
Main Methods:
- The study surveyed 203 hospitals.
- Data were collected to analyze the interplay between organizational strategy, diversity sensitivity, and diversity management practices.
Main Results:
- Findings indicate that organizational sensitivity to diversity significantly moderates the relationship between corporate strategy and diversity management practices.
- Hospitals with higher sensitivity to diversity were more likely to implement robust diversity initiatives, irrespective of their stated organizational strategy.
Conclusions:
- Organizational sensitivity to diversity is a critical factor in the successful implementation of diversity management in healthcare.
- Healthcare organizations need to cultivate corporate-level sensitivity to diversity to effectively enhance their diversity initiatives and human resource practices.