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According to [[Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition)]], | According to [[Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition)]], | ||
:[[Affirmative action]]. Organizational programs that enhance the status of members of protected groups. | :[[Affirmative action]]. Organizational programs that enhance the status of members of protected groups. | ||
| + | According to the [[HRBoK Guide]], | ||
| + | :[[Affirmative action]]. A process designed to treat all applicants and employees equally. An activity designed to correct previous inequality that may have existed for certain groups or classes of people. | ||
[[Category:Management]][[Category: Economics]][[Category: Articles]] | [[Category:Management]][[Category: Economics]][[Category: Articles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 18 July 2020
Affirmative action are active efforts to improve the job opportunities or outcomes of minority groups or women.
Definition
According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),
- Affirmative action. Active efforts to improve the job opportunities or outcomes of minority groups or women.
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Affirmative action. Organizational programs that enhance the status of members of protected groups.
According to the HRBoK Guide,
- Affirmative action. A process designed to treat all applicants and employees equally. An activity designed to correct previous inequality that may have existed for certain groups or classes of people.
