Affirmative action

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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.