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Workforce diversity policies in practice: drivers and barriers in local administrations
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Abstract Employment in the municipal workforce is a key area in which cities shape the inclusion of their population of immigrant origin. While many European cities have developed policies aiming to foster the employment of staff of immigrant origin, little is known about the drivers and barriers of their im... mehr
Employment in the municipal workforce is a key area in which cities shape the inclusion of their population of immigrant origin. While many European cities have developed policies aiming to foster the employment of staff of immigrant origin, little is known about the drivers and barriers of their implementation. Based on a comparative case study of local administrations in one German regional state and drawing on organizational theory, this article explores the role of organizational factors. It shows how the interplay of mainly two factors matters: support from the administrative leadership and the pragmatic recruitment rationalities of the human resources practitioners. Additionally, the findings suggest that the local identity as municipality more or less shaped by immigration also informs practices. The article argues that to understand the implementation of policies promoting workforce diversity organizational structures and rationalities must be considered.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Mikrozensus; Diversität; öffentliche Verwaltung; Organisationen; Mitarbeiter; Migrationshintergrund; Belegschaft; Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Klassifikation
Personalwesen
Migration
Freie Schlagwörter
Diversity policies; local
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 1961-1980
Zeitschriftentitel
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 43 (2020) 11
Heftthema
Diversity in local political practice
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2020.1754444
ISSN
1466-4356
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)