PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb. 9--Barack Obama's election as the first African-American U.S. president reflects hope for a future where power is shared, says Barry Cross, president and chief executive officer of Elsie Y. Cross Associates Inc., in a just-published article in the e-journal, The Diversity Factor. (Vol. 16 No. 4).
In addition, Cross says Obama's election reflects the reality of America's changing demographics and believes that Obama projects the hope "that we will find the answers to tough questions that will make us a better nation" through exploring our diversity.
This issue also contains articles on the following topics (available from the editor to the press):
Social Network Analysis. Based on original research, this article explains how this tool can be used by organizations to help companies assess how their diverse employees are interacting and to determine if changes should to be made to lead to a more inclusive and productive working environment. Useful in Organizational Development (OD).
"Language Chauvinism - The Ugly American Revisited." Business people working in countries where English is not their first language will find this article very relevant.
"The Experience of Diversity by Generation: Four Very Different Cohorts Make Up the U.S. Workforce." A fresh look at factors that differentiate and also bring together the four primary generations in America's workforce.
"Changing Racial Perceptions in Charlotte, NC: How One City Created "Eye-to-Eye" Inclusive Leadership and Decision Making." From a report titled "Community Change Processes and Progress in Addressing Racial Inequalities."
To read individual articles, reporters and editors should contact Editor April Klimley at (B) 732-530-1639, (C) 917-626-4838, or aklimley@eyca.com or Dan Hall, media associate, at 212-874-2687. The Diversity Factor may be found at hhtp://diversityfactor.rutgers. edu.
Elsie Y. Cross Associates is a professional services firm, located in Philadelphia, which provides organizational development and diversity training to a wide variety of corporations and organizations. The firm is dedicated to "Putting diversity to work for better performance." For further information, call 215-248-8100 or go to www.eyca.com.
Source: THE DIVERSITY FACTOR
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