Valuing and value in diversity: the policy‐implementation gap in an IT firm
通过一家跨国IT公司的案例研究，探讨直线经理在多元化政策执行中的能动性，分析男女经理对多元化价值的看法如何导致政策执行差距。
The focus of UK‐based research on diversity theory and diversity managers has led to a relative dearth of studies focusing on the critical issue of line managers' agency in policy implementation. This article provides a context‐sensitive organisational case study of the policy‐implementation gap in the UK base of one multinational IT company. The article explores male and female managers' perspectives on valuing diversity at a level of general abstraction, and the extent to which they see value in diversity for the effectiveness of their project teams. In the context of a White, male‐dominated industry, the case study shows how the gap is sustained rather than bridged despite the implementation of numerous diversity initiatives.