Sunday, June 13, 2010

Expert Says Company Culture Helps Determine Prospects for Workplace Diversity

Expert Says Company Culture Helps Determine Prospects for Workplace Diversity: ARLINGTON, Va. – A commitment to diversity and inclusion has to be inextricably woven into the culture of an organization for that organization to realize its greatest potential, said Tiane M. Gordon, senior vice president of diversity and inclusion at AOL, Thursday during a keynote address at George Mason University’s fourth annual Workplace Diversity Conference.

Students, government officials, researchers and academics assembled in Arlington, Va., for a two-day conference hosted by George Mason University's School of Management to discuss strategies for strengthening communication and collaboration among diversity researchers, practitioners and educators.

The conference is centered on marrying the theoretical with the practical, said conference organizer Dr. David Kravitz, a professor in the school of management at George Mason.