Managing Diversity in the Military

by Dansby, Mickey R.; Stewart, James B.; Webb, Schuyler C.

• ISBN13: 9780765800466
• ISBN10: 0765800462
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Transaction Pub

Summary

Although diversity is a twentieth-century term, the human tendency to identify the manners and morals of people different from or similar to our own is not a new issue. Today the global debate over status and rights continues among different races, genders, and cultures. As the United States enters the twenty-first century, the issue of diversity in society and in organizations is becoming more complex than ever before, and its expected increase in the near future will create new problems unless our nation's citizens prepare to cope with it now.Managing Diversity in the Military provides an introduction to diversity management and equal opportunity research in the United States military. In 24 chapters it addresses current equal opportunity and diversity issues and explores how the military is attempting to resolve them. The research presented reflects the interests of scholars from various backgrounds who use different models, approaches, and methodologies, many of which are adapted from the study of civilian institutions. The work is divided into five sections "Contemporary Approaches to Managing Diversity", "Diversifying Leadership: Equity in Evaluation and Promotion", "Gender Integration and Sexual Harassment", "Military Discipline and Race", and "Where Do We Go from Here?" which proposes future research directions for military equal opportunity and diversity management.All of the areas explored in this accessibly written volume have counterparts in the civilian sector. The book offers insights, practical methodologies, and effective management guidelines for commanders, civilian-sector executives, and human resource practitioners responsible for equal opportunity programs andoutcomes.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Preface	xi
Commandant's Statement	xiii
Overview	xvii
Part 1: Contemporary Approaches to Managing Diversity
Introduction to Part 1	3	(6)
Intercultural Training in the United States Military	9	(20)
Mickey R. Dansby
Dan Landis
Contemporary Models of Racism: Theoretical Perspectives, Institutional Assessment, and Organizational Implications for an Equal Opportunity Climate	29	(30)
Olenda E. Johnson
Three Levels of Diversity: An Examination of the Complex Relationship Between Diversity, Group Cohesiveness, Sexual Harassment, Group Performance, and Time	59	(18)
Gary L. Whaley
Religious Accommodation in the Military	77	(20)
Carlos C. Huerta
Schuyler C. Webb
Personality and Leadership in Diverse DoD Workgroups and Teams	97	(36)
Robert M. McIntyre
Judith L. Johnson
See No Evil, Hear No Evil: Senior Leaders' Social Comparisons, and the Low Salience of Racial Issues	133	(12)
Rupert W. Nacoste
Mentors, Mentor Substitutes, or Virtual Mentors: Alternative Mentoring Approaches for the Military	145	(18)
Stephen B. Knouse
Schuyler C. Webb
Opportunities for Assessing Military EO: A Researcher's Perspective on Identifying an Integrative Program-Evaluation Strategy	163	(16)
Jack E. Edwards
Local Effects and Global Impact of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute Training	179	(10)
Judith L. Johnson
Perceptions of Small Group Diversity Training at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute	189	(42)
Ruth L. Greene
Part 2: Diversifying Leadership: Equity in Evaluation and Promotions
Introduction to Part 2	221	(10)
Looking for a Few Good Men: Predicting Patterns of Retention, Promotion, and Accession of Minority and Women Officers	231	(26)
James B. Stewart
Juanita M. Firestone
Trends in Gender and Racial Equity in Retention and Promotion of Officers	257	(8)
Juanita M. Firestone
James B. Stewart
Officer Fitness Report Ratings: Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Examine Potential Bias	265	(12)
Everett L. Greene
Amy L. Culbertson
``The Content of Our Character'': Value Differences in the Narrative Comments of Navy Officer Fitness Reports	277	(22)
Olenda E. Johnson
Part 3: Gender Integration and Sexual Harassment
Introduction to Part 3	289	(10)
Cultural Diversity and Gender Issues	299	(32)
Mickey R. Dansby
Occupational Segregation: Comparing the Civilian and Military Workforce	331	(20)
Juanita M. Firestone
Women Assigned to Army Combat Units: Perceptions of the Military Equal Opportunity Climate	351	(22)
Brenda L. Moore
Toward an Integrative Model of Sexual Harassment: An Examination of Power, Attitudes, Gender/Role Match, and Some Interactions	373	(26)
Gary L. Whaley
Part 4: Military Discipline and Race
Introduction to Part 4	391	(8)
Racial Disparities in Military Incarceration Rates: An Overview and Research Strategy	399	(18)
Mickey R. Dansby
An Analysis of Discipline Rates Among Racial/Ethnic Groups in the U.S. Military, Fiscal Years 1987-1991	417	(26)
Martin R. Walker
Race and the Administration of Non-Judicial Punishment in the U.S. Army	443	(22)
Dan Landis
Rick S. Tallarigo
Differences Between Black and White Military Offenders: A Study of Socioeconomic, Familial, Personality, and Military Characteristics of Inmates at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth	465	(32)
Stephen B. Knouse
Part 5: Where Do We Go From Here?
Introduction to Part 5	491	(6)
Women and Minorities in the Military: Charting a Course for Research	497	(16)
Mark J. Eitelberg
The Future of Intercultural Research: Application to the Military Setting	513	(28)
Dan Landis
Contributors	541	(2)
Index	543