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The Role of Employment Equity Units in the Public Sector and in Universities
Author(s) -
Burton Clare
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1996.tb01230.x
Subject(s) - equity (law) , mainstreaming , public sector , business , intervention (counseling) , equity theory , public relations , public economics , public administration , economic growth , political science , economics , psychology , law , special education , psychiatry , productivity
The location of equity units remains a matter of contention in some agencies. Are equity goals best served by a central placement, or is mainstreaming a more efficient method? This article argues that issues such as active intervention, culture and management commitment are important prerequisites to questions of organisational design.