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The Personnel Practitioner and Affirmative Action
Author(s) -
Kramar R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841118602400109
Subject(s) - affirmative action , grievance , position (finance) , action (physics) , business , public relations , political science , law , finance , physics , quantum mechanics
Affirmative action programs have potential for altering the position of women in organisations and in the labour market. They also herald the prospect of changes to the activities of personnel practitioners, particularly if affirmative action programs remain the preserve of personnel practitioners. It is possible they will need to manage ‘industrial issues’, develop grievance mechanisms, anticipate and handle increased conflict among employees, initiate training programs and assess concepts embodied in personnel policies and practices.