Open AccessHuman Resource Management and Diversity Management. Some Emerging Evidence about the Effects on Organizational Performance
Author(s) -
Vittorio Corsi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
advances in management and applied economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1792-7544
DOI - 10.47260/amae/1222
Subject(s) - human resource management , diversity (politics) , diversity management , knowledge management , business , sample (material) , resource (disambiguation) , resource management (computing) , human resources , organizational performance , resource based view , marketing , management , economics , political science , computer science , computer network , chemistry , chromatography , competitive advantage , law
The study aims to analyse the role assumed by diversity in organization and its dynamics consequences for the Human Resource Management. In this regard, a focus on gender diversity and is effect on organizational performance is empirically investigated. The literature on International Human Resource Management has constantly dealt with, both from a theoretical and managerial perspectives, the opportunities for enterprises to gain from the emergent diversity in organization, improving their performance. Based on a sample of 636 Italian firms over the period 2010–2020, the findings show that gender diversity – as critical element of the diversity management – significantly influences the firm performance measured by firm innovation. JEL classification numbers: O30, O32.Keywords: Human Resource Management, Diversity management, Gender diversity, Firm performance, Italy.