HR leaders hold the key to effective diversity management: … as more and more important decisions are taken at local level

The article observes that diversity management (DM) is central to the HRM function in work organizations, and the past decade has seen employers seeking to establish more devolved management structures that place more emphasis on local-level managerial decision-making.
An important component of this shift in many organizations has been the reconfiguration of the role of fist-line managerial leader (FLML) to encompass a wider range of HRM responsibilities. Hence, diversity management and leadership in this regard are a key HRM role for leaders and managers.

This is the accepted version of the manuscript "HR leaders hold the key to effective diversity management", published in the journal "Human Resource Management International Digest" available via the journal site at: https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-05-2015-0093. This article is © Emerald Publishing Limited and permission has been granted for this version to appear here. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Citation for published article: Martins, L. (2015), "HR leaders hold the key to effective diversity management", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 23 No. 5, pp. 49-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-05-2015-0093