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Affirmative Action Models
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Affirmative Action Models
THE ASSIMILATION or INTERGRATION MODEL
- specific culture - fit into organisation
- relative position based on merit and competency of job performance
- achievement principle on criterion
- aim of process: encourage osmosis in both directions across the lines of diversity
- SO THAT
- division will become increasingly blurred
- SO THAT
- aim of process: encourage osmosis in both directions across the lines of diversity
- irrespective of race or colour
- achievement principle on criterion
- relative position based on merit and competency of job performance
- specific culture - fit into organisation
THIS DISPLACEMENT MODEL
- that socio-political development will result in senior positions been taken up by blacks, and result in displacement of whites
- based on the assumption
- inevitable reality of white fears and resistence
- covert sabotage causes serious damage to AA process
- that socio-political development will result in senior positions been taken up by blacks, and result in displacement of whites
THE VERTICAL DIFFERENTIATION OR SEPERATE DEVELOPMENT MODEL
- achieve development in safe growth-support and low-stress environ
- specific division or sections allocated for the advancement & acceleration of black employees
- hothouses/ nurseries for black development
- gain experience in sheltered environment without normal threatening whites
- whites go to white area
- problem
- creates unnatural environment does not expose or equip him to deal with unpleasant realities
- expensive, elitist ,complex not credible
- creates unnatural environment does not expose or equip him to deal with unpleasant realities
- problem
- whites go to white area
- gain experience in sheltered environment without normal threatening whites
- hothouses/ nurseries for black development
- specific division or sections allocated for the advancement & acceleration of black employees
- achieve development in safe growth-support and low-stress environ
THE JOB INSERTION OR 'WEDGE' MODEL
- based on lifting of black/white barrier by creation of additional job
- between bottom existing White job hierarchy and the top or exiting Black job hierarchy
- newcomers feel isolated and stressed - penetration low resistance or backlash against the perceived "intruders' as a result
- between bottom existing White job hierarchy and the top or exiting Black job hierarchy
- based on lifting of black/white barrier by creation of additional job
THE ORGANIC GROWTH MODEL
- AA is based on natural principle of growth found in nature
- vigorous growth summer - time for action, planting, bearing fruit
- slower growth in winter - time for recovery, rest, consolidation, setbacks
- principles
- gradualism
- holism
- balance
- participation
- principles
- slower growth in winter - time for recovery, rest, consolidation, setbacks
- vigorous growth summer - time for action, planting, bearing fruit
- AA is based on natural principle of growth found in nature
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- post grad Industrial Psychology Mind Map on Affirmative Action Models, created by avril9249 on 08/11/2014.
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