Using Gentile's Reframing Diversity Model In Public Organizations: FDIC As An Illustration

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dc.contributor.authorSherrer, Brenda Joyceen
dc.contributor.committeechairWolf, James F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGooden, Susan T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRees, Joseph V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWhite, Orion F. Jr.en
dc.contributor.departmentPublic Administration and Public Affairsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:17:22Zen
dc.date.adate2006-02-22en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:17:22Zen
dc.date.issued2005-09-19en
dc.date.rdate2006-02-22en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-14en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation proposes that Dr. Mary C. Gentilel's (1998) descriptive Reframing Diversity model provides for the development of a public sector diversity program. The Reframing Diversity model does not suggest that diversity programs conform to a "one-size-fits all" design. The dissertation applied the lenses (motivation, mindset, method, and measure) of Gentile's Reframing Diversity model to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) diversity program. The lenses of Gentile's model offer questions that are straightforward, easy to understand, and organizationally specific. Additionally, the project utilized the generally accepted approach for qualitative inquiry supported by Rubin and Rubin (1995) to develop an interview protocol for selected FDIC employees. The most salient characteristic of Gentile's model, the lenses, apply to any program regardless of the target audience. The lenses of Gentile's model are the architecture upon which a public sector organization could build a successful diversity program. The model's descriptive nature allows public organizations to develop diversity programs that are voluntary in nature; inclusive of its total employee population; and incorporated into its day-to-day activities.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-10142005-215013en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10142005-215013/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29274en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartTitlePage.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartAbstract.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartDedication.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartAcknowledgements.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartTABLEOFCONTENTS.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartTheBody.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectworkforce demographicsen
dc.subjectpublic sectoren
dc.titleUsing Gentile's Reframing Diversity Model In Public Organizations: FDIC As An Illustrationen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Administration and Public Affairsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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