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Introduction and conceptual framework -- Diversity legislation in a global perspective : equality and fairness in employment -- Discrimination, equality, and fairness in employment : social policies and affirmative/positive action programs -- Global demographic trends : impact on workforce diversity / Martha Farnsworth Riche and Michàlle E. Mor Barak -- Socioeconomic transitions : the new realities of the global workforce / Martha Farnsworth Riche and Michàlle E. Mor Barak -- Defining diversity in a global context : prejudice and discrimination -- Vive la différence? Theoretical perspectives on diversity and exclusion in the workplace -- Culture and communication in the global workplace -- Interpersonal relationships in a global work context / Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks and Michàlle E. Mor Barak -- Diversity management : paradigms, rationale, and key elements -- An overview of the inclusive workplace model : managing the globalized workforce diversity -- The inclusive workplace : level I : inclusion through diversity within the work organization -- The inclusive workplace : level II : inclusion through corporate-community collaborations -- The inclusive workplace : level III : inclusion through state/national collaborations -- The inclusive workplace : level IV : inclusion through international collaborations -- Toward a globally inclusive workplace ; putting the pieces together.