Includes bibliographical references and index.

The multiple dimensions of diversity and culture / Harvey L. White and Mitchell F. Rice -- Workforce diversity initiatives and best practices in business and governmental organizations : developments, approaches, and issues / Mitchell F. Rice and Dhananjaya M. Arekere -- Increased diversity of the workforce : opportunities for research in public and non-profit organizations / Blue Wooldridge, Jackie Smith-Mason, and Barbara Maddox -- Teaching public administration education in the post-modern era : connecting organizational culture to diversity to social equity / Mitchell F. Rice -- Diversity in public administration education : a view from California / Kyle Farmbry -- Public service in America's urban areas : why the bar in perception and practice remains higher for African American public managers / Otha Burton, Jr. and Mfanya Donald Tryman -- Diversity newcomers and the challenge of balancing organizational expectations : assuming ethical responsibility / Mylon Winn and Floydette Colden Scruggs -- Networking, career management, and diversity in the public sector / Wilbur C. Rich -- Responding to the health needs of a diverse population : the need for diversity in the health professions / B. Lee Green, Rhonda K. Lewis and Daphne C. Watkins -- Cultural competency and the practice of public administration / Margo L. Bailey -- Cultural diversity and productivity / Audrey Mathews -- Embracing workplace diversity in public organizations : some further considerations / Mitchell F. Rice and Harvey L. White.