Amin Rajan: Amin Rajan in conversation with Sarah Powell

Abstract

Purpose

To elicit the views of a senior consultant to companies including ABN‐AMRO, British Telecom, Ford, GSK, HSBC, IBM, ICI, ICL, Lloyds TSB, Merrill Lynch Investment Management, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, Rolls‐Royce, Shell and UBS.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is an interview with Amin Rajan, a visiting professor at the Cass Business School, London Guildhall University and at the Centre for Leadership Studies at Exeter University, and also President of the Scientific Committee at Audencia‐Nantes, Ecole de Management.

Findings

The interview covers Rajan's views concerning the business benefits of and practical challenges involved in the promotion of workforce diversity.

Originality/value

Provides insights into the thinking of a prominent researcher, consultant and author in the field of employment and workforce diversity.

Citation

(2005), "Amin Rajan: Amin Rajan in conversation with Sarah Powell", Management Decision, Vol. 43 No. 5, pp. 734-739. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740510597743