TY - GEN
T1 - Linking economic development and workforce diversity through action research
AU - Trauth, Eileen M.
AU - Quesenberry, Jeria L.
AU - Huang, Haiyan
AU - McKnight, Stephen
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The link between economic development and workforce diversity is being explored through an action research project based in an economically transitioning region of central Pennsylvania. This project consists of a collaboration between university researchers, a local college, economic development professionals and the local business community. It is directed at the creation of a sustainable knowledge-intensive, technology-enabled workforce. The intended outcome of this action research effort is ongoing awareness and education programs for the local business community that focuses on helping them to understand: 1) the connection between diversity and economic development in the region; and 2) the barriers to greater workforce diversity that exist in this region.
AB - The link between economic development and workforce diversity is being explored through an action research project based in an economically transitioning region of central Pennsylvania. This project consists of a collaboration between university researchers, a local college, economic development professionals and the local business community. It is directed at the creation of a sustainable knowledge-intensive, technology-enabled workforce. The intended outcome of this action research effort is ongoing awareness and education programs for the local business community that focuses on helping them to understand: 1) the connection between diversity and economic development in the region; and 2) the barriers to greater workforce diversity that exist in this region.
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U2 - 10.1145/1355238.1355252
DO - 10.1145/1355238.1355252
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77952274399
SN - 9781605580692
T3 - SIGMIS CPR 2008 - Proceedings of the 2008 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference: Refilling the Pipeline: Meeting the Renewed Demand for Information Technology Workers
SP - 58
EP - 65
BT - SIGMIS CPR 2008 - Proceedings of the 2008 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference
T2 - 2008 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference: Refilling the Pipeline: Meeting the Renewed Demand for Information Technology Workers, SIGMIS CPR 2008
Y2 - 3 April 2008 through 5 April 2008
ER -