DIVERSITY AND THE DEMANDS OF LEADERSHIP

In this paper we develop a framework for conceptualizing the research on diversity, examine the relationship between diversity and the deman ds of leadership, and attempt to link the literatures of diversity and leadership by expanding the conception of both. We discuss four types of work on diversity: (a) the management literature on interpersonal and intergroup interaction; (b) other management literature on organiz ational change which has implications for diversity; (c) literature fr om the social and behavioral sciences which is about diversity, but wh ich has not been included in the management literature on diversity or leadership; and (d) literature on the ethics and morality of diversit y and multiculturalism which the management literature has tended to i gnore. We argue that leaders need to ''do'' diversity in the originati on, interpolation, and use of structures; that they have responsibilit y for the impact their companies have on a diverse world; that they ar e implicated by their inaction and inattention as well as by their act ions; that they need to take responsibility for the politics of divers ity; and that they need to engage in ''adaptive'' and ''emotion'' work .