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TITLE:
The Organizational Response to Diversity: Leading for Diversity versus Diversifying Leadership

AUTHOR(S):
Adalberto Jr. Aguirre, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA
Ruben O. Martinez, Senior Researcher, Hispanic Research Center, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

DOCUMENT TYPE: Article

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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the difference between "leading for diversity" and "diversity leadership." By examining the organizational basis for leadership in formal organizations, the authors demonstrate that leadership practices in higher education must be crafted to utilize diversity as a social force for change rather than utilizing diversity as a social factor in organizati~nal adaptability.