Bernardo M. Ferdman
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Bernardo M. Ferdman is an accomplished leadership and organization development consultant and expert facilitator who works with diverse groups and organizations to increase individual and collective effectiveness, inclusion, and participation. He has over 27 years of experience as a consultant, teacher, writer, and researcher on issues of diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion in organizations; ethnic and cultural identity; Latinos/as in the workplace; inclusive and mulitcultural leadership; cross-cultural communication; bringing one's whole self to work; and organizational behavior, assessment, and change.
He has served as President of the San Diego I/O Professionals, President of the Interamerican Society of Psychology, and Chair (2005) and Program Chair (2003) of the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management.
Professor Ferdman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 9 and 45), a Charter Fellow of the International Academy for Intercultural Research, a Member of Diversity Collegium, Network Associate of AmericaSpeaks (www.americaspeaks.org), and Recipient of the 1991 Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize. He also serves as Principal of Ferdman and Associates Consulting.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Gender Psychology
- Group Processes
- Intergroup Relations
- Organizational Behavior
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Self and Identity
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Multidimensional Diversity: Understanding Cross-Cultural Differences
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1:09 Multidimensional Diversity: Understanding Cross-Cultural Differences
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1:55 Systems of Inclusion: A Multilevel Framework
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36:22 Forum on Workplace Inclusion: We Speak Business
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4:03 Inclusion Insights
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1:52 From Diversity to Inclusion
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1:16 The Experience of Inclusion
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6:02 Society of Consulting Psychology Award for Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Consulting
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4:04 Diversity in a Global Context
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3:46 Society of Consulting Psychology Fellow Presentation
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Books:
- Ferdman, B. M. (Ed.). (1994). A resource guide for teaching and research on diversity. St. Louis: American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
- Ferdman, B. M., Weber, R.-M., & Ramirez, A. (Eds.). (1994). Literacy across languages and cultures. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
Journal Articles:
- Ferdman, B. M. (2008). Who perceives more discrimination? Individual difference predictors among Latinos and Anglos. Business Journal of Hispanic Research, 2(3), 71-75.
- Ferdman, B. M. (2000). “Why am I who I am?” Constructing the cultural self in multicultural perspective, Human Development, 43, 19-23.
- Ferdman, B. M. (1997). Values about fairness in the ethnically diverse workplace. [Special Issue: Managing in a global context: Diversity and cross-cultural challenges]. Business and the Contemporary World: An International Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Policy, 9, 191-208.
- Ferdman, B. M. (1990). Literacy and cultural identity. Harvard Educational Review, 60, 181-204.
- Ferdman, B. M., Avigdor, A., Braun, D., Konkin, J., & Kuzmycz, D. (2010). Collective experience of inclusion, diversity, and performance in work groups. Revista de Administração Mackenzie, 11(3), 6-26.
- Gallegos, P. V., & Ferdman, B. M. (2007). Identity orientations of Latinos in the United States: Implications for leaders and organizations. Business Journal of Hispanic Research, 1(1), 27-41.
Other Publications:
- Crosby, F. J., Ferdman, B. M., & Wingate, B. R. (2001). Addressing and redressing discrimination: Affirmative action in social psychological perspective. In R. Brown & S. Gaertner (Eds.), Blackwell handbook in social psychology, Vol. 4: Intergroup processes (pp. 495-513). Oxford: Blackwell.
- Ferdman, B. M. (2010). Sample semester-long course: Cultural diversity in organizations. In K. M. Hannum, L. Booysen, & B. B. McFeeters (Eds.), Leading across differences: Cases and perspectives—Instructor’s guide. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.
- Ferdman, B. M. (2010). Teaching inclusion by example and experience: Creating an inclusive learning environment. In B. B. McFeeters, K. M. Hannum, & L. Booysen (Eds.), Leading across differences: Cases and perspectives—Facilitator’s guide (pp. 37-50). San Francisco: Pfeiffer.
- Ferdman, B. M. (2003). Learning about our and others’ selves: Multiple identities and their sources. In N. Boyacigiller, R. Goodman, & M. Phillips (Eds.), Crossing cultures: Insights from master teachers (pp. 49-61). London: Routledge.
- Ferdman, B. M. (1999). The color and culture of gender in organizations: Attending to race and ethnicity. In G. N. Powell (Ed.), Handbook of gender and work (pp. 17-34). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Ferdman, B. M. (1992). The dynamics of ethnic diversity in organizations: Toward integrative models. In K. Kelley (Ed.), Issues, theory and research in industrial/organizational psychology (pp. 339-384). Amsterdam: North Holland. [Awarded the 1991 Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Division 9 of the American Psychological Association.]
- Ferdman, B. M., & Cortes, A. (1992). Culture and identity among Hispanic managers in an Anglo business. In S. B. Knouse, P. Rosenfeld & A. Culbertson (Eds.), Hispanics in the workplace (pp. 246-277). Newbury Park: Sage.
- Ferdman, B. M., & Gallegos, P. I. (2001). Racial identity development and Latinos in the United States. In C. L. Wijeyesinghe & B. W. Jackson III (Eds.), New perspectives on racial identity development: A theoretical and practical anthology (pp. 32-66). New York: New York University Press.
- Ferdman, B. M., & Horenczyk, G. (2000). Cultural identity and immigration: Reconstructing the group during cultural transition. In E. Olshtain & G. Horenczyk (Eds.), Language, identity, and immigration (pp. 81-100). Jerusalem: Hebrew University Magnes Press.
- Holvino, E., Ferdman, B. M., & Merrill-Sands, D. (2004). Creating and sustaining diversity and inclusion in organizations: Strategies and approaches. In M. S. Stockdale & F. J. Crosby (Eds.), The psychology and management of workplace diversity (pp. 245-276). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Maynard, D. C., Ferdman, B. M., & Holmes, T. R. (2010). Mobility and inclusion. In S. C. Carr (Ed.), The psychology of global mobility in a global era (pp. 211-234).New York: Springer.
- Wasserman, I. C., Gallegos, P. V., & Ferdman, B. M. (2008). Dancing with resistance: Leadership challenges in fostering a culture of inclusion. In K. M. Thomas (Ed.), Diversity resistance in organizations (pp. 175-200). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Courses Taught:
- Cultural Diversity in Organizations
- Dissertation Research Seminar
- I/O Psychology Research Project
- Psychology of Ethnic Diversity: Latino
Bernardo M. Ferdman
Organizational Psychology Programs
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