Difference in a Transnational Organization in Australia: The Case of Transient Indian Information Technology Professionals.
Salim Lakha, Development Studies Program, School of Social & Environmental Enquiry, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
The international movement of skilled workers within the same transnational organization is a relatively recent phenomenon that has assumed considerable significance in terms of scale, economic impact and cultural transactions. Through this movement transnational organizations are increasingly confronted with the presence of cultural diversity. In anthropology the issue of cultural diversity within organizations has received little attention. This paper pursues the problematic relationship between difference and diversity as manifested in the workplace in an era dominated by transnational corporations. It strives to explore the relationship between discourses of difference and diversity, on the one hand, and the material conditions of globalized production on the other.
