Diversity Management Competencies of HR Managers

The aim of the paper was to identify the impact of labor force diversity on human resource management in the Russian Federation in the context of political and economic conditions and to propose recommendations which HR practices are effective in making use of diversity by an analysis of the current situation. Paper shows that using of diversity management in HR practice needs tools of competency based management and cross-cultural management. Methodology research includes publication research, an in-depth analysis of semi-structures interviews with human resource managers and consultants, and observation of aspects that cover practices used in diversity management through human resource management. Interviews identify approaches and human resource practices in companies located in the Sverdlovsk region: HR marketing attract foreign workers in the Russian Federation mostly under pressure stemming from minority customers and the diversity market. A study of management practices in organizations of the Sverdlovsk oblast showed that managers have not got competencies in diversity management, but they think, that its true important for managing of divers personnel and they ready for learning and using of diversity management.