Diversity
How to Diversity Effects on Organizations
Organizations are dynamic eco-systems of people collaborating and communicating within and across complex systems of relationships and subcultures. These rich eco-systems are full of differences - different personal values, experiences, perspectives, beliefs, professional, national cultures and emotional states.
Diversity consists of visible and non-visible factors, which include personal characteristics such as sex, race, age, background, culture, disability, personality and work-style. Harnessing these differences will create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued; their talents are fully utilized and organizational goals are met.
Opportunities:
Diversity creates opportunities for individuals, leaders and for organizations. For people, it presents the opportunity to open hearts and minds, and results in individual empowerment. For organizations, diversity is a source of competitive advantage through better talent, skills and innovation.
Diversity Effects:
A number of effects are recognized in a well-managed diverse workplace. Workplaces in which employees represent the basic makeup of the community population are typically better received by customers and the public. Additionally, diverse work groups often have more and better ideas because of broader backgrounds and experiences. Ethnic and cultural diversity often help companies that operate globally to better understand global markets. Also organizations that recognize the value of diversity and manage diversity effectively have realized these benefits.
Diversity brings variety of ideas and viewpoints to the organization especially when creative problem solving is required.
Diversity increases productivity and makes work fun and interesting.
Employees take risks; play to win rather than not to lose. As a result, creativity, leadership, & innovation are enhanced.
Employees are empowered and have a sense of their potential in and value to the company.
Organizations are dynamic eco-systems of people collaborating and communicating within and across complex systems of relationships and subcultures. These rich eco-systems are full of differences - different personal values, experiences, perspectives, beliefs, professional, national cultures and emotional states.
Diversity consists of visible and non-visible factors, which include personal characteristics such as sex, race, age, background, culture, disability, personality and work-style. Harnessing these differences will create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued; their talents are fully utilized and organizational goals are met.
Opportunities:
Diversity creates opportunities for individuals, leaders and for organizations. For people, it presents the opportunity to open hearts and minds, and results in individual empowerment. For organizations, diversity is a source of competitive advantage through better talent, skills and innovation.
Diversity Effects:
A number of effects are recognized in a well-managed diverse workplace. Workplaces in which employees represent the basic makeup of the community population are typically better received by customers and the public. Additionally, diverse work groups often have more and better ideas because of broader backgrounds and experiences. Ethnic and cultural diversity often help companies that operate globally to better understand global markets. Also organizations that recognize the value of diversity and manage diversity effectively have realized these benefits.
Diversity brings variety of ideas and viewpoints to the organization especially when creative problem solving is required.
Diversity increases productivity and makes work fun and interesting.
Employees take risks; play to win rather than not to lose. As a result, creativity, leadership, & innovation are enhanced.
Employees are empowered and have a sense of their potential in and value to the company.