Diversity in the Workplace‚ an Asset if Monitored Efficiently Introduction “It’s hard to define what diversity is because everyone has an opinion” (Working Woman magazine‚ October 2000) Workplace diversity is a personal issue‚ and it focusses on the characteristics that are brought into the firm. Whether it is attributes or differences that separate these people‚ these cultural dimensions that are introduced to any workforce can provide businesses with different options for further business growth
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INTRODUCTION Relating and working with people who hold different perspectives and different views brings different qualities to the workplace. Diversity consists of visible and non-visible differences that include sex‚ age‚ background‚ race‚ disability‚ personality and work style. This means that diversity has an impact on the products and services developed by the workforce and on personal‚ interpersonal‚ and organizational activities. Managers of diverse work groups need to understand how their
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organizations need diversity to become more creative and open to change. Understanding workplace diversity has become an important issue for management today. People always think of diversity as different cultures like Asian‚ Arabic‚ black‚ etc. it is not just that. “people differ by gender‚ age‚ ethnicity‚ physical abilities or differences‚ religious and spiritual beliefs‚ sexual orientation‚ nationality‚ life experiences‚ and other societal factors” (O’Hair‚ Friedrich‚ & Dixon‚ 2011‚ p 64). Diversity is needed
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We must come to peace with ourselves. Every imperfection creates uniqueness. Every fault empowers change‚ motivates improvement. We must start with the understanding that peace belongs not to the pretty or the popular‚ but to each and every member of society. Peace must be sought‚ above all‚ because it is the condition of every member of the human family to live a life of dignity. Every life needs beauty‚ every life IS beauty. True Beauty must be made real and tangible in the daily existence
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Rasmussen‚ T. (1996). The ASTD trainer’s sourcebook: Diversity. New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill. Managing diversity is both a challenge and an opportunity for management. It is a challenge because it requires organizational change; it means fostering a cultural environment that values differences and maximizes the potential of all employees. It is an opportunity because organizations that proactively address diversity have a competitive advantage. They are able to attract‚ motivate and retain high potential
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Models of Disability or Diversity in Fashion Industry Introduction The fashion industry has been strongly associated with many significant breakthroughs throughout its colorful history. It has encountered and conquered many obstacles‚ emerging victorious every single time. Over the past decade‚ a new form of threat to the fashion industry presented itself in the form of diversity and disability. Attention to these concepts have grown exponentially as many industries are pressured into making changes
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The Importance of Understanding Diversity in a Business Setting DeVry University SOCS-350N: Cultural Diversity in Professions Spring A‚ 2014 The Importance of Understanding Diversity in a Business Setting “Diversity is defined as real or perceived differences among people in race‚ ethnicity‚ sex‚ age‚ physical and mental ability‚ sexual orientation‚ religion‚ work and family status‚ weight and appearance‚ and other identity-based attributes that affect their interactions and relationships
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DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Walking into a local Wal-Mart the first things noticeable is the many different people strolling by. There are African Americans‚ Caucasians‚ a Mexicans and much more. Just by the looks of it you can see that America is a very diverse place. Diversity can put an important influence on our complex society in America. Diversity is important to our nation because of the new values that are learned from each individual culture; it helps to overcome prejudices
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Abstract The workforce diversity of U.S. organizations has been increasing rapidly‚ challenging the employee relations and human resource management practices in general. The paper discusses the effectiveness of workplace diversity initiatives and analyzes the impact of diversity on the overall organization performance. The authors develop specific analysis on age diversity and best diversity management practices (private and public sector) with particular focus on diversity training programs and
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DeShonta Kimble Professor Sherrod English 1101 October 27‚ 2014 Essay 2_ Final Draft We all come from different place and backgrounds‚ with different stories to tell. Baldwin entitled his novel “Notes to a Native Son” because he was inspired by his mentor Richard Wright. A Native Son is someone who was born in a particular place. The struggles of everyday life they face being from a certain area. The cause and effect of their action making them a native to were there from. Baldwin lost his father
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