Diversity in the workplace

Ressources humaines | 14 pages | 12-01-2006 | Format : | Note : Non noté

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Résumé

Paper on the evolution of the human diversity in the workplace.

Extract:

Diversity is a topic of both considerable interest and debate for nearly all companies in existence today. It is rapidly gaining ground as an incomparable asset in business, driven by the demand for new customer-focused products, the desire to reach global markets and the need to tap a diverse workforce for talented employees. The importance of having diversity within an organization is seen in the ways that businesses are continually growing and expanding to capture new markets and different types of customers in many different areas. Building a team with talented yet diverse employees, lends a variety of different abilities and aptitudes to the inception, planning and implementation of projects, and the creativity and innovation stemming from this have become synonymous with success in business.

Diversity refers to the many ways in which people differ from each other, through gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, lifestyle or disability, among others, and the different ways that these characteristics affect the functionality of individuals, and groups, in the workplace. Despite all the advantages having a diverse work team can bring to the organization, the desire to do so has created some conflicts and challenges, and many corporations are still moving at a sluggish pace to remove the biases associated with diversity from their organizations. These reference points are essential to our understanding of individuals and ourselves but should not limit how we look at or interact with others, and bias often results in lost business opportunities and ruined relationships if clear strategies and initiatives dealing with diversity do not exist within the organization [...]

Outline:

I) Executive summary

II) Introduction

III) Issues

- Cultural issues
- Gender and age
- Family and lifestyle
- Disabilities
- Aboriginals

IV) Recommendations

V) Conclusions

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