55. What are the various advantages and disadvantages of diversity in the workforce? Diversity in the workforce encompasses many different dimensions, including sex, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, and disability. Greater diversity will not only create certain specific challenges but also make some important contributions. Communication problems are certain to occur, including misunderstandings among employees and managers as well as the need to translate verbal and written materials into several languages. Solutions to these problems will necessitate additional training involving work in basic skills such as writing and problem solving. An increase in organizational factionalism will require dedicating increasing amounts of time to dealing with special interest and advocacy groups. In addition to creating the above challenges, greater diversity presents new opportunities. Diversity contributes to creating an organizational culture that is more tolerant of different behavioral styles and wider views. This often leads to better business decisions. Another potential payoff is a greater responsiveness to diverse groups of customers. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 01-07 Outline several potential challenges and contributions that an increasingly diverse workforce presents. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Challenges for Today's Human Resource Managers
55. What are the various advantages and disadvantages of diversity in the workforce? Diversity in the workforce encompasses many different dimensions, including sex, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, and disability. Greater diversity will not only create certain specific challenges but also make some important contributions. Communication problems are certain to occur, including misunderstandings among employees and managers as well as the need to translate verbal and written materials into several languages. Solutions to these problems will necessitate additional training involving work in basic skills such as writing and problem solving. An increase in organizational factionalism will require dedicating increasing amounts of time to dealing with special interest and advocacy groups. In addition to creating the above challenges, greater diversity presents new opportunities. Diversity contributes to creating an organizational culture that is more tolerant of different behavioral styles and wider views. This often leads to better business decisions. Another potential payoff is a greater responsiveness to diverse groups of customers. AACSB: Analytical Thinking Blooms: Understand Learning Objective: 01-07 Outline several potential challenges and contributions that an increasingly diverse workforce presents. Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Challenges for Today's Human Resource Managers
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