Discuss why workforce diversity has become an important issue in management.  with pratical examples?
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Sounds like a homework question :)\n\nOk so workforce diversity means much more than racial diversity, it means the people in the workforce are different.  That includes, religions, backgrounds, races, philosophies etc.  The reason it is important is that ideas are generates differently, bounced around differently and seen differently.  Here's an example, if everyone on the staff is the same, an idea may be tossed out that would be offensive to a group of people.  Now if a memeber of that group existed on that staff, it could be stopped there. (Like the caveman commercial that has been running, if the staff had a caveman, he may have said, whoa guys, not cool).
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i guess it would mainly be situations where something "took off" and the person in the job handling it is very overworked and the entity doesn't realize they need to hire help in that area.  For example if the number of students goes from 10 to 1000 the person who is handling student services is going to be overworked if management doesn't figure out this impact.  It also happens the other way - things have less to do (for example if military training in a certain area goes way down because they are phasing out that system) then sometimes a person is left handling it and essentially has nothing to do.  This is more of an impact on the organization because the person cannot contribute.
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More diversity, and meeting the needs of various people, and life-styles while at the same time meeting the needs of the organization and the mission statement.\n\nTrying to get the best workers, and diversity so the company can take advantage of innovation and creativity.
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Hi Ricardo,\n\nI think you need to look at the centralisation of the management structure and production processes.\n\nReduction in overheads.\n\nPossibly more effective inter-departmental lines of communication.\n\nEasier customer/supplier liason.\n\nPossible reduction in staff liabilities. (wages etc.)\n\nJust a few ideas to get you going. \nHope your studies are progressing well.\n\nGood luck
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You don't say whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, but I will assume you're an undergrad. One of the most difficult tasks in the "real world" of business is finding and retaining good "middle managers." Much has been written on the topic, but no one has emerged with a workable solution. That leaves it wide open for you to offer constructive suggestions, and you have a wide array of reference material. Good luck!
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different levels of knowledge breeds diversity = conflict?\n\nmaybe god wanted his creations to follow a set of imperatives and hence live harmonious lives
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One reason is people from different backgrounds and cutlures bring different, new, and unique ideas, perspectives, solutions, or skills with them to the organization.
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race   sexual harassment  gender\n\nYou can only try to avoid these things.. There are many laws that protect people in the workplace
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Incorporate diversity into your workplace.  Cultivate the different ideas and talent.
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managers, hr reps, etc..
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There are many schools on management theory and it is you who are being asked to answer that question for your homework and it is only you opinion that matters here - not ours.\n\nGood Luck!!!
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These are very common subjects. You may consider doing research or checking class notes. For lack of that,\nthere was a big burst of industry after the civil war. Things became more advanced. More people moved to the United States and of course, emancipation of slaves had a great effect on the diversity of the population. Maybe these facts can help you to understand what sort of development you're looking for?\n\nSorry I couldn't be more helpful!
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According to the diversity expert on my campus, diversity includes all colors and ages, not just minorities.  Therefore, you should attend the fair because many companies follow this same definition.  However, if you don't find many viable jobs, don't be upset.  Some schools and employers must hire people under certain guidelines (x minorities, y women, etc) and this sounds like a place they would recruit.
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here are some for you...\n\n1) Staff challenges\n2) Compensation\n3) Staff development\n4) Turnover of staff\n5) Governance with respect to lawsuits\n\n1) managers will have people issues, someone won't want to do their job correctly or will want to do it there way?  How is a manager supposed to deal with that?  HR should be there to help coach a manager through this.\n\n2) Compensation is usually handled in HR.  Let's face it...if people aren't getting paid they aren't going to be too happy so HR needs to not only make sure they're getting paid, but that the pay is equitable among all employyes\n\n3) Staff development - Why do people work?  Most work to pay bills, but often they work to grow and learn new things.  Become better at what they do which leads to better pay down the road.  HR should help lay out a development plan for employees through performance reviews, training, etc.\n\n4) Turnover is something HR needs to deal with.  What this means is figuring out why people leave their jobs?  How do they keep this under control.  Maybe they need to talk with a manager is keeps losing their employees.\n\n5) Lawsuits are inevitably going to happen.  What happens when someone is let go and they decide it was due to "wrongful termination"?  They'll typically hire a lawyer to sue the company.  The companies HR department will typically have to deal with this while working with the internal Legal department.\n\nHTH...
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Not at all. Younger workers cop discrimination as well. It could be due to their appearance (tattoos/piercings/hair colour etc). It could also be that an employer doesn't think that younger generations will stick around & wind up costing them extra in the future with employee seeking costs etc. Some employers might think that younger people fool around too much & in the end will be a liability with compensation & or law suits. Younger females might be discriminated against because the employer thinks they will leave th company to start a family or have an unplanned pregnancy. Thats all I can think of for now, if I come up with more, I'll be back :o)
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I think equal opportunity laws has made a difference, but it also depends on the size of the company. A small "mom and pop" company is less likely to be open to employing minorities. But a larger company like Wal-Mart, AG Edwards, or Cracker Barrel, all which have previously had EOE (equal opportunity employment) issues are now forced to maintain fair standards for minorities too. \n\n    However there will always be the select group of people anywhere who refuse to accept a minority into their life or work place. I think the laws have been put into action, now people just need to learn and practice tolerance. \n\n    If everyone was the same, life would be very boring. Our differences are the excitement in life.
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Hi there,\n\nI can see where you're coming from, but I don't think men get ALL the opportunities. \nBasically, IF the workforce is sexist it is because people in general are sexist. It is absolutely disgusting, but unfortunately it can't really be helped.\n\nOn the other hand, the action being taken to combat the male domination of the workforce isn't much better either as it involves what the government likes to call "positive descrimination" whereby those who are part of a minority group (I.e. women in the workforce) are given extra opportunity over the majority group (I.e. men in the workforce).\n\nIn answer to your question, I think you have to also consider things from an employers point of view. Women fall pregnant (so that means payed maternity leave) and have children, and generally their work will reach a lower standard once they have children (because they are guilty about leaving their children, and because they have to stretch themselves more thinly over the added responisibilities). It's true that this is extremely unfair for women (especially since not all women are planning on having children) but at the same time, the employer has a business to run, and can only be so sympathetic (and don't think that it's only male employers who do this, female employers are often in the same or a similar situation)\n\nOne solution is to have a shared responsibility between a woman and her husband in terms of taking care of the children and just the housework in general - but not all guys are willing to consent to that. This I think is the biggest wrong, because most of the other problems can't be helped, whereas this one just involves a little bit more effort on the part of men.\n\nI believe, instead of FORCING employers to hire women through positive discrimination, employers should be ENCOURAGED to hire women through paid incentives or added rights given to the company / business, which would encourage them to employ and KEEP women (even through a pregnancy).\n\nI think it is incredibly unfair, but we can't exactly change the way that it is, just try to find a way to make it as fair as we can.\n\nThat's just my opinion,\nFahed\n\nP.S. I am a guy - yes, some of us are conscious of the problem and no, not all of us are scum