Managing Diversity in the Workplace

Running Head: DIVERSITY 0
Management

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Contents
Purpose.......................................................................................................................................3
Concept of diversity in workplace.............................................................................................3
Benefits of diversity in the workplace.......................................................................................3
How to manage the diversity in workplace................................................................................4
Certain tips for managing diversity in the workplace:...........................................................4
Policies and procedures..............................................................................................................5
Documentation of policies and procedures............................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7

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Purpose
The purpose of the paper is to know the concept of diversity at workplace.
Organizational diversity at workplace is said to be total makeup of the employees and the
amount of diversity that is included. It is also the differences in the personal traits of person
such as race, age, gender, ethnic origin, marital status, education, and various other secondary
qualities. There are companies that include diversity training for the new entrant as part of
their training and initial orientation.
Concept of diversity in workplace
Diversity in workplace refers to the various differences between all the individuals in
the organization. It only include how each person identify themselves but how other
recognize them. Diversity take place in various forms in organization such as gender, race,
ethnic group, religion, age, citizenship status, sexual orientation, physical and mental
condition (Barak, 2016). Due to the changing business environment, organizations are
adapting diversity strategies and policies that will appeal to their clients, employees,
suppliers, and vendors. Due to valuing differences, every person contributes their creative
experiences in the workplace and give positive contribution in the internal activities (building
of good organization culture), and external activities (sharing great experience to customers
as well as stakeholders). In every organization, diversity is all about sharing the different
background, ideas, skills, thoughts, geography, knowledge, and background. It encourages
different thoughts, create unique culture, and embrace the new ideas in the organization. In
this regard, worklogy stated that workforce diversity “is the bringing together of a variety of
people to one workplace.” In addition to this, companies that serve the global audience and
diverse population are able to maintain competitive position among its competitors.
Benefits of diversity in the workplace
Diversity delivers various benefits in the workplace. Firstly, employees from different
background provide the innovative and creative ideas at the workplace. Variety of
experiences and skills among the team members also states that employees can learn various
things form each other. It is true that cultural differences and language barriers are one of the
major obstacles for every business who want to expand their business. However, by hiring the
employees of various languages make it possible for organization to easily expand their