Diversity Management - A Case Study

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DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT – A CASE STUDY
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Question 1
Formulate your own definition of “diversity management”.
Diversity management refers to the strategies that are responsible for the use of the
practices that have been deemed to be the best with the provision of the best results. These
strategies aid in the discovery and the creation of the diversity and the inclusiveness in the
workplace. The successful strategies are known to link the business results with the progress
in the diversity in the concerned workplace (Olsen & Martins, 2012). Diversity in the place of
work refers to the coming together of the people belonging to the different age groups, ethnic
backgrounds and religious groups to form a productive and the cohesive unit at the concerned
workplace.
A business organization must have the ability to utilize and manage the diversity
within the organization in an effective manner. Thus, diversity management might be defined
as the initiatives undertaken by the business concern in order to include the total number of
the employees of the concern in all the programs and the social networks that exist within the
organization. The organizations that aim at achieving global relevance must take into
consideration the impact of the diverse workforce of the organization on the ability of the
employees to solve problems, bring about innovations and bring about the cultivation of the
diversified markets (Wrench, 2014).
Question 2
Prepare a diversity program plan for new employees (diverse culture).
The goal of the management of the diversity in an organization is the enabling of the
all the employees of the concern so that they may reach their topmost potential while
pursuing the mission of the organization. The business concern must be committed towards
following the enlisted objectives.
 The creation of a diverse, dedicated and a talented workforce.
 The education of the workforce regarding the principles of the management of
diversity
 Improvisation of the communication throughout the concerned organization.
 Motivation of the employees to attain their correspondent highest potentials

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 Providing the encouragement to the employees so that they may offer their
suggestions and views towards the achievement of the organizational and the
program goals without the retribution threats.
 The individual differences should be appreciated and respected by the
management of the concerned organization.
 There should be an inclusive approach should be created and the maintained
towards all the policies, systems and the practices of the concerned
organization.
 The best and the most qualified applicants should be employed for the job at
hand irrespective of the age, gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual
orientation, disability and other such non-merit factors.
The leaders of the concerned organization should be held responsible for leading the
change, fostering the desired behaviors among the employees (Prsa.org, 2017). They should
also be held responsible for the following activities.
 The policies, the practices and the systems that are followed by the concerned
organization are supportive of the vision of the concerned organization and
respond to the changes that take place within the organization.
 The workplace is inclusive in nature.
 The operations of the concerned organization are inclusive of the management
of the principles of diversity within the organization.
The employees of the organization also play a very important role in the management
of the diversities that exist within the organization. The role of the employees in the
management of diversities within a given organization are enlisted below.
 The employees must be supportive of the principles that are employed in the
management of the diversity in the concerned organization.
 The employees must respect each other irrespective of the similarities and the
differences on the basis of the views, backgrounds and styles that exist
between them.
 The employees must participate fully in the efforts made by the concerned
organization in order to promote the greater organizational efficiency and
effectiveness through the implementation of the principles that are employed
in the management of the diversity within an organization (Lauring, 2013).