Fostering Diversity in the Workplace

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Fostering diversity in the workplace
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Abstract
Organizations are increasingly becoming diversified workplaces in the twenty-first
century. The essay will explore current literature on the increasing international influence of
employees’ diversity. It gives a model to facilitate discourse of the opportunities and problems
facing multiculturalism in workplaces. The essay then provides an overview of the methodology
employed and the reasons why secondary sources have been used. In the end, the paper gives
recommendations that could assist with diversity in the workplace. Lenovo, a technology giant,
strengthens the talent pool of its supply chain by concentrating on geographic, creative and
generational diversity. Lenovo’s approach to the development of leadership has led to a deep
bench of global savvy managers. The executives in supply chain encountered challenges with a
human resource with regards to diversity issues. The shortage of talent in supply chain and
difficulties in recruiting, advancing and sustaining such skills in a global phenomenon is a
sensitive matter for Lenovo. Recent trends in both the local and international workplaces
demonstrate the necessity for intercultural competence and research recommends explicitly the
need for business enterprises to groom their workforce for the globalized economy where the
growth of the business is predicted by the ability of individuals to communicate professionally
across diverse cultures (Harvey and Allard,2015). The presence of internationalization and its
effect on the generation of workers indicates that it has become an instrument for developing a
workplace that openly harbors workers from diverse nations into organizational environments.
Diversity here is seen as instrumental in strengthening both human and intellectual stock of
businesses through negotiation and effective communication (Martin,2014). Diversity has also
been noted to becoming a primary factor for selection, productivity and continued
competitiveness of enterprises. It is through a diverse workforce that unique advantages are

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yielded by developing new ideas and communication skills and also sharing different thoughts
that can lead to significant business solutions and better decision making.

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Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................4
2.0 Diversity....................................................................................................................................4
2.1 How Diversity leads to innovation and change.................................................................5
2.2 Workplace diversity.............................................................................................................5
2.3 Workplace diversity and organizational performance.....................................................8
2.4 Workplace diversity and strategy.......................................................................................9
2.5 What organizations can practically do to tackle prejudice and discrimination?........10
2.5.1 Education.......................................................................................................................10
2.5.2 Diversity training programs that are short-term............................................................10
3.0 How Lenovo embraces diversity...........................................................................................10
4.0 Methodology...........................................................................................................................12
5.0 Findings..................................................................................................................................13
6.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................13
7.0 Recommendations..................................................................................................................14
References......................................................................................................................................15