Managing Workplace Diversity | Assignment
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Leadership ManagementCalculus and Analysis
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Managing Workplace DiversityIndividual Assignment Student Name:Student ID:Subject Name:Subject ID:Date Due:Professor Name:1 | P a g e
Table of Contents1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................32.0 Article Summary........................................................................................................................33.0 Article Analysis.........................................................................................................................54.0 Article Comparison....................................................................................................................65.0 Discussion..................................................................................................................................7Reference Lists................................................................................................................................8Appendix..........................................................................................................................................9Appendix 1.................................................................................................................................10Appendix 2.................................................................................................................................10Appendix 3.................................................................................................................................112 | P a g e
1.0 IntroductionGlobalisation has created diversity which needs to be attended to. Corporations are no longer catering to single markets bounded by national boundaries. Currently clients are from all over theworld and in order to identify their needs, corporations are increasingly creating diversified workplaces. There are however a multitude of challenges that are posed by diversified workplaceenvironments. Challenges and issues handling in these workplaces are real threats to companies. It is the duty of corporations to create a positive work ambience and environment with similarities amongst diversity such as to foster a spirit of productivity and innovativeness. The scope of this current study is focused on analysing various aspects of workplace diversity by evaluating three journals relevant to such analysis. The three journals are Harold Andrew Patrickand Vincent Raj Kumar (2012), article, “Managing workplace diversity: Issues and challenges.” In Sage Open[ CITATION Pat121 \l 1033 ]. Anne M. McMahon (2010) article, “Does workplace diversity matter? A survey of empirical studies on diversity and firm performance, 2000-09.” In Journal of Diversity Management, page number 37[ CITATION McM10 \l 1033 ]. Yves R.F. Guillaume1, Jeremy F. Dawson, Lilian Otaye-Ebede, Stephen A. Woods and Michael A. West (2017), article Harnessing demographic differences in organizations: What moderates the effects of workplace diversity? In the Journal of Organizational Behavior, pages 276 to 303 [ CITATION Gui17 \l 1033 ].2.0 Article SummaryAll the articles for this topic covers relevant concepts and theories regarding workplace diversity issues. In the first article a relationship between a firm’s productivity and diversity is establishedas diversity has expanded beyond demographic criteria’s and are no longer one-dimensional in nature[ CITATION Chr132 \l 1033 ]. Effectiveness of creating diversity in workplaces has been identified that seeks to create a pool of more skills, knowledge, abilities and expertise levels along with other characteristics (KSAOs). The scope of the first article highlights the importance of creating workplace diversity.3 | P a g e
In the second article by McMahon an analysis on firm’s performance relationship is conducted within the period of 2000-09. The scope of the article aims to define ways in which diversity andfirm’s performance can be defined. It forms a basis for linking firm’s performance with that of workplace diversity along with factors that mediate diversity-performance relationships[ CITATION Bon14 \l 1033 ]. This study provides a qualitative along with a quantitativebasis for analysis of a firm’s performance with broadening of view related to diversity as it no longer relates to demographic factors alone.In the third article, there is an interrelations that is established across demographic diversity relating relational demography, organisational diversity and work group diversity. This article examines using Categorization-Elaboration Model through theoretical perspectives. Scope of thisarticle analyses detailed differences in relational demography along with work group diversity effects, which promotes social integration for openness, diversity beliefs, learning goal orientation, decision-making and similar other attributes. Big Five traits were analysed and applied for understanding an individual’s capability towards acceptance of diversity. Other influencing factors for diversity have also been analysed as which were KSA and epistemic motivation which constituted variables for motivation. 4 | P a g e
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