Response to Peer Post: Analysis of Workforce Diversity and its Impact

This assignment presents a student's comprehensive response to a peer's discussion post, focusing on the significant role of workforce diversity in enhancing an organization's competitive advantage. The response acknowledges the peer's points on how diverse backgrounds contribute fresh perspectives, innovation, and improved customer service, using Google as an example. The analysis also emphasizes the importance of understanding and managing customer needs in a global market through a diverse workforce. The student further highlights the benefits of workplace diversity and references relevant research, while also noting areas where the original post could have expanded, such as the potential negative impacts of not adapting workplace diversity. The response effectively synthesizes the key arguments and provides a well-structured analysis of the topic, drawing on supporting literature and real-world examples to illustrate the importance of workforce diversity in the modern business environment.

Running Head: RESPONSE TO PEER POST
Response to Peer Post
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1RESPONSE TO PEER POST
Peer Post (As per Student)
In the respective post, peer have demonstrated a clear factor about the impact and role of
diverse workforce in the organization under the area of introducing new and advanced product in
the market that are based on the competitive prospective which is associated with international
market operations. On the other part of discussion associated with the peer involves whether the
system of diverse workforce have the capability under the area of increasing the organizations
overall total ability in the market. In this particular statement, the peer completely agrees with
the respective part that is related to the role and effect of having diverse workforce in the internal
environmental of the organization.
In this particular post, as per the idea demonstrated by the peer it is systematically
explained in an understandable method which states that diverse workforce within the
organization plays a major role under the area of bringing competitive advantage and
sustainability to the organization as a whole under all aspects. From the particular post, it is
understandable that new workforce from diverse backgrounds can help the organization under
the area of introducing new and adaptive thought to the current and future initiatives that are
required to be adopted and implemented.
In the respective post related to the stated ideas of the peer, clear examples related to the
topic is provided with strong understanding part. Google is considered to be the key example
demonstrated by the peer where it is strongly stated that, in the international market the
organization consist of large number of people from diverse backgrounds which in the current
market competition has played an adaptive role for them under the area of product innovation
and development in the global market. Apart from this, the core major factor related to the

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system of diverse workforce in the organization can be that, this can be considered as the easy
source and system for the function of customer handling. In the global market operations in order
to remain more competitive in the market operations, several factors that are associated with the
customer handling techniques of the organization may generally play an innovative role in the
market. There can be numerous customers from variety of backgrounds, under this respective
part the system of having diverse workforce can play an adaptive role for the organization under
the area of controlling and managing the customer thoughts and ideas related to the new and
existing product in the organization.
Several factors that are related to the method of advantage and disadvantage of diverse
workforce within the organization is clearly and strongly demonstrated by the peer in the
respective post.

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Peer Post (newly given)
In this respective post, the peer have clearly demonstrated several aspects that are
associated with the internal environment of the organization which gives a strong statement
regarding the importance and role of diverse workforce in the organization for the part of gaining
sustainability and competitive advantage for the organization while performing in the global
market. It is stated that as compared to the functional aspects that are related to the organization
while performing in the international market, this can help the company under the area of
adopting strong talents who have the capability to demonstrate new and innovative ideas under
the part of any discrepancies caused in the current and in future (Bezrukova et al 2016). These
respective factors can play an adaptive role for the company in building strong and innovative
mode of reputation and stability in the market.
Many organization in the current market era has adopted certain competitive strategies in
the market that are associated with the system of bringing equality and coordination among the
employees irrespective of giving more emphasis on what nation, sex and race they belong to.
Several factors that are associated with workplace discrimination caused among the employees in
the organization have been completely eradicated from the organizational terms and conditions.
This respective part can help under the value of bringing strong growth to company value and
dignity in the market (Lin et al 2015). This part is stated and explained by the peer with much
effectiveness and accuracy where clear research under this respective area is done to adapt clear
understanding to what the topic is related with.
In the last part of the post, the explanation is supported with required examples and
theories by the peer, but several measures and negative impacts which can be caused to the

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organization under the factor of not adapting workplace diversity is lacking in the discussion. On
the other the particular post is well structured and is presented with adaptive understanding terms
where beneficial and important features associated with system of workplace diversity is made in
an accurate manner.

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References
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practices in a T aiwanese service industry: differentiating effects of demographic and functional
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Bezrukova, K., Spell, C.S., Caldwell, D. and Burger, J.M., 2016. A multilevel perspective on
faultlines: Differentiating the effects between group-and organizational-level faultlines. Journal
of Applied Psychology, 101(1), p.86.