...The Impact of workforce Diverity Tinei Fuimaono Nanai Kaplan University The Impact of Workforce Diversity Diversity in the workplace can be controversial. It is mostly controversial when it is considered negatively. Thankfully there are many laws to protect the rights of many minorities who are usually discriminated against in the workplace. Interestingly, since companies “have to” hire applicants without discriminating, they found that it is actually beneficial to have diversity in the work environment. There are many advantages to having diversity in age, gender, and disabled employees in the workforce. Age diversity is healthier and more interesting in the workplace. It becomes a learning experience for both young and old age groups. Many young employees learn from the older groups that have been a part of the company longer. Likewise, many older employees learn about the new, fresh ideas from the younger workers. Both age groups tend to balance each other out. While the younger employees tend to be fun and agile, they usually do not have the discipline or the stamina as the older workers, so it is good to have the older workers in the company to help keep the younger guys on point. Young workers are easier to train; therefore, they retain the company’s goals and standards easily. The age groups are different, so they also have different experiences and insights which make it better for the work environment. There may be times when tempers and attitudes can get out...
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...WHAT IS DIVERSITY? Diversity within an organization describes a group of people from different background and orientations such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation as well as different cultures, values and beliefs. This group of people has different approaches to learning, beliefs and perceptions which are premised on their educational background, communication style, personal skills professional skills, the environment of their birth and their working style. Diversity is seen as a heterogeneous pool of contribution of each individual’s skill, perception, and understanding. When this unique attributes are brought together in an organization, it creates what can be called a diverse workforce. Diversity focus strongly on the capacity of individuals and their contribution to an organization which include their skills, attributes and perception; rather than organizational structures, materials or policies of an organization. Individuals are regarded as the assets capital of the organization because they bring in their stock of experience, judgments, intelligence , relationships and insights( S.F Slater et al pp 202, 2008) which uses the materials resources, structures and policies of the organization to create goods and services. Diversity is being embraced globally because of its immense value to an organization business wise and because of social justices as postulated by (Bleijenbergh, Peters &Poutsma, pp414, 2010) “By advancing individual development...
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...Diverse Leadership Glen D. Brown Barry University Melbourne, Fl. Diverse Leadership There are many nations in the world we live in. There are so many of them that are poor and there citizen are continually leaving to search for a better life, or for a way to provide for their families in their native land. Immigration has shaped many countries around the globe. This is one reason you see such diverse communities everywhere you go. Immigration is the one of the reasons why it is so critical for companies to build diversity programs to ensure they reach the different demographics in these communities and around the globe. Diversity is the key to success for companies today. It would seem that the companies that build successful diversity programs end up doing very well. This paper will discuss three different leaders that we able to make significant changes in diversity within their companies. These changes proved to be the key to success. First we will discuss Louis Gerstner and the changes that he made during his time at IBM, next we will discuss Richard Parsons and the changes that he made during his time with Time Warner, and lastly we will discuss Steve Reinemund and the changes that he made while he was with PespiCo. Now lets discuss at the leadership of Louis Gerstner. Louis Gerstner graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Dartmouth College and then Harvard Business School with a Masters Degree. Later he worked as an executive for RJR Nabisco, McKinsey & Company...
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