Chapter 11, Problem 2DQ

Interview a manager or leader of a company to find out how your company handles the issue of diversity in its organizational environment. At the same time, identify an international company and identify how this company handles the issue of diversity in its companies. After completing this task, answer the main question of the forum and present the results of your investigation. Based on what you researched, on what elements do the companies you investigated agree or differ in the management of diversity in their companies? You must include in your writing an answer to the following questions: Presents how culture and organizational culture affect multicultural relationships in companies.Evaluate the models and approaches presented to work with the issue of cultural diversity in companies.Present the most relevant elements of your research for each of the companies you studied.Identify in which elements these companies coincide and differ in their relationship with the management of…

What sorts of trades/industries may want to promote diversity and what sorts of trades/industries might want to avoid diversity? Explain your reasoning and weigh in on whether diversity in a company's workforce is instrumentally valuable, intrinsically valuable, neither, or both.

Why race and ethnicity are least important individual differences to organizations?

Do you agree that diverse cognitive viewpoints benefit organizations? What kind of challenges could diverse thinking create for organizations?

Do you agree that diversity can be a source of greater benefit than harm to organizations? Why or why not?

Define the three types of diversity and compare them using examples for each type. How are the demographics of the workforce changing? What are some major challenges that women face in organizations? What is the model minority myth? How does it compare to how Blacks and Hispanics are stereotyped? What are some benefits of hiring older workers? Why would an employee “pass” or “reveal” at work? What are the positive and negative consequences of doing so? Explain the six benefits of workplace diversity described by Cox and Blake’s business case for diversity. Compare how the cognitive diversity hypothesis and the similarity-attraction paradigm relate to diversity outcomes. Based on the justification-suppression model, explain why individuals act on their prejudicial beliefs. Describe the challenges that managers must face when managing diversity. How can employees ensure they are compliant with the laws and legislation enforced by the EEOC? What are some recommendations for managing…

What was Franz Boas' main theory?   A. There are many different cultures, but none of them are better than any others.    B. European cultures are better than non-European cultures.    C. Human behavior is innate.    D. The environment and social conditions do not contribute to differences between populations.

This week our reading in the eText focuses on managing a diverse workforce. Many organizations provide diversity training for their employees. A) Explain what you believe are the most important components of effective diversity training. What are the most critical things that need to be included? B) Consider whether the organization, the training method, the trainers, or the trainees play role in its effectiveness.

Can engaging too many diverse perspectives confuse matters and literally create more work and less output than intended?