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Quiz. Question 1: Benefits of a diverse workforce
1.a) What are some of the organizational benefits of attracting and retaining a culturally diverse workforce?
1.b) How can diversity and multiculturalism support an organization’s talent management strategy?
1.c) What policies would you develop as an HRM to ensure your organization achieves these benefits?
Use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas.

Question 2A: Evaluating diversity programs
2.A.1) What are the essential components of an effective diversity program?
2.A.2) Discuss legal and organizational cultural factors that are important.
2.A.3) What are some challenges organizations face in creating and maintaining successful diversity programs?
2.A.4) How can these challenges be overcome?
Use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas.

Part 2B: Select an organization and explore their diversity program. It could be an organization you have worked for, one you are familiar with, or one you are curious about.
2.B.1)Describe the major components of their diversity program.
2.B.2) Which of these components contribute most to the program’s effectiveness? If it is not effective describe why this is so.
Include the website in your reference list.

 

 

 

 

 

READINGS:

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• Chapter 3 – Diversity and MulticulturalismIn Chapter 3 “Diversity and Multiculturalism”, we discuss the diversity aspect of business and why multiculturalism is so important to ensuring a healthy organization.

READINGS BEYOND THE TEXT

Required

• Abreu (2014) The Myriad Benefits of Diversity in the Workplace
• Mayhew (no date) Contemporary Issues faced by Human Resource Managers Today(Short article regarding some of the current issues affecting HR managers)
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Overview of the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission”(HTML) Retrieved from: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/index.cfm (U.S. EEOC government Web site)
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Laws Enforced by the EEOC”Retrieved from  http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/index.cfm (EEOC government Web site listing and describing laws enforced by EEOC)
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Types of Discrimination”Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/index.cfm  (EEOC Web site)

Recommended

• Heathfield (2018). How to Demonstrate Respect in the Workplace
• Washington and Patrick (2018) 3 Requirements for a Diverse and Inclusive Culture
• Heathfield (2018). 3 Ways your Unconscious Bias affects your Workplace
• Lumen Learning (nd).  PerceptionRetrieved from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/principlesmanagement/chapter/2-3-perception/
• Lumen Learning (nd). The War for TalentRetrieved from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/principlesmanagement/chapter/16-3-the-war-for-talent/
• Lumen Learning (nd). Globalization and Principles of ManagementRetrieved from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/principlesmanagement/chapter/3-5-globalization-and-

 

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