3 Management and Diversity

Target Skill

Diversity Skill: the ability to establish and maintain an organizational workforce that represents a combination of assorted human characteristics appropriate for achieving organizational success

Objectives

To help build my diversity skill, when studying this chapter, I will attempt to acquire:

  1. A definition of diversity

  2. An understanding of the advantages of diversity in organizations

  3. An awareness of the challenges facing managers within a diverse workforce

  4. An understanding of the strategies for promoting diversity in organizations

  5. Insights into how managers promote diversity

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