WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

Group Members:
Madiha Ali
Maryam Niazi
Rabia Abbasi
MBA-IVD

Workforce Diversity:
Similarities and differences among employees in terms of
age, cultural background,
physical abilities and disabilities, race, religion and sex
Diversity simply means that the population in the workplace is not
homogeneous.
Diversity is important in today's business environment for several
reasons including :
1) the necessity of compliance with anti-discrimination laws
2) an increasingly multicultural world
3) and a recognition that different perspectives are important.
Diversity not only involves how people perceive themselves, but
how they perceive others.

Significance:
As a Legal Requirement:
Companies can be fined if they do not comply with equal employment
opportunity mandates since it is a law.
As a Resource Imperative:
The long-term success of any business calls for a diverse body of talent
that can bring fresh ideas, perspectives and views to their work.
As a Social Responsibility:
Beneficiaries of diversity practices are from groups of people that are
disadvantaged in our communities.
As a Capacity-building Strategy:
Capacity can be measured by the range of talent, experience,
knowledge, insight, and imagination available in their workforces.
Increasingly international business landscape:
Working with people of different cultures, races or backgrounds can
help provide this insight. Into various markets.

EFFECTS OF DIVERSITY IN AN ORGANIZATION:

A broader talent pool available to employers

Diversity acknowledges and uses inherent differences to drive

innovation as a way of creating better organizational performance
and competitive advantage.

Companies rated on Fortunes 50 Best Companies for

Minorities outperformed the S&P 500 over three- and five-year
periods

Helps organizations understand how to effectively interact with

all of its client base

Lowered absenteeism rates

Enhanced corporate reputation

Strengthened cultural values within the organization

HOW TO INCORPORATE DIVERSITY IN AN

ORGANIZATION:

Hiring, promoting and keeping diverse employees

Using alternative media to recruit employees, reaching out to
diverse communities

Training staff to appreciate diversity and create an environment

where all employees are welcome and integrated into the
mainstream

Setting examples and modeling by staff leadership of successful

work teams and relationships that include diverse staff

Training about and complying with all statutes related to a diverse

workforce

Engaging in pro-active diverse employee recruitment and promotion

from within

Providing employee benefits that are conducive to attracting and

keeping diverse employees

References:
http://www.diversityworld.com
http://www.diversityworking.com
http://www.businessdictionary.com
http://www.zeromillion.com
http://www.oppapers.com