Discussion Post: Diversity in Organizations
Learning Objectives:
• Demonstrate how workplace discrimination undermines diversity effectiveness.
• Explain how stereotypes function in organizational settings.
• Describe how key biographical characteristics are relevant to organizational behavior (OB).
• Explain how other differentiating characteristics factor into OB.
• Demonstrate the relevance of intellectual and physical abilities to OB.
• Describe how organizations manage diversity effectively.
Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
Despite increases in diversity training programs, outcomes are not consistently leading to increases of diversity within upper management. What might be the reason for this phenomenon and how might it be addressed?
Problem
• Discuss whether diversity helps or hinders a group.
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.