Assignment: Business Essay- Diversity and Inclusion
Length 7 pages.
Diversity and inclusion are two common debates both in the workplace and throughout our political spectrum. The simple fact is that citizens travel much more freely now than 50 or 75 years ago: Germany is less "German", and France is less "France" than at any time in history. Employees in one country are much more likely to meet, interact, and work with employees in other countries, and that can be a challenge. With that understanding, write a paper that addresses the following:
Provide a brief overview of how the demographics of the world, and US, workforce has changed (percent of women in the workplace and average age, for example)
Discuss how managing a homogeneous workforce differs from managing a heterogeneous workforce, both nationally and globally.
Finally, present at least three strategies that a human resource professional should adopt in order to effectively manage employees who have different backgrounds, perceptions, beliefs, religions, and philosophies (both work and personal).
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References from class:
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Farndale, E., Biron, M., Briscoe, D. R., & Raghuram, S. (2015). A global perspective on diversity and inclusion in work organizations. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(6), 677-687.
Ng, E. S., & Sears, G. J. (2018). Walking the talk on diversity: CEO beliefs, moral values, and the implementation of workplace diversity practices. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-14.
Sanyal, C., Wilson, D., Sweeney, C., Smith Rachele, J., Kaur, S., & Yates, C. (2015). Diversity and inclusion depend on effective engagement. Human Resource Management International Digest, 25(5), 21-24.
Cohn, D., & Caumont, A. (2016). 10 demographic trends that are shaping the U.S. and the world. Pew Research Center.
Duncan, R. D. (2018). The why of work: Purpose and meaning really do matter. Forbes.
Goler, L., Gale, J., Harrington, B., & Grant, A. (2019). The 3 things employees really want: Career, community, cause. Harvard Business Review.
Statista. (2019). Percentage distribution of population in the United States in 2015 and 2060, by race and Hispanic origin.