Question

• Summary of the current event or experience relating to diversity management in the 21st century (include a discussion of the societal)
• · Analysis of how trends in globalization and international influences shape diversity management in the given case
• · Outline how equality, diversity policies and practices benefit the organization in question

Answer 1

Q.1. Analysis of how trends in globalization and international influences shape diversity management

Answer: Globalization and international influences has following effects on diversity:

• Positive effects:
  • helps in information sharing and also self-presentation,
  • introduction of new technology,
  • Cultural diversity in organization is increased,
  • helps promoting different culture and have better understanding,
  • Increased employment rates,
  • integrates society, etc
• Negative effects:
  • risk of misrepresentation,
  • risk of loss of property such as intellectual property,cultural property,etc
  • workers exploitation,
  • adopting western culture,
  • no individualism,etc

Q.2. Outline how equality, diversity policies and practices benefit the organization

Answer: Following are the benefits of equality and diversity:

• It helps the organization by retaining and attracting high quality employees, as employees are more interested to work in such organization which helps them to improve their skills.
• Equality and diversity makes the work environment positive leading to employees satisfaction and help them work in peace.
• It improves the efficiency of the employees which will result in greater productivity of organization.
• It helps in introducing more innovative and creative ideas, views and opinion from employees.
• Helps in reducing labor turnover rate as employees are interested to work with organization rather than leaving the organization.
• Helps in reducing workers disputes as employees are satisfied with their work, position or environment.
• Satisfied employees work with greater efficiency leading to attracting more customers.
• People from different culture, language, etc comes together and work as team which results in increased efficiency of organization as a whole.