Diversity in the Workplace

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

• Identify what diversity is and why it is important to have a diverse workforce.
• Evaluate strategies for ensuring that employee diversity is managed effectively.

The readings for this module (Chapter 9 of the textbook, and the article "The Female Economy") deal with the issue of diversity in the workplace-defining what diversity is, why it is important to have a diverse workforce, and what strategies can be implemented to ensure that employee diversity is managed effectively. Ethical Discussion #3 is due at the end of the module and asks you to discuss the implications of focusing on acceptance of differences versus tolerance of differences.

Keeping this in mind, respond to the following:

• Given the importance of well-managed diversity for an organization, share your views on acceptance versus tolerance.
• Discuss how company strategies might differ depending on which focus is adopted.