Diversity in management has made strides in ensuring that every person is treated in the same matter. The diversity of employees who bring a certain skill levels to the organization is critical for overall organizational success. The legal and social responsibility of organizations have a direct connection in how unethical behaviors will be addressed. The social norms will not always meet the need in treating everyone the same unless management utilize basic principles in effective employee relations.
In many was diversity is considered to be inclusive of everyone. In many ways, diversity initiatives complement non-discrimination compliance programs by creating the workplace environment and organizational culture for making differences work.
“Diversity is about learning from others who are not the same, about dignity and respect for all, and about creating workplace environments and practices that encourage learning from others and capture the advantage of diverse perspectives”.(Cornell University, 2009)
“If diversity is well managed, it can enhance performance and the bottom line. If it is not well managed, it can be a drag on performance and adversely affect the bottom line. Additionally, there are important interconnections between types of diversity, conflict, work environment, business strategy and HR practices”. (Workplace Diversity, 2001)
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