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Diversity is a strength, but managing diversity in organizations requires additional efforts. How important is this in your organization?

Asked by mattbrowne (31732points) May 2nd, 2009

From Wikipedia: The “business case for diversity”, theorizes that in a global marketplace, a company that employs a diverse workforce (both men and women, people of many generations, people from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds etc.) is better able to understand the demographics of the marketplace it serves and is thus better equipped to thrive in that marketplace than a company that has a more limited range of employee demographics.

An additional corollary suggests that a company that supports the diversity of its workforce can also improve employee satisfaction, productivity and retention. This portion of the business case, often referred to as inclusion, relates to how an organization utilizes its various relevant diversities. If a workforce is diverse, but the employer takes little or no advantage of that breadth of that experience, then it cannot monetize whatever benefits background diversity might offer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_(business)

What is your opinion? How diverse is your company or organization? Does it matter to you?

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