Explain why having a diverse workforce can provide competitive advantages for an organization

Explain why having a diverse workforce can provide competitive advantages for an organization

Explain why having a diverse workforce can provide competitive advantages for an organization, and discuss some of the policies and practices that a company can undertake to better recruit and manage a diverse workforce. What challenges does an organization face in managing a diverse workforce?

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CLASSMATE ANSWER – Being diverse means being different. Having a diverse workplace can provide an important competitive edge for organizations. The ability for a workplace to bring multiple diverse cultural tendencies and knowledge to the table makes that company very competitive simply due to it diversity. However,not everyone sees the advantages of a diverse workplace.

Diverse workplaces can come with certain issues that can turn a work environment into a hostel or non diverse environment. Some, feel as though certain professions should should remain withing certain cultures or races. Or they feel as though certain companies should be “American” ran and not allow outsiders. Other issues can arise from cultures pushing their beliefs on other cultures that can be offensive.

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A diverse workforce brings on board a diverse set of competencies and ideas because each employee comes with new insight and experiences. The business can tap this and turn it into innovation for that earns it a competitive position. Homogenous workforce often suffers from lack of a wide base of skills. The diverse workforce also assures multiple perspectives of tackling business challenges……………………………………

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