ads

2 Januari 2024

Bridging the Diversity Gap

 

Question:

Identify potential benefits to companies that develop diversity in the workplace.

  • Improved employee retention, low turnover, and improved performance
  • Make use of employees' creativity and tap into a broad range of talents
  • Increased ability on the part of employees to deal with conflict productively
  • Improved company image

Question
:

Identify statements about diversity in the workplace.

  • To foster workplace diversity, companies should create a culture that values everyone's contributions, not just the contributions of a few people or groups
  • Workplace diversity can provide business advantages over peers who don't foster diversity
  • Workplace diversity is about encouraging and helping people from different backgrounds to work together effectively

Question
:

In what ways can stereotypes and prejudice negatively affect employees at work?

  • Fault lines divide groups of people
  • Lack of skills hinder an employee's progress
  • Difficult to balance career and family life
  • Lack of access to resources

Question
:

Companies sometimes find that resistance to diversity remains, even after some barriers are worked through.

Why might some organizations encounter resistance to developing diversity?

  • Some employees feel that there's no need to change because their companies are successful just the way they are
  • Some employees have a difficult time understanding the financial benefits of diversity

Question
:

Match the characteristics of workplace diversity with the corresponding approaches.

  • Don't rock the boat - Encourage employees to suppress their differences
  • Help us achieve our goals - Encourage employees to understand, accept, and value differences
  • Welcome aboard - Include employees from a variety of cultures, backgrounds, races, and genders
  • Fit in - Assure employees that differences are meaningless

Question
:

As part of its diversity initiative, your company hires people from different cultures, who tend to have different expectations.

How could this hinder diversity?

  • Cultural expectations can make it difficult for group members to communicate effectively and understand each other
  • When expectations among group members differ, it can have a negative impact on the group's cohesion


Question
:

What are some reasons why an organization may encounter resistance to developing diversity?

  • Some employees may not understand how diversity can offer measurable financial gain
  • Some employees may believe their company's culture should stay the same, even if the current structure might not be working

Question
:

Which statements describe diversity in the workplace?

  • Workplace diversity can provide business advantages
  • A huge part of workplace diversity is avoiding monoculture and welcoming the different perspectives diversity provides
  • Workplace diversity includes invisible attributes such as your generation, sexual orientation, and marital status
Question
:

Your company is made up of many people from different cultures, who tend to have different expectations.

How could this hinder diversity?

  • It can lead to different expectations about management styles, work rules, and appropriate behavior, making it hard for group members to understand each other
  • Different expectations among group members can have a negative impact on the group's cohesion

Question
:

Which are potential benefits for companies that develop diversity in the workplace?

  • Companies can improve their image and be viewed as desirable places to work
  •  broader range of talents means fresh perspectives that can help a company succeed
  • They enjoy higher retention rates since employees are more appreciative of individual differences and similarities
  • Employees may be able to handle conflict better than those in groups where diversity isn't evident

Question
:

What are some of the ways prejudice and stereotypes can cause barriers for employees?

  • Fault lines that split people into groups
  • Lack of access to resources
  • Lack of skills
  • Difficult to balance career and family life

Related Posts:

  • Problem Solving: Defining and Stating the ProblemQuestion: After identifying a problem, what kinds of information should you investigate when defining its scope? Where the problem occurredWhy the problem must be fixedWho can solve the problemWho is affected by the prob… Read More
  • SKILL BENCHMARK: Problem Solving & Decision Making Question: A competitor has suffered an IT security breach. You've been asked to review how your own company protects information.What critical thinking processes should you use to help draw your conclusions?Consult othe… Read More
  • Problem Solving: Choosing and Implementing the Right Solution Question: What decision-making styles can you apply to find solutions to different business problems?A conceptual style when working with a large group on an innovative solutionAn analytic or consultative style when spe… Read More
  • Being an Effective Team Member Question: What are the characteristics of a person who has a proactive attitude?Is a good plannerIs a good communicatorIs energetic, with contagious enthusiasmIs a good problem solverQuestion: What are the characteristi… Read More
  • Problem Solving: Generating Solutions Question: What are the key requirements necessary to set the stage for generating solutions to a business problem?The necessary stakeholdersClear financial and resource limitationsKnown time limitationsA defined problem… Read More