DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE
There is a growing and continuous interest in workplace diversity within management and organization studies. This interest can be traced back to Johnston and Packard's (1987) influential report, Workforce 2000, which alerted organizations to the dramatic demographic changes that were in the process of transforming the North American workforce. (Prasad, 1997). Managing diversity at the workplace presents many dilemmas. Confronted with constant change, management, business educators, and organizational consultants continue to meet the challenges of a new and diverse workforce in a number of ways. There are numerous ways in which to define diversity. Diversity includes all the ways in which people differ, and it encompasses all the different characteristics that make one individual or group different from another. It is all inclusive and recognizes everyone and every group as part of the diversity that should be valued. (Wentling, 1997). A broad definition includes not only race, gender, ethnicity , age, national origin, religion and disability, but may include sexual orientation, values, personality, education, language, physical appearance, mari
*management in the future will have to master the field of diversity to be able to meet organizational needs. Mor Barak, M., Cherin, D., Berkman, S., (1998). Organizational and Personal I believe that people have a need to feel connected to their jobs. There must be an understanding of the different cultures. Differences are assets. Managing diversity makes economic sense. A balance can make diversification work for both the organization and the employee.
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