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Organizational Diversity
Diversity in the workplace and the effect this has on individuals within the organization will be the focus of this paper. There are any number of characteristics that may be classified as falling into the category of diversity, such factors include national origin, race, age, family status, culture, education, employee status, function, gender, regional origin, religion, and sexual orientation. While these differences have often been ignored in the past, in today's culture being aware of the role they play within an organization is putting an emphasis on understanding diversity.
When one accepts the premise that people of different backgrounds have as much to offer as he or she does, recognizes that there are other points of view, how to solve problems, and how to work together, and that managing diversity means promoting inclusion, creating an environment where all differences are valued, and in which each employee can develop to her or his full potential then one understands how an organization can get the most from its employees. The organization that manages diversity recognizes that it is not enough to hire employees from minority sectors to fill quotas; the company understands that when all employees are supported and valued they will operate at peak efficiency to the betterment of the organization. For the purpose of this examination the aspects discussed will be based upon employees' ages, their personality traits, their values and attitudes, and finally their differences in skills and abilities they bring to the workplace environment.
The first item to be discussed will be the age of the employees. People of varying ages tend to view the wo ...