Benefits and Challenges of Diversity in the Workplace

Diversity in Organizations
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Diversity in organizations.
Following the increase in globalization, there is an immediate increase in the requirement of people to interact with people from different diverse backgrounds. Notably, diversity refers to the understating, acknowledging, valuing, and accepting of people’s differences concerning age, race, class, gender, ethnicity, disabilities, and others (Farnsworth et al., n.d). There are several benefits associated with diversity at the workplace, even though some challenges are involved.
Some of the benefits of diversity at the workplace include increasing productivity due to respecting the workers’ differences. On the other hand, diversity can also play a significant role in improving the organization's image by reducing lawsuits, promoting creativity, and increasing the marketing opportunities for the business to the different groups. It also provides a safe and fair environment where the employees are giv...