Cultural and Ethnic Diversity

Diversity in organizations
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Over the years, society has come to terms with the fact that diversity is an issue that cannot be overlooked. There have been cultural and ethnic diversity al around the world. Today, even the corporate markets have seen the need to diversify their workforce. This paper briefly talks about the pros and cons of diversification in organizations and whether it should be practiced.
Research has shown that 35% of companies that have diverse workforces are more productive than companies with the same people working in the workforce ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"7mdgZ8tm","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Regoli, n.d.)","plainCitation":"(Regoli, n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":46,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/69wQl6KV/items/QMT6BQ5D"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/69wQl6KV/items/QMT6BQ5D"],"itemData":{"id":46,"type":"post-weblog","title":"22 Advantages and Disadvantages of Diversity in the Workplace","abstract":"When people feel comfortable at work, they tend to be more productive. Over 40% of","URL":"https://vittana.org/22-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-diversity-in-the-workplace","language":"en-US","author":[{"family":"Regoli","given":"Natalie"}],"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",10,10]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Regoli, n.d.). This is attributed to the fact that diversity brings about different views and opinions in the company. Many workers are therefore kept on toes and ensure that they think through their decisions and ideas. This is what every company needs to be more productive.
In the United States, most workers in the companies say that they need their workplaces to be more diverse. They say that it is boring to share the same workspace with the same people and there is a need to have a touch on other different people too. This they described as making the workplace brighter and livelier. This also helps them to interact with other people in and out of the office, making new social and professional relationships. ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"c7IFUdc2","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Regoli, n.d.)","plainCitation":"(Regoli, n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":46,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/69wQl6KV/items/QMT6BQ5D"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/69wQl6KV/items/QMT6BQ5D"],"itemData":{"id":46,"type":"post-weblog","title":"22 Advantages and Disadvantages of Diversity in the Workplace","abstract":"When people feel comfortable at work, they tend to be more productive. Over 40% of","URL":"https://vittana.org/22-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-diversity-in-the-workplace","language":"en-US","author":[{"family":"Regoli","given":"Natalie"}],"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",10,10]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Regoli, n.d.)
A research done by Princeton and Harvard universities shows that in most of the companies, the womenfolk are underrepresented. This is attributed to the fact the society is bias towards the male gender and tend to employ more of the men. However, diversification of the workforce helps to reduce this thought by t...