An Assessment of Diversity in the Workplace.

Diversity 1 An Assessment of Diversity in the Workplace Susan M. McKever Organizational Behavior 331 Dawn Stanley November 25, 2003 Diversity 2 There are many factors that create diversity in the workplace. Diversity can be a positive trait of a company or can cause workplace dilemma. Diversity is human qualities that are different from our own and outside the groups, to which we belong, yet are present in other individuals and groups (University of Maryland, 2001). Factors such as ethnicity, gender, …

…and externally and keep the committed employees at the same time. Diversity in the workplace can give each corporation Diversity 5 benefits from the wide variety of factors. In today workforce diversity is extremely common and cannot be ignored. Corporations must learn to work effectively while utilizing the diversity of each employee. With an understanding of why and how employees are different, companies as well as employees can understand one another thus creating an effective team.