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Management and Diversity
Title: Management and Diversity
Category: Literature / English
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Management and Diversity
Management and Diversity
Understanding Diversity
In order for management to make diversity work, managers must first understand the definition of diversity. Most simply explained, diversity encompasses all of the ways in which individuals are both similar and different. According to Lee Gardenswartz, “Diversity involves variations in factors we control as well as those over which we have no choice. These factors give us areas of commonality through which we can connect with others and aspects …showed first 75 words of 2353 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2353 total…in the new organizational environment. People need to go beyond ethnocentrism and recognize and accept individuals for their differences. It is important to emphasize the similarities we share in order to create a pleasant work environment. Managers need to remember that values should be demonstrated through actions, not words. It is very easy to say you value diversity but it is another thing to put your words into action (Gardenswartz 520). After all, diversity includes everyone.
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