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Work Force Diversity

And Organisational

Behavior

Presented by,

Jaya kumar P

Roll No-19

Date: 16 Sept 2011

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Key Learning Objectives

1. Work Force Diversity and OB

2. Characteristics of Diversity

3. Managing Diversity

4. Approaches to Managing Diversity

5. Significance of Diversity

6. Conclusion

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Definition:

Workforce consisting of a broad mix ofemployees differ from each other in terms of age,

gender, ethnicity and/or education

Focus_Educare_and_Mphasist.docx

Work Force Diversity

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Work Force Diversity Cont..

International Diversity

Difference in Countries

Culture Difference.xlsx

Intranational Diversity

Difference within a country

Kerala & Maharashtra.xlsx

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Reasons for the Emergence of

Diversity

Increasing Diversity in

Todays Organizations

Legislation and

Lawsuits

Changing work Force

Demographics (age, gender,

ethnicity, & education

Competitive Pressures Rapidly Growing

Increasing in International

Business

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Characteristics of DiversitySpecific Other

Characteristics Characteristics

1. Challenged with Disability1. Age 2. Dual Career Couples, etc

2. Gender

3. Ethnicity4. Education

5. Culture

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Managing DiversityA Comprehensive managerial process for developingan environment that works for all employees.

1. Developing MulticulturalOrganization

2. Individual Approaches to MD

3. Organizational Approaches toMD

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Managing Diversity Cont..

Truly Multicultural Organization:

An organization whose work force not only includespeople from diverse racial, religious and gender

backgrounds, but is one in which minorities are wellintegrated across all levels of the company, includingmanagement and executive positions.

Contributions & interests of diverse cultural & socialgroup Decision makers

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There are two major approaches

1. Individual approach to manage diversity

Learning

Empathy

2. Organizational approach to manage diversity

Testing

TrainingMentoring

Alternative work schedules

Approaches to overcome

workforce diversity

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Significance of Work ForceDiversity

1. Maximize the productivity2. Enhance the creativity

3. Increase the loyalty of Employees

4. Getting Competitive advantage

5. Improving decision making by providingperspective on problems

6. Satisfy diverse needs of customer

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ConclusionIt is clear that work force diversity has a

profound effect in the workplace.

Even if diversity grows on a high rate,

organizations have to embrace diversity

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References:

1. Organizational Behavior Fred Luthans

2. Organizational Behavior Stephen P. Robbins

3.www.indify.com

4.www.maharashtratourism.net5.www.differencebetwen.net

6.www.google.co.in/images

7. http://thegreatgeekmanual.com

8. http://www.bellaonline.com

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Thank you.