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Managing diversity is more than simply acknowledging differences in people. [26] A number of organizational theorists have suggested that work-teams which are highly diverse can be difficult to motivate and manage for a variety of reasons. A major challenge is miscommunication within an organization.
Flyer supporting equity, diversity, and inclusion in 2016. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are organizational frameworks which seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination on the basis of identity or disability. [1]
Functional diversity encapsulates the cognitive resource diversity theory, which is the idea that diversity of cognitive resources promotes creativity and innovation, problem solving capacity, and organizational flexibility. Functionally diverse teams “consist of individuals with a variety of educational and training backgrounds working ...
The demographic diversity of members of a team describes differences in observable attributes like gender, age or ethnicity. Several studies show that individuals who are different from their work team in demographic characteristics are less psychologically committed to their organizations, less satisfied and are therefore more absent from work. [2]
Diversity training is a type of corporate training designed to facilitate positive intergroup interaction, reduce prejudice and discrimination, and teach different individuals how to work together effectively. [1] Diversity training is often aimed to meet objectives such as attracting and retaining customers and productive workers; maintaining ...
The American Institute for Managing Diversity (AIMD) was an American nonprofit diversity think tank and educational institute. [1] [2] Founded in 1984, by the “guru of diversity theory” [3] R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. (1944–2013), [4] AIMD was the first national nonprofit organization in the United States to research and study workplace diversity, [1] and the leading nonprofit think tank ...