Contents

• Introduction
• Multiculturalism in workplace
• Diversity and global economy
• Workplace politics
• Role of leadership at workplace
• Women in workplace
• Benefits of workplace diversity
• Challenges
• Recommendations for workplace diversity
• Conclusion
• References

Description

The term ‘workplace diversity’ is broadly a people issue referring to a culturally diverse working environment of an organization. It mainly focuses on the differences as well as similarities that people bring to an organization. It is important to realize that all these differences (or similarities) can affect the workplace Sonnenschein (1999). As a concept, diversity is often interpreted as to be inclusive of everyone with equal opportunity and non-discrimination status. A culturally diverse workgroup experiences a unique group identity including race, ethnicity, age, gender and sexual orientation. Diversity in a multicultural organization is all about learning from others, enjoying benefits of learning from diverse perspectives, and creating healthy workplace environments. This paper addresses various issues of workplace diversity in social and political contexts, and how they can be considered as significant beneficial factors while challenging the current economic crisis.