What are the advantages of having a diverse workplace?
In increasingly competitive environments, many companies need to find new methods to improve efficiency and take advantage of all available resources. In an age of globalized production, enterprises are now likely to have staff with diverse backgrounds, often from different countries, coming into contact with one another. Companies with a culture of equality of opportunity will have an easier time managing diverse work teams. Globalization of markets means that companies with workers from different backgrounds in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disabilities, HIV/AIDS status, etc. will be in a better position to anticipate customers’ diverse expectations and needs. Changing workforce demographics also are forcing organizations to review and revise long-held beliefs and policies concerning the people who work in these organizations. Non-discriminatory practices are increasingly recognized as an important managerial tool to increase efficiency and product
