Introduction
Diversity management is an organizational program developed and designed voluntarily. It ensures that there is more inclusion of all individuals into both the formal and informal organizational programs.
Kellogg Company
The age, gender, race, and ethnicity, and language of employees is pre-determined, the organization can have no control over these criteria. This company has found the need to transform the human resource system due to the dynamic labor force.
At the same time, this company is undergoing major changes in the nature of employment relationships. The management of this organization has realized the importance of increasing diversity in the workforce.
This company has moved away from the traditional human resource systems that were largely designed for a harmonized workforce.
The organization is undergoing challenges regarding the integration and design of some specific human resource policies such as selection and compensation, in support of the implementation of a diversity management strategy in the workplace.
Experts from diverse policy areas have come together to develop views on the significance of diversity in the workplace. This company and some other companies have been trying to improve the inclusiveness of minority employees in the workplace.
This has been achieved through positive efforts by the organizational management to improve the diversity of employees in the organization.
Diversity is also crucial in the top management team. This will determine the extent to which top management is heterogeneous with respect to the employees.
According to research, there is a significant distinction among the different kinds of diversity. Qualitative data from four different organizations indicate that the understanding of diversity is based on how the socio-demographic differences of employees affect the performance of the company.
The socio-demographic can either contribute to or hamper the performance of the organization. These understandings of diversity shape the companies approach to diversity management.
Schneider Electric in Paris
According to Schneider Electric in Paris, diversity management is the range of managerial practices that promote the career development of the minority groups. Many companies including Schneider Electric in Paris run diversity programs for minority groups.
These programs are aimed at improving recruitment, employment, retention and promotion of employees from the minority groups. These companies have also changed the ethos of the organization in relation to the diversity of the workforce.
This organization faces a paradoxical situation. If the company shuns diversity, it risk losing it competitive advantage; on the other hand, if they embrace diversity, they may experience work place conflicts. This calls for the company to weigh keenly the advantages and disadvantages of diversity.
This organization has experienced diversity as a source of innovation and creativity. Diversity has provided a basis for competitive advantage. Diversity has also been a cause of suspicion, conflict, and misunderstanding.
This has a hampering effect on the general performance of the organization. This is because the employees experience low morale and thus there are many cases of absenteeism, and poor work quality. This leads to a loss of company competitiveness.
These organizations have achieved positive results as a result of the diversity management. Diversity management in these organizations has increased the problem solving capabilities of these organizations.
As a result, diversity management has helped to increase the range of diverse customer base in the organization. This has played a significant role in improving the creativity of the workforce.
References
Kellog’s. (n.d) Diversity Strategy. Web.
Schneider Electric. (n.d). Managing diversity in the workplace: competitive advantages for companies. Web.