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Diversity

Diversity

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Biographical
Biographical Characteristics
Characteristics
Objective and easily obtained personal characteristics.
Age
Older workers bring experience, judgment, a strong work
ethic, and commitment to quality.

Gender
Few differences between men and women that affect job
performance.

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Biographical
Biographical Characteristics
Characteristics
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Disability
Todays organizations have started making efforts to hire
people with disabilities.

Tenure
People with job tenure (seniority at a job) are more
productive, absent less frequently, have lower turnover, and
are more satisfied.

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Other
Other Biographical
Biographical Characteristics
Characteristics
Religion
May impact the workplace in areas of dress, grooming, and
scheduling. The law prohibits employers from discriminating
against employees on the basis of their religion.

Sexual Orientation
In June 2009, the High Court of Delhi, in a landmark
judgment, decriminalized homosexual sex between
consenting adults, overturning a 149-year-old British
colonial law
Domestic partner benefits are an important consideration.

Gender Identity
Relatively new issue transgendered employees.
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Ability
Ability
An individuals capacity to perform the various tasks in a
job.
Intellectual and Physical Abilities

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Ability
Ability
Made up of two sets of factors:
Intellectual Abilities
The abilities needed to perform mental activities.
General Mental Ability (GMA) is a measure of overall
intelligence.
No correlation between intelligence and job satisfaction.

Physical Abilities
The capacity to do tasks demanding stamina, dexterity,
strength, and similar characteristics.

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Dimensions
Dimensions of
of Intellectual
Intellectual Ability
Ability

See E X H I B I T 23 for details


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Nine
Nine Basic
Basic Physical
Physical Abilities
Abilities

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Flexibility
Flexibility Factors
Factors

Flexibility Factors
Extent flexibility
Dynamic flexibility

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Other
Other Physical
Physical Factors
Factors

Other Factors
Body coordination
Balance
Stamina

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Role
Role of
of Disabilities
Disabilities
When focusing on ability, it can create problems when
attempting to develop workplace policies that recognize
diversity in terms of disabilities.
It is important to recognize diversity and strive for it in
the hiring process.
An organization needs to be careful to avoid
discriminatory practices by making generalizations
about people with disabilities.

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Implementing
Implementing Diversity
Diversity Management
Management
Strategies
Strategies

Making everybody more aware and sensitive to the


needs of others.

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Global
Global Implications
Implications
Biographical Characteristics
Not much evidence on the global relevance of the
relationships described in this chapter.
Countries do vary dramatically on their biographical
composition.

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Additional
Additional Global
Global Implications
Implications
Intellectual Abilities
Structures and measures of intelligence generalize across
cultures.

Diversity Management
Diversity management is important across the globe.
However, different cultures will use different frameworks for
handling diversity.

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Summary
Summary and
and Managerial
Managerial
Implications
Implications
Summary:
Ability
Directly influences employees level of performance.
Managers need to focus on ability in selection, promotion, and
transfer.
Fine-tune job to fit incumbents abilities.

Biographical Characteristics
Should not be used in management decisions: possible source
of bias.

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Summary
Summary and
and Managerial
Managerial
Implications
Implications
Diversity Management
Must be an ongoing commitment at all levels of the
organization.
Policies must include multiple perspectives and be long term
in their orientation to be effective.

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