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This document discusses workforce diversity and its importance for human resource management. Workforce diversity refers to differences between individuals in an organization. A diverse workforce has several benefits, including motivating employees, enhancing creativity and innovation, reducing costs, and improving marketing. For HR to effectively manage a diverse workforce, they must understand and accept diversity concepts, recognize diversity in all aspects of management, and be self-aware of their own biases. Corporate examples provided demonstrate policies of equal opportunity hiring and promotion regardless of attributes like race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

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Final PPT Diversity

This document discusses workforce diversity and its importance for human resource management. Workforce diversity refers to differences between individuals in an organization. A diverse workforce has several benefits, including motivating employees, enhancing creativity and innovation, reducing costs, and improving marketing. For HR to effectively manage a diverse workforce, they must understand and accept diversity concepts, recognize diversity in all aspects of management, and be self-aware of their own biases. Corporate examples provided demonstrate policies of equal opportunity hiring and promotion regardless of attributes like race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

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WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

-Presented by:
Palak Bothra
Priyanka Rai
Meaning:
Workforce diversity refers to the
differences between individuals at the
workplace. 
Differences between people influence
how they behave, feel, do and are
perceived.
Workforce Diversity – A boon…..
Why is Diversity needed in HR:
It helps motivating employees.
It enhances the innovation and creativity of employees
It helps in reducing cost.
It creates flexibility in the organization.
Immediate access to problem solving.
Easy transfer of knowledge.
Better marketing structure.
Innovative work environment.
Immediate outcomes
Role of an HR in managing a
Diverse Workforce:
An understanding and acceptance of managing
diversity concepts
Recognition that diversity is threaded through every
aspect of management
Self-awareness, in terms of understanding your own
culture, identity, biases, prejudices, and stereotypes
Willingness to challenge and change institutional
practices that present barriers to different groups
Workforce
Diversity
Management
Corporate Examples:

Employees from over 70 countries.


Women constitute more than 32% of workforce.
Won a “Today Corporate award for gender inclusively in 2007
Hire and trains person with disabilities.
Infosys BPO received the Helen Keller award for the best employer from
the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People
(NCPEDP )
Equal opportunity policy ( Equity in hiring
regardless of race, color, region, creed.)
Hire employees including Asian, black,
transgender, gay, lesbians, Hispanic, people with
disabilities, etc.
Got awards for complementing diversity.
Received special awards for promoting disabled
and the gay community.

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