The Impact Of Diversity On The Workplace - 1609 Words

3.2. Positive impacts The diversity has always been a concern for businesses and governments because the minority can feel sometimes left out and excluded for the employment sector. Therefore it has always been a priority for any government. They want to prove that they have been elected and are representing the entire population not just a group of people. Also businesses want to send a good image to their customers that they care about everyone even the minority. First of all, Kirton and Greene (2005) said that every company has the legal obligation to promote diversity in the organisation in order to avoid social injustice within the workplace and reduce disadvantages experienced by some minorities or social group. It is important†¦show more content†¦An organisation that promotes diversity shows their employees that they don’t have to worry about their ethnicity or cultural background in order for them to progress in that company. Only relevant things like competency and the knowledge of the work matter the most. (Bryan, 1999) According to Triandis (1994), managing a diverse workforce means that the company had to change their old ways of doing things and adjust to a new way because that organisation needed to do more research and analysis in order to find the right way or procedure that works best for everyone. Leach, George and LaBelle (1995) have used to word working with diversity instead of using the usual word â€Å"managing†. According to them, the word â€Å"working† sounds much better because it is a way of showing respect to the diverse workforce instead of using the term â€Å" managing† which sounds a bit pejorative. They believed so because when someone says managing, it is like they are describing a sub group within that organisation. Therefore, the company or organisation that promotes diversity need to be very patient in order to observe and learn how to promote diversity in their workplace. After many examinations, Finney (1989) believed that companies did use diversity in their workplace environment not only because they law required them to do so but also because they did what was right for them in term of success, growth and also to satisfy the demand of their