Workplace Diversity: Mor-Barak & TRavis, Ch, 17 & Buddel

Question 1

Public Sector
Outcomes: ARE GENERAL MIXED
Diversity: not enough evidence it is mixed
Equity
Inclusion

Answer 1

Racial/ ethnic and age diversity had a positive relationship
(Choi, 2008)
2. Greater diversity among teachers had a positive and
significant effect on minority students’ achievements,
reduced dropout rates, and improved pass rates on statewide
tests (Meier et al., 2006; Pitts, 2005); and
3. Clients who attended ethnically specific programs had higher
rates of return to treatment as well as remaining in treatment
longer than those who attended mainstream programs

Question 2

READING: mor-barak & travis
IMPACT OF DIVERSITY AT THREE LEVES
-POPULATION ARE UNREPRESENTED
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Answer 2

-Individual
-Workgroup
-Organizational

Question 3

DIVERSITY REPRESENTATION & MANAGMNET HAS:

Answer 3

-POSIVE IMPACT IN ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE

-However has mixed findings
-creates potential conflict, miscommunication,
-STEP 1: Determining the Scope
-STEP 2: IDENTIFIYING SEARCH TERMS
-STEP 3: SELECTING DATA BASE & JOURNALS