Overview
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PART 1: DISCUSSION 1- 200 WORD MINIMUM
Analyze the organization in which you work (or have worked in the past) in terms of its diversity management initiatives. Which diversity components does the company currently implement? Not implement? What are your company’s strengths and weaknesses in light of the integrated approach to managing diversity? Is there a diversity component missing from the model? If so, what is it and what are the initiatives that fall under the newly added diversity component? Next, what differences exist between uncovering data that describes an organization's racial and ethnic makeup and understanding the causes of inequity?
PART 2: DISCUSSION 2 – 200 WORD MINIMUM
Chapter 4 Questions: Do you think discrimination against Blacks still exists today despite Title VII’s legal prohibitions? Why? What do you think should be done to mitigate Black discrimination? Can discrimination be eliminated through legislative or moral action or both?
Chapter 5 Question: Why do you think access and treatment inequities still occur in the workplace?
Chapter 6 Question: What do you think are the reasons why the Asian population is the fastest growing group in the U.S.?
Chapter 7 Question: The population growth rate for non-Hispanic Whites is lower than that of all other racial and ethnic groups. Why is the growth declining for non-Hispanic Whites and how might economic factors impact this decline?
PART 3: DISCUSSION 3 – 200 WORD MINIMUM
Chapter 8
Excluding American Indian schools, find a college or university not identified in this chapter that is known for the diversity of its students. What are the demographic characteristics of the student body (e.g., race, ethnicity, sex, and age)? What are the characteristics of the school (e.g., size of the student body, location, and any other relevant factors)?
Chapter 9
The gap between the earnings of younger women and younger men is considerably smaller than the gap between the earnings of older women and older men. Question: Why is the gap becoming smaller?
Chapter 10
Since 1975, labor force participation of U.S. women with children under age 18 has increased from 47% to 71%. Nearly 76% of single women with children participate in the labor force. Question: What factors are affecting this increased participation?
Chapter 11
Why do you think the organizations that are more inclusive outperform competitors?
PART 4: ASSIGNMENT
Chapter 6 Feature 6.4 Successful Small Business Owners or Unsuspecting Pawns? Page 208
Read Feature 6.4 in Chapter 6 Successful Small Business Owners or Unsuspecting Pawns? in your textbook. And answer the questions in an APA formatted Word Document that are pertaining to the Feature 6.4 in your textbook.
The questions are as follows:
- How familiar are you with small businesses owned by Asian immigrants? If you are familiar with such businesses, how does what you perceive about their level of profitability, hours worked, and employees compare with what Bonacich reported?
- Many small businesses are staffed entirely or almost entirely by people of the same race or ethnicity of the owners—indeed they are very homogeneous.
a. Is such homogeneity of employees in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act? Why or why not?
b. How might diversifying employees help such businesses?
3. What does the most recently available U.S. Census Bureau data say about the ownership, numbers, types, size, and profitability of Asian-owned businesses?
**You must read the issue on page 198 of your textbook prior to answering the questions above.
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