Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2017

A Study on Workforce Diversity in Organizations

Himani Sheth

Abstract :

 Workforce diversity has been the buzz word today across the organizations. Organizations now a days are keen to recruit diversified candidates i.e people with different race, gender, ethnic group, caste, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, language, culture, educational background, Religion, Region, Work experience and more. A diverse workforce is expected to deliver better productivity and performance. Managing a diverse workforce is a challenge as it has benefits as well as limitations. Employers have to use various techniques to manage workforce diversity if they want the desired results. The paper aims to analyze workforce diversity issues , it’s benefits & techniques for  managing the diverse workforce in the most effective way. The study concludes that if diversity issues are handled well  and the techniques discussed in the paper are used effectively ,then the benefits of workforce diversity can give positive results both to the employer as well as the employee.

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Himani Sheth, A Study on Workforce Diversity in Organizations, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾2 | February‾2017

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