Diversity types - Dimensions - Workforce Diversity - Human Resource Management Primary Dimensions Inborn difference- Have an impact throughout one’s life Secondary Dimensions Acquired or changed throughout one’s lifetime Have less impact – still impact self definition

1. Diversity In
Organizations

2. Let’s Be Bias!!!
Standard (4:3)
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3. Workforce Diversity
Hiring people with different human qualities
or who belong to various cultural groups
understanding and appreciating employee dif
ferences to build a more effective and profitabl
e organization

4. Diversity
broad term used to refer to all kinds of differences
race, age, sex, religion, attitudes, physical abilities, life
interests, expectations, flexibility, aggressiveness, extrov
ersion

5. Dimensions of Diversity
Primary Dimensions
Inborn difference- Have
an impact throughout
one’s life
Secondary Dimensions
Acquired or changed
throughout one’s lifeti
me Have less impact –
still impact self definitio
n

6. Ability
Ability is an individual ‘s current capacity to perform the
various tasks in a Job
Intellectual Ability
The capacity to do
mental activities-
thinking, reasoning
and problem solvin
g
Physical Ability
The capacity to do task
that demands stamina,
dexterity, strength and s
imilar characteristics

7. Dimensions of intellectual Ability
Dimensions Description Example
Number Aptitude Ability to do speedy and accurate a
rithmetic
Accountant
Verbal Comprehension Ability to understand what is read o
r heard and the relationship of wor
ds to each other
Plant Manager
Perceptual Speed Ability to identify visual similarities
quickly and accurately
Fire Investigator
Inductive reasoning Ability to identify the logical seque
nce in a problem and them solve th
e problem
Market researcher
Deductive reasoning Ability to use logic and assess the i
mplication of an argument
Supervisor
Spatial Visualization Ability to imagine how an object w
ould look if its position in space we
Interior decorator

8. 9 Basic Physical Abilities
Strength Factors
Dynamic Strength Ability to Exert muscular force repeatedly or continually over ti
me
Trunk Strength Ability to exert muscular strength using trunk (particularly abdo
minal)muscles
Static Strength Ability to exert force against external objects
Explosive Strength Ability to expend a maximum of energy in one or a series of ex
plosive acts
Flexibility Factors
Extent Flexibility Ability to move the trunk and back muscles as far as possible
Dynamic Flexibility Ability to make rapid, repeating flexing movements
Other Factors
Body Coordination Ability to coordinate the simultaneous actions of different parts
of the body
Balance Ability to maintain equilibrium despite forces pulling off balanc
e
Stamina Ability to continue maximum effort requiring prolonged efforts

9. Diversity management Strategies
Monoculture & Diversity
A culture that accepts only one way to do things
There is only one set of values and beliefs

10. Attitudes Toward Diversity
Goal for organizations seeking cultural diversity is pluralism
Ethno-centrism = belief that one’s own group or
subculture is inherently superior to other groups
or cultures
Enthno-relativism = belief that groups and subcu
ltures are inherently equal
Pluralism = an organization accommodates seve
ral subcultures

11. The Workplace & Bias
Lack of choice assignments
Disregard by a subordinate of a minority manager’s
direction
Ignoring of comments made by women & minorities
at meetings
A need to become “Bicultural”

12. Biculturalism
Means minorities use to deal with bias in the workplace
Socio-cultural skills and attitudes used by raci
al minorities as they move back and forth bet
ween the dominant culture and their own eth
nic or racial culture

13. Glass Ceiling
An invisible barrier separates women and minorities from
top management positions
Fortune 500 Women Corporate Officers
2004 = 15.7%
2000 = 12.5%
1995 = 8.7%
Only eight Fortune 500 companies have female CEOs
Ethical

14. Diversity is more than just to
lerating each other.. It is resp
ecting, appreciating, and un
derstanding the varying char
acters of individuals

15. One single person is not the repre
sentative of nations, institutes, and
a certain group

16. Why have a diverse workforce?
o As a social responsibility
o As a legal requirement
o As a marketing strategy
o To operate globally
o Individually/group level/organization

17. Some facts about Pakistan
o 97 largest corporations of Pakistan reveals that wom
en in the country’s corporate leadership are few and
far between. Only three out of the 97 companies ha
ve women chief executive officers (CEOs)
o Only 5% of the total 838 members of the boards of
directors at these companies are women
o The board of Engro Foods has one woman director.
The board of Engro Corporation, the parent compan
y of Engro Foods, has none.

18. Assignment No. 1
……………..are completely obsessed with ethnocentrism
Or
……………..are true reflection of ethno-relativism
Support any of the above statement with evidence of 2-3 int
erviews from ………. . The video length cannot exceed 5 minut
es. After the video the presenters will need to conclude the v
ideo linking with the theories of diversity
Your video should prove the statement with the help of ques
tions you will ask to ……….

19. Video Content Q and A Presentation +
Professionalism
3 2 3 2
The video should hav
e a clear voice and pi
cture quality.
The audience should
be able to know the
questions you have a
sked the respondents
The interviewee and i
nterviewer both need
to act professionally
The video should me
et the requirement of
ppt which is evidenc
e of your statement
about ……….
The presenters sho
uld link the whole
video to the theor
y of diversity. The
theory can be a on
e taught in class o
r a new concept w
hich should be exp
lained clearly to th
e class.
Answers should be
specific and to the
point, be logical, ir
rational and emoti
onal answers will l
ead to deduction o
f marks
The presenters sho
uld present in a w
ay that it keeps th
e listeners interest
ed. Transition amo
ng presenters sho
uld be smooth. Re
ading (all of it) fro
m slides and notes
will lead to deduct
ion of marks.
Dress up properly,
start and finish on
time, be courteous
and show patience
during Q and A se
ssion

20. Group Members = 4
You can make the groups yourself but only 2 pe
ople can present
The 2 people will be chosen by ME!! So Beware
Presentation Time Max = 10 Minutes
All groups should be present during the other p
pts and participate actively in Q and A