COM 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Telecommuting, Career Development, Job Sharing
20 Nov 2018
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The first level of the inclusive workplace, diversity within work organizations , relates to the organization"s internal relations with its own employees and reflects the micro system level. An exclusionary workplace is based on the perception that all workers need to conform to pre-established organizational values and norms. Inclusive workplace is based on a pluralistic value frame that relies on mutual respect and equal contributions of different cultural perspectives to the organization"s values and norms. What distinguishes an inclusive workplace from an organization that merely implements diversity initiatives is the comprehensive approach to diversity that is part of an overall organizational strategy. This approach includes an organization-wide diversity evaluation, or audit, that should lead to goals that are tailored to the organization"s unique culture and will result in implementing appropriate diversity policies and practices. Diversity and inclusion initiatives typically cover five principal areas: Senior management initiate and lead major diversity projects.
