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Part 1: Respond to the assignment questions shown below. Each response should be a minimum of 500 words and utilize concepts outlined in the textbook as well as any relevant Internet research.
1. Diverse Employees Contribute to GE Lighting's Bright Future Case. This case introduces chapter 3. After reviewing the case, respond to the following three questions:
- How important is it to GE Lighting to have a diverse workforce? Discuss fully.
- How would you control diversity activities at GE Lighting if you were top management?
- What are the potential negative consequences if GE had very low levels of diversity in their workforce? (Note that this question is not shown in the textbook)
2. Building Your Management Skills Portfolio (page 101): this assignment is structured around the context of managing a business in Japan. Using the template framework shown in the book, respond to the questions asked in both exercise one and exercise two. You may need to do a bit of Internet research to enrich your answer
Part 2: Complete the following essay questions below. Each essay question response should be a minimum of 500 words supported with scholarly research from your textbook and outside internet sources excluding wiki sources with included direct quote and or paraphrased citations within all responses in combination with your analysis of the concepts along with any experience if applicable.
1.Building Your Management Skills Portfolio (page 127 & 128): Read the mini case under the management skills portfolio activity (Fox Restaurant Concepts). Develop responses to the items being requested in 5-10 through 5-15 on page 128.
2.CASE: HP's Tough Decisions (page 148). Respond to questions 6-7 through 6-9.
3.Building Your Management Skills Portfolio (page 172). respond to questions 7-9 through 7-12. This assignment should involve some Internet research regarding the current strategic situation facing the New York Times newspaper.
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Section 1
GE Lighting's Bright Future Case
Question one:
Importance of workforce diversity
Employees are attracted and retained by organizations that appreciate and promote their diversity.
When the employees are given an opportunity to grow and express their differences in the work
environment, they work better, and their results are better. It is not different for GE Lighting
company, which has a diverse workforce. Diversity is essential for the company since workforce
diversity fosters mutual respect among the employees. By relating with employees from different
backgrounds, nationalities, abilities, and strengths, employees will be able to appreciate with each
other and peacefully interact. Diversity increases employee exposure, therefore enabling them to
cope up with the challenges from within and outside the organization. It also improves the
organization’s reputation, since by appreciating diversity the organization is shown through fair
employment. Through this, the status of the organization is expressed hence attracting a vast pool
of qualified employees. When the organization is committed to ensuring diversity, customers
become loyal, therefore increasing profitability and opportunities to the employees. Variety also
helps the growth of employees, in skills and knowledge hence improving their productivity.
Diversity is a significant advantage to the organization, but the difference should be controlled.
The top manager must ensure that the difference is managed so that its benefits can be achieved.
It is necessary to understand the individual’s preconceptions, and biases, before reaching out to
the diverse employees. As a manager, it is essential understand that people have view issues
differently and this will help him know how to deal with diversity. It is also necessary to invest in
employee training so that the policies that encourage appropriate behavior can be enhanced.
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Exercise also helps the employees learn how to deal with the challenges that are associated with
diversity. Managers should also create an empowered atmosphere, which appreciates diversity,
and encourages them to grow as they are. The managers should also provide orientation, where
the new employees can understand the policies of the organization and what is expected of the
employees when it comes to diversity. It is also essential to embrace team building and free
communication within the organization hence improving peaceful co-existence.
Just like any organization, GE Lighting is likely to suffer a lot in case of low workforce diversity.
To begin with, the failure to appreciate difference leads to conflicts among the employees.
Employees will fail to understand each other and most of the time will be spent solving problems
and fights in the organization. Low diversity often leads to resistance to change, where some
employees have the ‘we’ mentality hence finding it hard to embrace change. The little difference
also causes problems in communication due to the language barrier, lack of teamwork and low
morale. It also leads to confusion and relationship wrangles within the organization. Low diversity
makes it di...
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