Week3DiscussionPeerresponse1.docx

Cultural diversity is having a mutual recognition and respect of others from every background within the same organization. Working in a culturally diverse atmosphere, supports the idea that every person is unique because of their background, and it is with those qualities that they can bring about positive change. Our culture is our background, our values, and what shapes us as human beings. With that, we need to ensure that that culture stays preserved, and we continue to be celebrated for our differences. The human resource department is perhaps the most valuable asset of an organization as cultural diversity relies upon their skills to survive (Mousa, 2018). Human resource managers are solely responsible for preserving the cultural diversity in the workplace as they are directly accountable for diverse hiring tactics, training methods, and driving innovation.

This type of introduction I have chosen to craft here is that of background information on the topic of cultural diversity. It introduces the topic of what cultural diversity is, and why it is important. It briefly mentions how pivotal of a role the human resource department plays in an organization. It then flows into my thesis statement of how the human resource manager is solely responsible for preserving cultural diversity and my three supporting elements of how it will be preserved.

Since 1960, cultural diversity has been growing in popularity among organizational behavior as part of human resource management basic expectations. Initially it was focused on purely gender and race, but as society has developed over the years, cultural diversity has adapted as well. Now culturally diversity also includes that of religion, family status, income, experience and background, which can all be attributed to differences in the work environment (Mousa, 2018). Employees from every background, must be able to co-exist and have a mutual awareness that those differences are what makes the organization stronger. Those differences must be maintained and valued, while continuing to adapt as the world evolves. Human resource managers are solely responsible for preserving the cultural diversity in the workplace as they are directly accountable for diverse hiring tactics, training methods, and driving innovation.

The type of introduction I have chosen to craft here is that of statistics. I feel this introduction does a great job of showing the statistical background of where cultural diversity began, to what it is today. It flows by telling the reader that cultural diversity must continue to be maintained and adapted. It then leads into my thesis statement of who will be solely responsible to maintain it and my three supporting elements of ways it will be preserved.

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References:

Mousa, M. (2018). The effect of cultural diversity challenges on organizational cynicism dimensions. Journal of Global Responsibility, 9(3), 280–300. https://doi.org/10.1108/jgr-06-2017-0037