Meaningful Workplaces: Reframing How and Where We Work

Diversity

One critical aspect of social responsibility is the responsibility to acknowledge and value the variety of diverse backgrounds that employees bring to an organization, and facilitate the synergy that can result from the mix of perspectives. As with much of what this book is about, there is a moral dimension to diversity, but there is a practical dimension as well. Nationally and globally, we are increasingly diverse societies. One can ignore this fact and cut oneself off from the benefits resulting from embracing a diverse workforce, or one can take advantage of what exists and will continue to increase.

According to a recent Society for Human Resource Management study, 86 percent of the organizations surveyed support diversity ...