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Workforce Diversity: Igniting a Boon or Bane Debate

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  • Gabriel J.M.O. Tamn

    (Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt)

  • Ogbuigwe T

    (Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt)

  • Okeke Daniel Chimezie

    (Department of Business Administration, The University of America, United States of America)

Abstract

This paper is a theoretical description of workforce diversity (WD), specifically highlighting its significance in a wide array of organizational outcomes. The paper conceptualizes diversity comprising the workforce in terms of similarities and dissimilarities regarding age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and religion. Workforce diversity was observed as a phenomenon whose adoption transcends the compelling forces of government legislations but remains indispensable as a result of the incontestable complications associated with it. This paper proposes that it is imperative for organizations to recognize and foster an enabling environment that is inclusive and appreciative of individual uniqueness. Such an environment increases employee output and ultimately encourages activeness and peaceful work relations across the organization.

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  • Gabriel J.M.O. Tamn & Ogbuigwe T & Okeke Daniel Chimezie, 2019. "Workforce Diversity: Igniting a Boon or Bane Debate," International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 5(5), pages 23-31, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:mgs:ijmsba:v:5:y:2019:i:5:p:23-31
    DOI: 10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.55.1003
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    Keywords

    Workforce; Diversity; Igniting; Boon; Bane; Debate;
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    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General

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