Reading Assignment
As you read through the resources and watch the videos consider the following:
Do you think that corporations that have multinational locations throughout the world practice the same ethical guidelines at every location?
What if every person in the world was treated with respect and dignity, regardless of sex, gender, nationality, or religion?
What would a company look like without a shared belief within the organization?
Read
20 – Recommendation reports. In Howdy or hello? Technical and professional communication.
Review the chapter on recommendation reports. This resource will help you complete the Written Assignment for this unit. Use the Recommendation Report template provided in the Written Assignment to complete the report.
Read the following from your textbook, Organizational Behavior
Chapter 2
Chapter 2.1: Doing Good as a Core Business Strategy: The Case of Goodwill Industries
Chapter 2.2: Demographic Diversity
Chapter 2.3: Cultural Diversity
Chapter 2.4: The Role of Ethics and National Culture
Chapter 2.5: Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM
Chapter 2.6: Conclusion
Chapter 15
Chapter 15.1: Building a Customer Service Culture: The Case of Nordstrom
Chapter 15.2: Understanding Organizational Culture
Chapter 15.3: Characteristics of Organizational Culture
Chapter 15.4: Creating and Maintaining Organizational Culture
Chapter 15.5: Creating Culture Change
Chapter 15.6: The Role of Ethics and National Culture
Chapter 15.7: Clash of the Cultures: The Case of Newell Rubbermaid
Chapter 15.8: Conclusion
References
Organizational behavior. (2017). University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/organizational-behavior licensed under CC BY-NC-SA.
Texas A&M English 210 OET Committee. (2022). 20 – Recommendation reports. In Howdy or hello? Technical and professional communication. PB Pressbooks. https://oer.pressbooks.pub/howdyorhello/part/recommendation-reports/
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Written Assignment Prompt
An organization with a poor diversity program may not have a diverse workforce. There will be a lack of leaders striving to influence participation and no representation from diverse groups. Poor implementation of a diversity program can adversely affect adaption successes in an organization.
You have recently been promoted to the position of Human Resource Director at Global Business Resources, LTD. Upon your employment, you review the company’s goals and vision and notice that it does not address diversity. More importantly, your review of the employee history shows the company’s lacks of a diverse workforce. Your goal is to present to the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Executive Officer the benefits of a diversity program. You will also have to address the challenges of how the program can create a more satisfied workforce. Remember, diversity refers to the ways in which people are similar or different from each other.
Prepare a one- to two-page, (double-spaced) recommendation report that makes a logical and well-reasoned description of the challenges associated with diversity and culture and how a diversity program will enhance the organization. Use and cite at least two sources which may be material in our textbook or additional sources from the internet, the LIRN, or other sources to which you have access.
Before completing this assignment, read 20 – Recommendation Reports and use the Recommendation Report template to complete the assignment.
Cite references to material that you use in preparing the essay using the American Psychological Association (APA) style.
For assistance with APA format, refer to the LRC: Academic Writing.
To access LIRN refer to the LRC: Online Library.
Assessment
You will be peer-assessed on the following criteria:
Provides a clear description of how a diversity program empowers an organization with details and examples.
Explains how a diversity program will produce a more satisfied workforce.
Cites a minimum of two sources (APA format) and includes a reference page
Recommendation Report contains all components of a recommendation report.
The report is well-written and free of grammatical and spelling errors.
Reference
Texas A&M English 210 OET Committee. (2022). 20 – Recommendation reports. In Howdy or hello? Technical and professional communication. PB Pressbooks. https://oer.pressbooks.pub/howdyorhello/part/recommendation-reports/
