Effect of workforce diversity in the performance of an organization

Effect
of workforce diversity in the performance of an organization

Course Project—Topic Proposal

This week your Course Project topic proposal is due. Below are the guidelines for this proposal:

• Your
  proposal needs to discuss which webpage has been chosen and why, and
  how the topic is important to the study of cultural diversity.
• Your proposal needs to be in correct APA format, double-spaced with a numbered Title page with a running head.
• Your
  proposal needs to describe what you expect to find and/or what you
  would be interested in learning; describes how you plan to go about your
  research. .
• Your proposal needs to be well written, well organized, and free from errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Overview and Guidelines

From Understanding and Managing Diversity by Harvey and Allard.

An
important part of our course is researching information on diversity
and multiculturalism and its social, cultural, and ethical impact upon
individual citizens, groups of people, and society at large. In the
twenty-first century, Web sites are an important channel of
communication between organizations and their external stakeholders. If
an organization is serious about its commitment to diversity, one would
expect that this would be reflected in the design, content, and graphics
of the Web site. Potential employees, customers, suppliers, etc., often
turn first to a Web site before initiating interaction with an
organization. If diversity is really integral to the mission and values
of an organization, information on diversity should be easily
accessible, informative, and well integrated into the Web site.

You
will select a specific company in an industry such as healthcare,
hospitality, manufacturing government, education, sports, etc. Then,
prepare a report on the following:

httpsss://homeworklance.com/

1. Evaluate how accessible
   diversity-related material is on this Web site. Is there a direct link
   from the home page? What type of results does entering the term
   “diversity” in a search box yield? Or, do you have to explore on your
   own? Sometimes searching under “careers” or “press releases” may produce
   some diversity-related results. On some Web sites, you will have to
   explore deeply into Web pages to find material related to diversity.
   What does this say about the organization’s commitment to diversity?
2. Evaluate
   the usefulness of the diversity information to potential employees,
   customers, and suppliers. Is the diversity material related to the
   organization’s business case for diversity, core values, mission, etc.
   the way that the organization does business? How current is the
   diversity-related material?
3. Evaluate the appropriateness
   of the photographs and graphic material that relates to diversity. Some
   Web sites will feature photographs of diverse employees and customers,
   yet not link this material to the verbal content. Some reuse the same
   pictures on different pages, etc.
4. Assume that you are a) a
   potential employee, b) a potential customer and c) a potential supplier
   or subcontractor. What perceptions might you have about this
   organization’s commitment to diversity based solely on the Web site?
   Looking at this Web site, do you think that it encourages or discourages
   diverse employees to apply for jobs in this organization? Why or why
   not?
5. What internal management issues can affect the prominence that diversity gets or doesn’t get on an organization’s Web site?
6. Are
   there any diversity awards listed on the Web site? If so, review the
   criteria and selection process as presented in the Allard article on
   awards (from the textbook) or if the award is not mentioned in that
   article. Evaluate the value of the award through the sponsoring
   organization’s Web site.
7. If you were a (female, over 55,
   racial minority, person with a physical challenge, gay or lesbian, etc.)
   job applicant and you have read an ad for job opening for which you are
   fully qualified. Based on your audit of the company web site what
   perceptions might you have of this company before you even walk in the
   door? Would you still apply for the job? Why or why not?

Primary Dimensions Include:

Age

Gender

Mental/Physical abilities

Race

Ethnic Heritage

Sexual Orientation

Secondary Dimensions Include:

Geographic Location

Military and Work Experience

Family Status

Income

Religion

First Language

Education

Organizational Role

Level Communication

Work Styles

You
will submit the report in three sections throughout the course, with a
due date for each section. These due dates are posted on the Course
Schedule.

The Course Project should be 6-8 pages in length. Your 4
relevant scholarly/peer reviewed sources may include your textbook and
books and articles obtained through the DeVry library. Credible articles
from news, government (.gov), or academic (.edu) websites can also be
used; acceptable examples include NPR, The Washington Post, The New York
Times, and Business Week. Do not use Wikipedia and similar encyclopedia websites, Please
review the detailed instructions for each phase of the project, which
you can find in the Assignment tab for that week. Your project will be
graded as follows.

• Week 2: Students will submit the research paper topic proposal.45 points
• Week 4: Students will submit the reference list and outline of their research paper.100 points
• Week 8: Students will submit the final version of their research paper.200 points

APA Style Tutorial

TutorialAPA Guidelines for Citing Sources Click
on the link above to view the video. This video will give you a quick
introduction to APA guidelines for citing sources. Highlights include
purposes of citing, guidelines and examples of how to cite sources in
text and at the end of a paper, and how to format a reference list or an
entire paper.

The assignment must be placed ONLY in the Dropbox. E-mailed submissions will not be accepted.

Dropbox

Submit
your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For
instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step
instructions.

See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information.

Grading Rubrics

Week 2: Project Proposal

Week 4: Reference List and Outline

Week 8: Final Paper

Best Practices

The following are best practices in preparing this project.

• Include
  a numbered Title page with running head in APA format. For information
  on APA formatting, please see the APA reference materials located in
  your Syllabus.
• Include an introductory paragraph that
  introduces the company web page you are auditing and previews the main
  topics your paper will cover.
• Include a concluding paragraph that summarizes your main points and the benefits of a diversity audit.
• Use headers and sub-headers to organize your paper and divide into sections as appropriate.
• Include
  a Reference page in APA format that is double spaced, alphabetized,
  uses hanging indents and includes at least four relevant scholarly/peer
  reviewed sources
• Check to be sure you’ve covered the project guidelines and all primary and secondary diversity areas.