Week of 5/25, Isaac

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In discussions of X, one controversial issue has been_______.  On the one hand_________, argues. On the other hand,__________ contends. Others even maintain__________. My own view is____________.  

In discussions of the improvement of diversity and minorities affected in organizational cultures, one controversial issue has been about whether a Value-in-Homogeinty policy or a Multiculturalism/ Value-in-Individual Differences is more beneficial to an organization. On the one hand, some argue that people will work better surrounded by others with matching characteristics. On the other hand, many believe a culturally diverse organizational culture that values individual strengths and characteristics creates a stronger organization. My own view is in line with multiculturalism, where a team of people use their unique strengths and perspectives to work together in an improved workforce unalike to one that values homogeneity.

This template certainly delivers a coherent statement regarding either side of this argument. I removed “Others even maintain___” since there are mainly two sides in Gundemirs article, but the fact that sentences are interchangeable in the templates allows for them to help fit to an article, and I can infer how useful they could be for creating a statement you want to elaborate on.

3. In many cases, organizations allow prejudice to take place because staying in one’s comfort zone seems much easier than working with people who have a different perspective and mindset than the majority. However, as our contemporary culture shifts to an openly diverse melting pot of differences, we must be accepting of those who have opposing views to continue to evolve in a forward motion. In both articles the subject of designing a welcoming workplace for minority groups is faced head-on. In the Gundemir article, experiments show results of how certain policies/tactics create a more openly diverse culture, they tested hypotheses and created charts with the data collected to create a concrete study of diversity in the workplace. The Austin and Pisano article is a study of ongoing missions to improve neurodiversity in large companies based around the world. Both articles deal with the main goal of improving diversity in organizations to create a wider spectrum of mindsets and skills that can help the organization grow. The neurodiversity article stated, “Historically, companies have asked employees to trim away their irregularities, because it’s easier to fit people together if they are all perfect rectangles. But that requires employees to leave their differences at home—differences firms need in order to innovate”. The articles are meant to tackle the ongoing cookie-cutter mindset that only hinders and hurts organizations and the minorities that are pushed to the side. Without articles addressing the complexity of these issues the bias and closedmindedness will continue to dominate industries.