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Question Responses Justin

  1. The template that I’d like to use showcasing starting from what others are saying is from the templates on page 23. It has become common today to dismiss ____________.  It has become common to today to dismiss the lack of racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in organizations all over the U.S. With statistics showing that it is rather beinficial to be more diverse within these companies. This template offers a statement from someone saying how it is common so dismiss an issue that is currently going on. This is a good template because it also has many facets to it. You can substitute any word for dismiss and completely change the template. in the introduction, the authors were addressing how some people think the templates can be repetitive and boring especially if everyone is using them. But with subsidizing words and phrases, there are manY ways of saying what you want to say while still using the “they say technique and still being effective.

3. When it comes to diversity in the workplace, there are many different factors that are taken into account and play a role. The organization and leadership of that organization plays a huge role because they are hiring individuals based off what they think can help their company in the long run and what they see best fit. From the point of view of Austin and Pisano in their article, they state that the behaviors of many neurodiverse people run counter to what most companies are looking for in an employee. For example, good communication skills, team work, persuasiveness,  networking, and a ton of other qualities the article states. this kind of criteria automatically screen out people who are unable to do these types of things without certain help. Companies tend to go along with what society is fixated on and what they are personally comfortable with. On the other hand, Gundemir et al, looks at it from the point of view of the workers. They conducted a study that shows certain policies create a more diverse culture. They look at the goals of the individuals and what it takes for them to be successful within different working conditions. Both of these ideas are important because hiring happens all the time and it is making it harder for neurodiverse people to obtain jobs.

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Unit 1 Response Questions

  1. From the reading entitled “Why Diversity Matters” many questions surrounding diversity arise for me. The first one being why do gender and ethnically diverse companies produce better results financially. Because of this, how do we further diverse companies so that most companies are outperforming and doing better financially than they did in the past. Although this is a hard task to do, it can be done over time. According to the article, for every 10% in recital and ethnic diversity, the company sees a 0.8 in earning before taxes and interest. This number should catch the eye of a lot of companies and as a result, hopefully diversify not only the workers, but leadership as well. In the other reading talking about culture, I noticed that using the quotes of various people, culture plays a huge role in our everyday lives. Katanga’s quote stood out to me which read “culture is how organizations do things.” I thought this was interesting because there are a bunch of different cultures in companies so I was wondering how do organizations go about this.
  2. In the article “Why Diversity Matters” there were a lot of intriguing quotes. The one I would like to talk about is “Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians.” This statistic raises a bunch of questions for me. One being why don’t more companies diversify their organizations if the numbers show drastic improvements? In addition, what do people outside of these companies think? all these statistics show that with less diversity, it is harder to succeed and the same amount of financial returns. In a lot of companies, you need people of many different backgrounds and cultures to connect to all the customers which is why these diverse companies show such an improvement. Although it may be difficult and take more time, these statics show that is is well worth it and companies should be changing their hiring.
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Hi everyone, my name is Justin Orriola and I’m a rising sophomore from New York City majoring in information management and technology. Just a little about me, I love just about every sport and am a big New York sports fan. I enjoy listening to music and taking long walks along the park with my dog. This class is one of my required courses however I really enjoyed another writing class I took my very first semester. This summer I was supposed to do a lot of traveling which I really enjoy as well but due to the circumstances all of that got canceled and thought it would be a good idea to get some credits out of the way. This past semester has prepared me for online classes so that now I am more accustomed to the format of them. I am looking forward to improving both my writing and reading skills in this class.