Benefits Increases resistance to change

Attracts and retains best human talent problem of diversity

Improves marketing efforts Lack of cohesiveness

Promotes creativity and innovation Communication problems

Results in better problem solving Interpersonal conflicts

Enhances organizational flexibility Slowed decision making

Cultural Relativism
1. There are no universal ethical principles
and that people should not impose their
own ethical standards on others
2. Local standards should be the guide for
others
3. E.g. ‘When in Rome, do what Romans
do’
4. Dark Side: strict adherence to cultural
relativism leads individuals to deny
 accountability for their own decisions and
to avoid difficult ethical decisions
5. Completive advantage
6. positions reflects underutilization of
employee potential
7. Promoting diversity helps reap
tremendous benefits Making Full Use of
Potential
8. To attract and retain skilled,
knowledgeable and experienced employees
is biggest challenge
9. Minorities and other groups when
discriminated represent a highly
underutilized resource in organizations
10. This is socially and economically
wasteful & unprofitable for business
11. Excluding potential recruits from key
12.