How Cultural Diversity Is Changing the Workforce In today’s society there are many culturally diverse

people in the workforce. Most organizations can no longer make the assumption that every employee
has similar beliefs or expectations. When entering into the global marketplace, people are considered
one of the most valuable resources to an organization’s success. A well-managed culturally diverse
workforce has the potential to thrive if managed correctly; or if mismanaged, there can be devastating
negative attributes. With great expectations, culturally diverse employees can foster positive outcomes
in the workplace. A company’s acknowledgement to embrace diversity and change, and implement the
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From our research, we identified three different perspectives on workforce diversity that people
embrace, each with different implications for a work group’s ability to realize the benefits of its cultural
diversity. We use these observations here to examine critically some of the themes and basic
assumptions of previous research and to propose new directions for both researchers and practitioners
interested in diversity (Ely &Thomas, 2001). When organizations have a diverse economy, it makes the
company strong. Once our nation has embrace the changes from the demographics that reap the
economic benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Burns et al. (2012) stated in their investigation
that: “In June 2012, approximately 155,163,00 people were in the labor force (those actively employed
or seeking employment). With a total U.S. working-age population of approximately 243 million
individuals, the labor force participation rate currently stands at 63.8 percent. Out of those 155 million
individuals in the labor force, 142,415,00 are currently employed, with unemployment hovering around
8.2 percent”. Statics stated by 2020 the labor force is projected to reach more than 146 million U.S.
citizens, a 5.9 percent from today. Economists predict the labor force participation rate will decrease
over the coming decades, as an aging