2007AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENTOpen access

Critical review of literature on workforce diversity

Joseph Evans Agolla, Henry Ongori

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Workforce diversity is a primary concern for most of the businesses. Today’s organisations need to recognise and manage workforce diversity effectively. Many articles have been written on this topic but there is no specific definition of workforce diversity. The main purpose of this article is to review the literature of workforce diversity. What is workforce diversity? What are the benefits of workforce diversity in organisations, what management can do to enhance work force diversity in organisations? What are the disadvantages of workforce diversity? .This questions would be main purpose of this article.   Key words: Workforce diversity, disability, old age, human resource management, equal opportunity

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Workforce diversity is a primary concern for most of the businesses. Today’s organisations need to recognise and manage workforce diversity effectively. Many articles have been written on this topic but there is no specific definition of workforce diversity. The main purpose of this article is to review the literature of workforce diversity. What is workforce diversity? What are the benefits of workforce diversity in organisations, what management can do to enhance work force diversity in organisations? What are the disadvantages of workforce diversity? .This questions would be main purpose of this article.   Key words: Workforce diversity, disability, old age, human resource management, equal opportunity

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Workforce diversity is a primary concern for most of the businesses. Today’s organisations need to recognise and manage workforce diversity effectively. Many articles have been written on this topic but there is no specific definition of workforce diversity. The main purpose of this article is to review the literature of workforce diversity. What is workforce diversity? What are the benefits of workforce diversity in organisations, what management can do to enhance work force diversity in organisations? What are the disadvantages of workforce diversity? .This questions would be main purpose of this article.   Key words: Workforce diversity, disability, old age, human resource management, equal opportunity

Key concepts: Workforce, Diversity (politics), Workforce diversity, Workforce planning, Human resource management, Business, Work (physics), Diversity management

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