Description: Creating a diverse workforce.

1. SUMMARY OF TASK REQUIREMENTS
Assignme
nt 2
Individual Report
Due Date The specific date and time is on Canvas
Weighting 40%
Word
Count
2,500 words not including Executive Summary +Table of Contents + Appendix +
References
2. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
Description: Creating a diverse workforce
Background: Modern organisations are becoming increasingly diverse. This provides positive
opportunities and some challenges for managers as they work to create a more inclusive work
environment.
Task: Drawing on the literature, write a report that outlines the concept of diversity in the
workplace, and discusses the management issues that emerge when attempting to support
workforce diversity. The report should then discuss a range of managerial and organisational
components that are considered essential to creating an inclusive work environment.
3. REPORT OUTLINE
Title Heading
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
Context of the topic
Purpose of the report
1.1 Define the concept of diversity
2.0 Literature Review
(Analyse and Evaluate)
2.1 Current trends in workplace diversity
2.2 Management issues that emerge when attempting to support workforce diversity
2.3 A range of managerial and organisational components that are considered
essential to creating an inclusive work environment
3.0 Implications
(Synthesise)
3.1 Key insights for management
4.0 Conclusion
5.0 Reference List
• Includes a minimum of 15 recent scholarly articles (2009 onwards)
• Includes the 5 required readings set for assignment 2 (see below)
6.0 Appendix (if necessary)

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Required readings:
Dobson, F. & Kalev, A 2016. ‘Why Diversity Programs Fail’, Harvard Business Review, July–
August, pp.52–60.
Guillaume, R.F., Dawson, J.F., Sacramento, C.A., Woods, S.A & West, M 2013. ‘Getting
diversity at work to work: What we know and what we still don’t know’. Journal of
Occupational and Organizational Psychology, vol. 86, pp. 123–141.
Herring, C 2009. ‘Does Diversity Pay?: Race, Gender, and the Business Case for Diversity’.
American Sociological Review, vol. 74, pp. 208–224.
Jehn, KA, Northcraft, GB & Neale, MA 1999. ‘Why Differences Make a Difference: A Field
Study of Diversity, Conflict and Performance in Workgroups’, Administrative Science
Quarterly , vol. 44, iss. 4, pp. 741 – 763.
Roberson, Q.M. 2019. ‘Diversity in the Workplace: A Review, Synthesis, and Future Research
Agenda’. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. vol 6.
pp. 69-89.
4. BUSINESS REPORT FORMAT
• Provide your student name and ID number at the top of page 1 of the assignment.
• There are many ways to structure a report. The guidelines in Section 3 (Report Outline)
can be used as a starting point.
Word limit: 2,500 words (acceptable range: 2,300 -2,700)
The Executive Summary + Table of Contents + Reference List + Appendix ARE NOT
included in the word count
• Numbered headings and sub-headings for each section that clearly indicate the ideas
that follow.
• Tables and diagrams can be inserted into the report
• Referencing style: Harvard or RMIT Harvard (see EasyCite for guidelines) • Academic writing standard: applies academic standard of grammar and writing skills
• Written in the 3rd person – No personal pronouns (for example: ‘I’, ‘me’ mine, myself,
we, us, our, etc.)