1. McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. 3-1 Chapter Three Environmental Context: Diversity and Ethics

2. McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. 3-2 Learning Objectives Identify what is meant by diversity and how it has become an important dynamic in the field of management and organizational behavior Examine diversity in today’s organizations and the individual and organizational approaches to effectively managing diversity Discuss the meaning of ethics and the major factors of ethical behavior Describe major areas of ethical concern, including sexual harassment, discrimination in pay and promotion, and the privacy issue Relate some of the steps that can be taken to effectively address the major ethical concerns

3. McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. 3-3 Major Reasons For Increasing Diversity Increasing Diversity in Today’s Organizations Rapidly growing increase in international business Legislation and lawsuits Changing work- force demographics Recognition and desire for diverse viewpoints Competitive pressures

4. McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. 3-4 Native American Asian Hispanic African American White 0.70% 3.50% 10.20% 73.60% 12.00% Percent of Population by Race in 1995

5. McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. 3-5 Native American Asian Hispanic African American White 0.90% 9.70% 52.50% 22.50% 14.40% Percent of Population by Race in 2050

6. McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. 3-6 Stages Leading To A Multicultural Organization Exclusionary Organization Club Organization Compliance Organization Affirmative Action Organization Redefining Organization Multicultural Organization

7. McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. 3-7 Flexible starting time Flexible ending time Core period 7 A.M.10 A.M3 P.M.7 P.M. A Flextime Framework

8. McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. 3-8 Group purchase program Life-cycle accounts Innovative Work/Family Programs Child- or elder-care benefits Adoption benefits Leave/time- off benefits Casual day program Housing assistance Convenience benefits Education assistance benefits Health promotion benefits Innovative Work/Family Programs