INDIVIDUAL ESSAY DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS

Individual Essay (20%)

Due Date:                                            Sunday 31 May 2020, 11:55 pm

Assessment Weight:         20%

Word Limit:                      1,000 words (excluding Reference list)

Submission Format:            MS Word document

Include cover page with Name, Student ID, Tutorial day and time. Font size: 11 or 12 pts at 1.5 spacing

Referencing:                     Harvard Referencing Style

Submission Method:          LMS Turnitin submission link

Topic:

"When it comes to corporate boards and diversity, the conventional wisdom is simple: Diversity is good. When directors are too alike, the thinking goes, they look at problems — and solutions — the same way. There's no one to challenge prevailing ideas, or to speak out on issues important to certain groups of customers and employees.

By contrast, diversity leads to more innovation, more outside-the-box thinking and better governance.

Sounds great. And it is, in theory. Unfortunately, few boards that pursue diversity ever see the wished for returns. Many report no significant change in their performance, while others bog down in conflict and gridlock."

Jean-Francois Manzoni, Paul Strebel and Jean-Louis Barsoux, (2010), "Why Diversity Can Backfire On Company Boards", The

Wall Street Journal, 25 January 2010.

Discuss whether organisations should pursue diversity considering the challenges it may bring.