“多样性”和
“防止性骚扰”,下面将讨论这两个问题。Diversity多样性Inrecentyears,theworkforcehasbecomemuchmorediverse.Morewomenhaveenteredthejobmarket,andmoreminoritiesnowhavethenecessaryskillsandeducationtoqualifyforhigh-leveljobs.Exhibit2.3showstheproportionsofvariousjobcategoriesheldbywomen,AfricanAmericans,andHispanics.近年来,劳动力人群变得更加多样化。
越来越多的妇女进入就业市场,越来越多的少数民族现在具备了胜任高级职位的必要技能和教育。
表2.3显示了女性、非裔美国人和拉美裔人所从事的各种工作类别的比例。
Diversityissuesarenotrestrictedtogenderandrace.Employeesmaycomefromcompletelydifferentbackgroundsandhavedifferentbeliefs,whichcouldleadtoconflictintheworkplace.多样性问题从来不只是局限于性别和种族。
员工可能来自完全不同的背景和不同的信仰,这些都可能导致在工作场合中发生冲突。
Forexample,someemployeesmayhavestrongpoliticalbeliefs,whichcouldcausefrictionwithotherswhodonotsharethosebeliefs,eveniftheirworkassignmentsareunrelatedtopolitics.Inaddition,someemployeesmaybemucholderthanothers,whichmayleadtoopposingviewsaboutissuesinoroutsidetheworkplace.Manyfirmsattempttointegrateemployeeswithvariousbackgroundssothattheylearntoworkwitheachothertowardcommongoalsofthefirmeveniftheyhavedifferingviewsonissuesoutsidetheworkplace.Manyfirmshaverespondedtotheincreaseddiversityamongemployeesbyofferingdiversityseminars,whichinformemployeesaboutculturaldiversity.Suchinformationcanhelpemployeesrecognizethatcertainstatementsorbehaviormaybeoffensivetootheremployees.例如,一些员工可能有很强的政治信念,这可能会与那些不认同这些信念的人产生摩擦,即使他们的工作任务与政治无关。
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