Thinking about the separate constructs of ‘diversity’ and ‘inlcusion’ compare and contrast the impact to organizational culture and behavior as a result of having only one of the two constructs present in the organization at a time.

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

but should pull key concepts from the text to include:
Climate for diversity refers to shared employee perceptions of the extent to which organizational policies and practices encourage and reward: (a) increasing diverse representation of diverse groups in the organization; and, (b) implementing equitable practices that apply to everyone in the organization regardless of their demographic characteristics. (Mor Barak et al., 1998; Mor Barak, 2014)
Climate for inclusion refers to shared employee perceptions of the extent to which organizational policies and practices encourage and reward acceptance of demographically diverse employees by (a) recognizing their unique attributes; (b) providing them with a sense of belonging; and (c) encouraging their involvement in organizational communication, decision-making processes and informal interactions.