ISSN 2736-1721
Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 2 (1), pp. 001-005, January, 2008. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Critical review of literature on workforce diversity
Ongori Henry and Agolla J. Evans
University of Botswana, Botswana.
Accepted 27 September, 2007
Abstract
Workforce diversity is a primary concern for most of the businesses. Today’s organisations need to recognise and manage workforce diversity effectively. Many articles have been written on this topic but there is no specific definition of workforce diversity. The main purpose of this article is to review the literature of workforce diversity. What is workforce diversity? What are the benefits of workforce diversity in organisations, what management can do to enhance work force diversity in organisations? What are the disadvantages of workforce diversity? .This questions would be main purpose of this article.
Key words: Workforce diversity, disability, old age, human resource management, equal opportunity.