Human Resource Management Topic > Managing Diversity in Employment
Academic Level: Bachelor
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You are requested to address the fOIIOWing question:
A 9th April 2014 Straits Times report quoted an article from the Singapore-based Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) “The
statistics are discomforting. But While discussions about discrimination can be difficult, they are also necessary. And there is no better time for them
than now, When the (Singapore) Government is itself focusing on the issue- Research suggests that workforce diversity leads to greater productivity
and innovation. A 2011 Forbes Insight study surveyed 321 top executives from several MNCs. Fully 85 per cent believed that greater social diversity
helped drive innovation by encouraging different perspectives and ideas” (Moana & Edwina, 2014)
(Source: Moana J, Edwina S (2014) for the Straits Times, 2014, Report on AWARE, The Straits Times, 9 April 2014, 30)
The requirement of this assignment is that you Will take several of the issues raised by the literature (and other related literature) and from reports in
relation to equality and diversity issues and explain the reason Why they should be of interest for policy makers and organisations. The materials in
Topic 1 & 2 Will be of particular use in tackling this assignment.
This assignment consists of two key components.
1. First component is about presenting statistics from the labour market in Singapore.
2. Second component requires discussing the importance of the issue of labour market segregation for the national and organisational policy-
makers (governments and managers)-
I- The assignment should be written in the form of an academic essay, Which means it has to have:
a. Introduction
b. The main argument
c. Conclusion
Assessment Criteria:
The criteria used to assess your assignment Will be as follows:
I- Structure and organisation of material: Introduction. definitions, structure of central arguments, conclusions-
II. Incorporation and integration of relevant academic literature or appropriate material, into an applied, organisational setting-
III. Critical analysis: quality of arguments which go beyond description-