Marcia is a human resources manager at a large firm that does business internationally. A significant part of her job is dealing with the diversity of the company's customers and employees. Understanding this diversity means
A) knowing how to bring different people together to achieve common goals.
B) convincing people that the team's goal is more important than the individual's goal.
C) ignoring differences in favor of commonalities among all people.
D) recognizing and accepting differences and valuing the unique perspectives such differences can bring to the workplace.
E) replacing the different cultures with an overarching company culture.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Customers, employees, suppliers-all the participants in the world of business-come in different ages, genders, races, ethnicities, nationalities, and abilities, a truth that business has come to label diversity. Understanding this diversity means recognizing and accepting differences as well as valuing the unique perspectives such differences can bring to the workplace.

Marcia Is a Human Resources Manager at a Large Firm