Diversity

Most, if not all, organizations experience some form of diversity at some point.   Diversity is defined as all the ways organizational members differ, including age, gender, religion, ethnicity, place of birth, sexual orientation, and abilities.   A diverse organization offers different ways of looking at a situation.   It is what makes a well-rounded organization.  
In the At Bat case, the Indian software company did not embrace diversity, thus creating dissonance and conflict within their organization.   Racist comments were made against Muslim workers and the company took part in ethnic profiling by only promoting Hindus to top management positions.   They imposed glass ceilings on Muslims based exclusively on race and not skill set or qualifications.   During To Act or Not To Act, John Davis had an ethical duty to at least inform the upper-level managers of what he knew about the conference center and its historical significance.   This was especially important since three of the upper-level managers were people of color.   Throughout The Restaurant Business case, you can’t help but wonder how you would feel if you were the manger and if you were the chef.   The ethical issue would be that you have to choose to either protect your business and the public by firing Tom Barbour or to protect your employee’s privacy by keeping him on board.   But before you make any decisions, you must confront Barbour as to whether or not this is true.   Even though you received your information from your most trusted employee, he/she may be lying to you.   Obviously, your trusted employee either knows Barbour outside the restaurant or this is second hand information.   If he/she associates with the chef outside the restaurant, you do not know if the employee is being vindictive and trying to get the chef fired.   Or if its second hand information, rumors spread like wild fire and you cannot fire someone based on a rumor.   If this information is confirmed by Barbour then you could possibly...