The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in the Workplace

The Impact of Ethnic Diversity in the Workplace: An Exploratory, Qualitative Inquiry on the Experience of African-American Employees in LMX Out-Groups

Leaders within organizations must consistently improve their management skills to adapt to the current social and economic environment. As demographic diversity within the workforce grows, from global expansion of organizations, management must develop the skills to meet the challenges and advantages such diversity presents.

This is an absolute read for every leader, supervisor, and manager. All leaders should be interested in honing their skills to match the workplace environment of today and the future. This book also provides a tool for diversity and inclusion professionals that desire to research tools to support their assertions made during training or consulting organizations.

This book stresses the value of communications and the potential loss in effectiveness of employees if they are not properly engaged by their leadership. The best time to read this book is in the initial stage of a managerial or supervisory experience. This is applicable to all industries. This is a great tool for any professional within the diversity and inclusion field.

The lessons in this research study also are applicable to life. The value in communication and appreciation of the values of others.

The contents of this book emphasize the value of quality relationships and communication. Future researchers must continue to expand upon qualitative research to further appreciate the dynamics beyond quantitative trends. The qualitative data will give further insight to tangible actions for leaders. Key Search Words: #Diversity, #Workforce, #AfricanAmerican, #EthnicGroups, #Inclusion, #Bias, #Prejudice, #EqualOpportunity, #Leadership, #Leader, #LeaderFollowerInteraction, #Management, #Manager, #SupervisorMentality, #LeaderMemberExchangeTheory, #LMX, #ManagementStyle, #ManagementInteraction, #EmployeeRetention, #EmployeeInteraction