In this unit, we have focused on the thoughts and behaviors of diversity and inclusion in the U.S. and around the world. For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to examine the trends of thoughts and behaviors of diversity and inclusion for a specific country.
You will choose one country or region of the world and determine the current state of diversity in its companies and also focus on the recent trends in the thoughts and beliefs regarding diversity and inclusion among the citizens of the country or region. Specifically, your research and analysis should include the following content areas:
1. Opportunities from Diversity: How diverse is the country/region? What are facts and trends for the country/region?
2. Challenges of Diversity: How has the country/region become more diverse? What resistance was there for diversity and inclusion?
3. Best Practices: What paths have the country/region taken to become diverse? If none, why are they resisting diversity and inclusion? How do company leaders in your chosen country/region view diversity and inclusion?
4. Regional Characteristics: What specific diversity and inclusion characteristics are found in your region/country?
5. Conclusion: What can the rest of the world learn from your country/region regarding diversity and inclusion (positive and negative)?
Using the Required Unit Resources and the Suggested Unit Resources for Unit III and also conducting your own research
using the Waldorf Online Library on the topic, you will complete a three-page research activity on your chosen
country/region. Your submission should also include at least four scholarly sources (include at least one new scholarly
source that is not found in this unit). The sources that you use should be current (5 years or newer) to ensure that the
updated information on the country’s diversity and inclusion are discussed.
Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are
used.Note that no abstract is needed.
Required sources to choose from:
Aday, A., & Schmader, T. (2019). Seeking authenticity in diverse contexts: How identities and environments
constrain “free” choice. Social & Personality Psychology Compass, 13(6).
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Li, Y., Gong, Y., Burmeister, A., Wang, M., Alterman, V., Alonso, A., & Robinson, S. (2020). Leveraging age
diversity for organizational performance: An intellectual capital perspective. Journal of Applied
Psychology.
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RBC. (2018, June 13) To speak up for inclusion, we need to speak about inclusion [Video]. YouTube.
Suggested Unit Resources
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The article below should help you to research thoughts and behaviors in relation to diversity and inclusion
specific to a world region. In this particular resource, the author posits that racism is a human rights violation
and should be considered as such in the realm of international law.
Bradley, A. S. (2019). Human rights racism. Harvard Human Rights Journal, 32, 1–58.
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The video below should help you to distinguish between healthy and dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors as
they relate to diversity and inclusion. In the video, the speaker, eBay Chief Diversity Officer Damien HooperCampbell gives a speech at the First Round CEO Summit Talk on the subject of considering diversity and
inclusion through the lens of humanity.
First Round Capital. (2017, March 23). Humanize diversity and inclusion [Video]. YouTube.
The article below should help you to distinguish between healthy and dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors as
they relate to diversity and inclusion. The author covers two previous generations of diversity and inclusion in
organizations and hypothesizes that a third generation, which is outlined in the piece, of diversity and
inclusion is most appropriate in order to move forward. She then questions the International Organization for
Standards (ISO) and whether or not their ISO 26000 will be effective in getting organizations to her proposed
next stage.
Hawkins, P. H. (2018). Diversity and inclusion 3.0: Can ISO 26000 get us there? International Journal of
Organizational Diversity, 17(2), 11–28.
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The article below will help you to research thoughts and behaviors in relation to diversity and inclusion
specific to a world region. In the article, the authors identify scaffolding as a means of transforming patterns of
interaction and how this might help international organizations (their specific empirical window utilizes an
Indian non-governmental organization) to change the ways that they incorporate diversity and inclusion.
Mair, J., Wolf, M., & Seelos, C. (2016). Scaffolding: A process of transforming patterns of inequality in smallscale societies. Academy of Management Journal, 59(6), 2021–2044.
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The resources below are not provided via links in this course, but you are encouraged to seek them out online
or in the Waldorf Online Library for further assistance mastering our learning objectives from this unit.
Read the Section 4 of the book below titled “Initiating the Discussion Around Diversity,” which will provide you
with an overview of how to start the discussion of adding more diversity to the workplace and how to make
diversity a nonsensitive subject. This section should be helpful as you learn to distinguish between healthy
and dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors as they relate to diversity and inclusion.
Rajesh, S. (2018). The 99 day diversity challenge: creating an inclusive workplace. Sage.