
Employ diversity management techniques.
Creating an environment that is inclusive
and supportive of diversity can ensure that no employee is neglected.
Setting up policies that protects against discrimination and implementing them.
For Nigeria, implementing the federal character principle that ensures people of certain disadvantaged groups are considered for certain opportunities within the organization, even when there may seem to be an overly qualified person from another demographic group.
Syed (2014), employees voices should be felt within the organization. These voices imply the ability to have a say in routine work activities and important decision making. Workers should see a cooperative management style that promotes participation, engagement, involvement and empowerment.
Konrad and Linnehan (1995), spoke about identity conscious institutions with intentional models for determining the status of women and people of colour. In their study, they found that such practices actually lead to the improved status of protected groups, even though the models were adopted for symbolic purposes.
Lee and Ha‐Brookshire (2018) posits that organizations that adopts organizational
citizenship behavior (OCB) by promoting an ethical climate will positively influence their employees to achieve financial, social and environmental
performance. This triple bottom line for organizational sustainability is enhanced
because, employees are given equal opportunities free from nepotism, ethnicism, gender and otherwise biases.
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