Workforce diversity has its roots in affirmative action and EEO. Discuss whether managing for diversity is the same as those programs. Does managing for diversity require a different view of people with varying characteristics and backgrounds?

Managing diversity

Managing diversityhelps people of all backgrounds have equal access to employment, promotion,  and personnel policies. Organizations that manage diversity react to the presence  of workforce diversity and do not try to increase diversity. This chapter does  not focus on managing diversity. Instead, it offers valuing diversity and managing  for diversity as the more likely focus of modern managers.