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The following passage is a blog post written by Mike Hess, the Executive Director and founder of the Blind Institute of Technology in the United States. I have been legally blind since first grade. But being blind has not prevented me from having a full life. Immediately after college, I married my wife, Natalie, and adopted two daughters to our family. I have competed in martial arts, I am a snow and water skier and a mountain climber. The loss of my vision is an inconvenience, nothing more. After a 20-year career in the tech industry, I am living proof that blindness is not the handicap everyone thinks. Some blind people can listen to their screen readers at 300 words a minute. That is faster that a sighted person can consume, looking at a screen. People think that the older folks like me are disconnected from the world of digital tools and services. I am 55 years old and I tell you this is a myth. Today's technology is so accessible. Technology provides a seamless interface to allow people like us to be integrated in work places, to add value to the bottom line and to the corporate culture. In the past five years, my organisation has placed more than 100 people in jobs, and I hope to place hundreds of people every year in Fortune 500 companies. 1a) Identify two dimensions of diversity Mike has experienced in his life. For reach dimension of diversity, explain in your own words the issues Mike experienced in the workplace b) Suggest TWO potential benefits for companies to hire people like Mike. Be specific when describing the benefits. Mike hired Abd-El-Malek, a 22-year-old to work as a Jobs Placement Officer in his organisation. Abd-El-Malek arrived from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) four years ago and had just graduated from college in the United States. He reports to Susan Cain, the manager of Business Development. The following is an excerpt from his diary: He wrote, "I find it strange that Mr Hess sits amongst his staff in the open working area. He's the Executive Director and an expert in the field of assistive technology, shouldn't he have his own office? I feel so awkward having to share the same work area with my bosses. Mr Hess also insists that I address him by his first name, Mike, instead of Mr Hess." 2) Which cultural dimensions did Mike Hess and Abd-El-Malek exhibit? Explain ww He also writes: "Susan insisted on implementing the company's new client cloud management system at the upcoming virtual job fair. No doubt this is an innovative idea but why does she have to tell me only now? We are running out of time! Yet when I tried to explain her earlier, she brushed me off and told me that this is a risk worth taking. The event is happening in three weeks' time! We are running behind our event schedule and time is of the essence now!" 3) Suggest one conflict management strategy Abd-El-Malek can adopt to resolve the conflict. Explain with specific examples how he can resolve the conflict The following passage is a blog post written by Mike Hess, the Executive Director and founder of the Blind Institute of Technology in the United States. I have been legally blind since first grade. But being blind has not prevented me from having a full life. Immediately after college, I married my wife, Natalie, and adopted two daughters to our family. I have competed in martial arts, I am a snow and water skier and a mountain climber. The loss of my vision is an inconvenience, nothing more. After a 20-year career in the tech industry, I am living proof that blindness is not the handicap everyone thinks. Some blind people can listen to their screen readers at 300 words a minute. That is faster that a sighted person can consume, looking at a screen. People think that the older folks like me are disconnected from the world of digital tools and services. I am 55 years old and I tell you this is a myth. Today's technology is so accessible. Technology provides a seamless interface to allow people like us to be integrated in work places, to add value to the bottom line and to the corporate culture. In the past five years, my organisation has placed more than 100 people in jobs, and I hope to place hundreds of people every year in Fortune 500 companies. 1a) Identify two dimensions of diversity Mike has experienced in his life. For reach dimension of diversity, explain in your own words the issues Mike experienced in the workplace b) Suggest TWO potential benefits for companies to hire people like Mike. Be specific when describing the benefits. Mike hired Abd-El-Malek, a 22-year-old to work as a Jobs Placement Officer in his organisation. Abd-El-Malek arrived from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) four years ago and had just graduated from college in the United States. He reports to Susan Cain, the manager of Business Development. The following is an excerpt from his diary: He wrote, "I find it strange that Mr Hess sits amongst his staff in the open working area. He's the Executive Director and an expert in the field of assistive technology, shouldn't he have his own office? I feel so awkward having to share the same work area with my bosses. Mr Hess also insists that I address him by his first name, Mike, instead of Mr Hess." 2) Which cultural dimensions did Mike Hess and Abd-El-Malek exhibit? Explain ww He also writes: "Susan insisted on implementing the company's new client cloud management system at the upcoming virtual job fair. No doubt this is an innovative idea but why does she have to tell me only now? We are running out of time! Yet when I tried to explain her earlier, she brushed me off and told me that this is a risk worth taking. The event is happening in three weeks' time! We are running behind our event schedule and time is of the essence now!" 3) Suggest one conflict management strategy Abd-El-Malek can adopt to resolve the conflict. Explain with specific examples how he can resolve the conflict

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Answer 1a Dimensions of diversity experienced by Mike Physical AbilityDisability Mike has been legally blind since first grade In the workplace he may ... View the full answer