define diversity what are the basic trends in diversity in the united states today what accounts for these trends distinguish between identical treatment and equitable treatment in an organizational setting what are the four most common bases of diversity that are relevant to managers and their organizations what trends are apparent regarding age gender and ethnicity in the workplace how does diversity contribute to competitiveness how does diversity contribute to conflict identify and discuss various individual strategies for managing diversity what is a multicultural organization do you think such an organization exists what are the special issues faced when managing knowledge workers how are social issues and the human resource management function linked