Purpose: You will write a $4-5$ page paper in which you look at one workplace policy

or practice that you are interested in learning more about to better understand how

its implementation can have positive and negative effects in the workplace. The

purpose of this assignment is to introduce the policy, share the advantages, and

disadvantages of the policy, and the impacts of the policy.

Examples of a Workplace Policies or Practices to Research: You can select one of

these or select another policy and practice with the goal of making better the practice

of managing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.

$1.$ Employee Resource Groups

$2.$ Dress Code Policies

$3.$ Affinity Leadership Development Programs

$4.$ Sponsorship or Mentoring Programs

$5.$ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employee Training

$6.$ Vendor$/$Supplier Diversity Policies

$7.$ Parental$/$Bonding Leave

$8.$ Annual Diversity and Inclusion Surveys

$9.$ Topic of your choosing that is a policy or practice designed to management a

diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.

The basic requirements are:

$1.$ Introduction of Policy or Practice

a$.$ What is the policy or practice?

b$.$ Do you have an example of this policy or practice? $($You can use your

current$/$previous organization, Metro State$$s policies, SHRM$,$ or a

Google search might produce an example of one$)$

c$.$ What is the intended purpose of the policy or practice?

d$.$ Are there certain demographics the policy or practice is intending to

target?

$2.$ What are the advantages of this policy or practice, if any? Please use at least

two external references to support the claims.

$3.$ What are the disadvantages of this policy or practice, if any? Please use at

least two external references to support the claims.

$4.$ Are there any other impacts of the policy or practice that leadership should be

aware of$?$

$5.$ Conclusion

a$.$ Anything you would advise companies to continue to do if they have

this policy or practice in place?

b$.$ Anything you would advise companies to stop doing if they have this

policy or practice in place?

$6.$ References $$ list at least six references from peer$-$reviewed journals or other

external resources in APA format $($here$$s a quick link to more about APA:

https:$//$libguides$.$metrostate.edu$/$APA$)$