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Chapter P2, Problem 16DQ
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The initiatives that can be taken by S company for the workplace diversity.
Introduction:
Diversity in the organization reflects the total makeup of the amount of diversity and the employee workforce. It represents the differences in personality traits such as education, religion, ethnic origin, marital status, race, gender, age and other secondary traits.
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