As the retail consumer landscape evolves, diverse communities represent a larger and more important part of total buying power. Forging connections with those communities effectively and for the long term depends, to a significant degree, on having an employee population that reflects the population overall, as well as specific communities served.

The
following excerpt appeared in a Deloitte article entitled Diversity is an Engine of Innovation (Paul, 2011).

Excerpt 1
As the retail consumer landscape evolves, diverse
communities represent a larger and more important part of total buying power.
Forging connections with those communities effectively and for the long term
depends, to a significant degree, on having an employee population that
reflects the population overall, as well as specific communities served.

Excerpt 2
Embracing diversity as a way of thinking is the most
effective response for business leaders and an important driver of an
organizations innovative engine. This means diversity needs to be brought to
the forefront of your value proposition and ingrained in the organizations
cultural DNA so that it becomes a branded component of how you do business.
When an authentic, inclusive culture is at work, a diverse workforce is capable
of producing a range of original and engaging ideas that is simply not possible
among homogenous employee populations. At the top of the organization, this can
translate into more apt and financially rewarding decision-making.

What you are required to do
Critically
evaluate the excerpts and write a reflection paper that summarizes your
thoughts on these statements. You must provide well-supported arguments for
your stated viewpoints. Base these arguments on research and provide your
sources.

Formatting
Your paper
must be single-spaced, 12-point font and no
more than two pages in length. Use 1 inch margins and Times New Roman font.

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