What challenges exist for your organization in achieving a more diverse workforce?

1. Explain
why a critical perspective to organizational communication matters. What can we
learn from a critical perspective that other approaches (e.g., Fordism,
cultural, systems) do not help us understand? What are the strengths and
weaknesses of the critical approach? Be sure to use key ideas from course
materials to explain your essay.
2. Throughout
the bulk of the chapters, we have touched on the many issues of diversity that
impact organizations. Develop a detailed plan to increase diversity within your
organization (if you aren’t currently employed, use USI or a previous
employer). What challenges exist for your organization in achieving a more
diverse workforce? How would you address those challenges? What would you do to
increase hiring, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce? [Please use a
different organization to analyze than the organization you are using for your
Case Study]
3. Throughout
the semester, we’ve talked about how organizations have more control in our
lives than ever before. Make a case whether this is a good or bad thing for
you, an individual worker. Do we want our work to have such a say in our
personal identity? Why or why not? Make sure you are using several class
concepts in your essay.

Any advice, Dr. Rick?
Yes! Start early. If you start the exam early
enough, it should be very manageable, and you will have time to thoroughly
address each question. I also suggest that you have a friend or family member
(who is not in the class) read the responses. They can serve as a spelling and
grammar check as well as indicate whether your response makes sense to someone
unfamiliar with organizational communication.

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