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ABC HR Consulting is a consulting company that helps organizations increase performance through workforce enhancement. You are a consultant for ABC HR and have been assigned to a project involving a large technology company, "Informational Systems Inc". The company is considering some organizational changes to better respond to rapid changes in the business environment. You are to meet with different departments and areas of the company to analyze and evaluate the existing structure in the organization. At the end of your investigation, you and your team will present recommendations for change in the organization.

• Prior to your first on-site meeting with staff, you review a list of issues that have been collected through initial conversations with the new client. One of the issues that has been identified for further evaluation involves the multi-generational nature of the workforce in the software development area at IS. There seems to be a fair amount of friction being reported between the staff. Due to the company's rapid growth through the organization has grown a development organization consisting of multi ethic, multi- generational workforce. You meet with members of the organization to discuss t the multi-generational issues that have been reported-namely that people are not getting along and working well together. During your meeting, you notice that the individuals representing the staff who have been with the company for more than 5-8 years are predominately white males, while the younger generations (Millennials) seem to be comprised of people from foreign nationalities, people of color, and women, people with disabilities etc.

Problem 1: Recall the benefits and challenges of having a diverse workforce utilizing what you have learned from the course content and your subsequent class discussions. Think about individual biases-even your own. Discuss these benefits and challenges in depth keeping in mind the environment of an IS company