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In recent months, we have heard a great deal about America's continuing failures to understand and embrace diversity, but this chapter shows that corporate organizations have worked hard to make progress in this realm, as they have moved from merely "complying with the law in the 1960's" toward recognizing the imperative for "diversity and inclusion for business success" in the 21st century (Robbins and Coulter, 145).

That certainly does not mean all businesses are doing everything right, by any means, but it does mean that more and more businesses understand that promoting Diversity produces crucial business benefits for their people, for the organization itself and for achieving strategic goals. They also learned that failing to promote diversity can be very costly to organizational performance and their financial bottom line.

Problem 1: Distinguish between Bias and Prejudice?

Problem 2: How can Stereotyping lead to Prejudice?