Question

Lease Plan Effectively Manages Diversity

Answer 1

Answer:

Lease Plan

1) The trend in gender diversity that appears to be most supported by the outcomes of Lease Plan's program changes is:

Increases in seats on boards of directors—in Fortune 550 firms up to 16.6 percent in 2013 from only 9.6 percent in 1995.

2. Thomas's generic action options for managing diversity that is most illustrated in the case is:

include/exclude

3. Based on the information in the case, the barriers and challenges to managing diversity that were identified in the text that appear to have been present at Lease Plan were:

a. an unsupportive or hostile work environment

b. inaccurate stereotypes

Explanation:

Thomas's include and exclude generic action option emphasizes that more diverse employees should be employed in addition to minority-owned companies being used as vendors.  This option makes it possible for embracing and practicing workplace diversity.  It creates an open-minded and supportive workplace, encouraging the sharing of information and the integration of behavior to accept and value human differences, thereby overcoming stereotypes.