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Affirmative action is frequently debated topic. If handled correctly, affirmative action avoids the stigma of being more like reverse discrimination. The stated justification for affirmative action by its proponents is that it helps to compensate for past discrimination, persecution or exploitation by the ruling class of a culture, and to address existing discrimination.

Name some positive impacts that affirmative action has had on organizations and how the organization implemented their affirmative action Plan to do so?

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Affirmative action is a set of federal policies initiated in the 1960s to promote the inclusion of all individuals and designed to counteract past discrimination faced by ethnic minorities, women and other underrepresented groups, which has had some positive impacts on organizations in the United States. These policies help to create a more diverse work environment which provides organizations with the advantages of increased adaptability relating to problem solving and positioning them to operate better in multi-cultural communities. By Executive Order put into place by ...

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