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Ethical Issues---Please respond to the following questions in 200 words or more.
What are some ethical reasons for active pursuit of diversity?
What are some ethical reasons for a more passive approach of diversity?

Recruitment---Please respond to the following questions with a total word count of at least 350
In the recruiting process of staffing organizations, what would normally be the organization's perspective?
What do organizations do to attract applicants?

Selection
What information would an applicant gather about an organization?
How would some organizations judge an applicant's KSAOs in relation to the job requirements?

Employment
Why would an applicant follow through with any organization staffing process?
What makes an applicant consider a job offer? What can be some of the advantages and disadvantages of a job?

Organization Perspective---Please respond to the following 3 sections of questions with a total word count of at least 350 or more.

Recruitment
How would organizations normally identify job applicants?
How would organizations try to make job positions attractive?

Selection
What techniques do organizations often use to gather KSAO information on applicants?
How do some organizations evaluate and use an applicant's KSAO?

Employment
What are some things an organization may choose to pursue an applicant rather than reject them for job consideration?
How is a job offer usually made and by whom?

Reactions to the Staffing Process---Please respond to the questions below in 200 words or more.
What points are considered the strong points in the staffing/hiring process?
What can be weak points in the hiring process?
What positive changes can be made to the process and why?

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Ethical Issues---Please respond to the following questions in 200 words or more.
What are some ethical reasons for active pursuit of diversity?
What are some ethical reasons for a more passive approach of diversity?

The ethical reasons for active pursuit of diversity is that from the deontological ethical stand point it is the duty of the organization to provide help to that section of the society that has been discriminated against for several centuries. It is an act of good character to provide preference to that section of the society that is not represented. From the perspective of consequential ethics the consequences of pursuing diversity will be to increase problem solving skills, the ability to deal with tricky problems and have different perspective on issues facing the organization.

From the deontological ethical perspective it is the duty of an organization to ensure integration. If there is diversity, there are integration problems. Similarly, it is the moral responsibility of an organization to promote communication within the organization. Diversity places barriers to communication and this reduces productivity. Prejudices within an organization can lead to meaningless conflicts and attrition. This may even lead to higher employee turnover. From the virtue ethics stand point it is not an act of good character to deliberately introduce an element that can lead to disputes. It is an act of low moral worth that leads to meaningless strain, tension, and even fistfights on the shop floor. It is morally reprehensible to go in for diversity if it leads to disagreements and slowdown in work and low productivity.

In the recruiting process of staffing organizations, what would normally be the organization's perspective?
What do organizations do to attract applicants?

Selection
What information would an applicant gather about an organization?
How do some organization would judge an applicant's KSAOs in relation to the job requirements?

Employment
Why would an applicant follow through with any organization staffing process?
What makes an applicant consider a job offer? What can be some of the advantages and disadvantages of a job?

The organization's perspective in recruiting employees would be to attract the best possible applicants at the salary/compensation it is offering. The best possible in this ...

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