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Running head: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON WORKPLACE DIVERSITY 1

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON WORKPLACE DIVERSITY 8

Austin Tuoyo Comment by Ryan: Hi Austin! I look forward to reading your essay.

English Composition 11

April 29, 2020

Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography on Workplace Diversity

Meir Shimla. (22nd August 2018). Why workplace diversity is so important and why it is so difficult to achieve. Comment by Ryan: Place the author's last name first followed by his or her first initial. See the examples on the following page: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_author_authors.html Comment by Ryan: What additional information could be included in this entry to indicate the type of source and where it can be found? See the examples on the pages linked below. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_articles_in_periodicals.html https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_electronic_sources.html

As far as the article is concerned, diversity offers an individual or an organization a broad range of talents, and these talents do not belong to any form of ethnicity within the organization. Instead, the broad range of talents mainly emanates from various sources, and the people also have an opportunity of practicing their various styles and leadership prowess. Diversity in the workplace also means the increased and improved performance of an organization due to the aspect of bringing together various minds of the people. However, despite diversity being a key and important thing for a firm, it must be realigned with the goals of the firm so that it may be successful and have a meaning to the firm. Dealing with many people is also not an easy thing due to the differences such as people exhibit. Comment by Ryan: Generally, lines aren't indented in annotations, and they aren't split into paragraphs. Comment by Ryan: How do you plan to use the information in this source in your argument? It's not entirely clear if this text summarizes the source, explains how you will use it, or both. Review the way that the Sample Touchstone 2.2 presents this information. The Sample Touchstone 2.2 can be found attached to the Touchstone 2.2 page in our course.

The strategy that was highly helpful and important when looking for credible sources for this undertaking entailed the use of keywords and phrases like diversity and workplace. The strategy also involved using words like an organization and the need for having a functional workplace. The notable difficulties encountered included the availability of numerous sources, and this created the need for selecting the best from those sources. The appropriate way of overcoming the challenge was by selecting the most recent articles and those that provided the required information. Comment by Ryan: The reflection questions aren't part of each individual annotation. Instead, place them on a separate page after your annotated bibliography.

Vaibhav Joshi. (25th October 2018). The importance of having diversity in the workplace. Comment by Ryan: It looks like this entry is missing a piece. Where can this document be found?

Regarding this article, hiring people from the diverse pool of potential employees has benefits for the company as well as the employees themselves. The credible source reveals that the most benefits enjoyed including the better performance of an organization, improved problem solving, and better business decisions. Employees benefit from interacting between themselves, and the work is highly simplified as individuals work together as they help one another. The other benefit the employees enjoy is enhancing their skills due to the aspect of learning from one another and the ability of a person to be assisted in case there is a need for help. The strategies employed while looking for this source entailed using keywords in conjunction with the Boolean operators such as AND and OR in the search. The major challenge encountered included the selection and matching keywords with these operators that were important for facilitating the search. The challenge was dealt with by making a nice selection of these keywords and operators, and this made the search successful. Comment by Ryan: You've done a good job summarizing the material in this source.

Ankita Sexena. (2014). Workforce diversity: A key to improving productivity. A journal of Procedia economics and finance, vol. 11, pages 76-85. Comment by Ryan: This looks like a great source! Your capitalization of the title of the article is correct! However, in the name of a publication, capitalize the first letter of each important word and each word of 4 letters or more. See the examples here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_articles_in_periodicals.html

As far as the author of the article is concerned, workplace diversity is a key aspect of enhancing the performance and productivity of the organization. The reason that makes diversity to improve the productivity of the firm is that different people work together in a group, and various skills and competencies are brought together, and this enhances the productivity of a firm. The article also reveals that this diversity involves similarities as well as differences between various groups of employees, and these range from cultural backgrounds to age and gender, among other major considerations. The other considerations include the abilities and disabilities of the people since no two individuals may be alike. Therefore, when these aspects are brought together, the productivity of a firm is enhanced, and people also benefit from one another. The most helpful strategy that was applied in search of this source included using major words and phrases to search the article. The major difficulty experienced involved the presence of various sources, and this was addressed by making an appropriate search of the article.

Josh Greenberg. (2014). Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, challenges, and solutions.

As far as the author of this article is concerned, workplace diversity has various benefits as well as challenges, and also it has a notable solution. An organization realizes great benefits, especially in terms like being successful and developing competitive strategies of operating due to the presence of different people within the organization. The notable challenges include the need for handling the different individuals that have certain differences and points of view. The other challenge may be realized where a firm has to realign this diversity with the long-term goals of a firm. The most important strategy that was applied in search of the article involved engaging the various online sources, and this facilitated the attainment of the article. The difficulty that was experienced entailed the presence of numerous articles, and this created the need for developing an appropriate way of eliminating some of the articles to remain with the most important.

Kim Abreu. (2015). The myriad benefits of diversity within the workplace.

The author of this article mainly focuses on the aspect of diversity from an entrepreneurial point of view. The individual reveals that one of the myriad benefits that a firm gets from practicing diversity in a place of work is that it reflects the ideal picture of an organization and also portrays an important picture of the firm, especially by making the employees feel to be secure in the firm. The other benefit that a firm gets from practicing diversity in the place of work is developing the ability to get fresh ideas from the employees, and this is one of the key benefits that a firm realizes. During the search of this article, the most important strategy employed was using keywords and phrases in search of the article. The challenge encountered was the selection of important words that would facilitate the acquisition of the articles, and it was addressed by carrying out several searches to obtain the best source.

Gene Demby. (2015). Diversity is rightly criticized as an empty buzzword. So how can we make it work?

As far as the author of the article is concerned, diversity may be viewed as being a corporate buzzword and which lacks meaning and significance. The individual feels and sees diversity in the place of work as merely a name or a title since it is hard to manage the different categories of people within a firm. Based on the argument of the article, firms have to support the different employees they hire because of all the differences that people possess. The other point of argument against the aspect of diversity is that having different people in the firm creates a lot of resistance. The firms also have to deal with the large burden of skepticism that different individuals tend to bring about. In search of this article, the most important and helpful strategy was by engaging in a vigorous search for online sites so that I could get the article. The biggest challenge encountered included the presence of several articles, some of which were not relevant to the intended area of searching. However, the challenge was dealt with by selecting the most relevant and current articles.

Sophia Kerby and Crosby Burns. (2016). The top ten economic facts of diversity in the place of work.

Regarding this article and its authors, the individuals have related workplace diversity to the aspect of the economy. The authors feel that a firm that embraces workplace diversity acquires economic benefits, and this made the authors of the article conclude that diversity plays an essential and significant role in creating a strong and inclusive economy and the one that will last for some time. The key conclusions of the writers are that diversity drives economic growth and propels individuals towards becoming economically stable. Selecting from a large pool of individuals also leads to the acquisition of the most competent individuals. The application of keywords and phrases was the most helpful strategy in the acquisition of this article. The challenge encountered was obtaining the right words and terms that would aid the search of the article. However, it was addressed by trying several words and terms until the right article was acquired. Comment by Ryan: Place the reflection questions and answers on a separate page below your annotated bibliography. Note that the reflection questions in this Touchstone refer to your annotated bibliography as a whole and not to each individual annotation.

Touchstone 2.2 Rubric and Feedback
Rubric Category	Feedback	Score (acceptable, needs improvement etc.)
Annotated Bibliography	You are on the right track with your annotations! Most of your annotations do a good job summarizing their respective sources. However, your plan for using your sources is unclear. At times, you seem to hint at and imply your plan for a source, but including more straightforward explanations would improve your annotations.	13/20
Quality of Sources	Based on your summaries of the sources, many of them do appear to be high quality. Unfortunately, many of the reference list entries seem to be missing pieces that would allow the reader to locate the sources. Make sure to review APA-style reference list entries. The scholarly journal article that you've included looks like a strong source. Work on locating additional sources similar to that article. Scholarly journal articles can be located via your school's library or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/).	10/15
Style	The writing style in this document is generally effective although some sections could be clarified.	4/5
Conventions	There are relatively few errors in writing conventions in this document outside of the missing APA elements noted above.	4/5
Reflection	You've done a good job reflecting on the process of locating these sources! Remember that the answers to the reflection questions are not part of the assignment itself. Instead, they should be placed below the assignment on a separate page.	5/5
Overall Score and Feedback: 36/50 Hi Austin! You're on the right track with your annotations. You've included effective summaries of your sources in this document, but your explanations of your plans to use each source are somewhat unclear. Work on locating the missing pieces to your APA-style reference list entries noted above. I look forward to reading more!