Case Study: Increasing Age Diversity in the Workplace

• What changes in employment relationships are likely to occur as the population ages?
• Do you think increasing age diversity will create new challenges for managers? What types of challenges do you expect will be most profound?
• What types of policies might lead to charges of age discrimination, and how can they be changed to eliminate these problems?
• Discuss some other challenges organizations often encounter while trying to build a diverse workforce.
• Describe some of the actions an organization should take to overcome diversity challenges, explaining why those actions would be helpful. Provide examples to support your conclusions.
• What are some of the important benefits of having a diverse workforce?

Your case study analysis must be in APA format. Be sure to include a separate title and reference page, a brief abstract, an introduction, subheadings, and a conclusion.

OL 500 Case Study Analysis Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

These case studies will provide you with the opportunity to analyze five separate organizational scenarios that allow you to practice and demonstrate your understanding of human behavior. These case studies are designed to develop your skills in analyzing various organizational scenarios dealing with communication, conflict management, demographics and diversity, emotions, motivation, and so forth.

Guidelines

Case studies allow you to investigate organizational challenges within a real-life context. Scenarios focus on something real and particular that you can apply for continued learning.

Your case study analysis must be in APA format. Be sure to include a separate title and reference page, a brief abstract, an introduction, subheadings, and a conclusion. The requirements for this assignment are 4 to 6 pages in length (not including title and reference pages), double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. Failure to adhere to these requirements of submission will result in the paper not being graded.

Instructor feedback: Students can find their feedback in Turnitin.