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Chapter 9, Problem 11DQ
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The balance between respecting and meeting needs of a diverse workforce in an organization and creating a high-performance corporate culture where values shared will lead to the achievement of the goals.
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Organizations should be able to balance the needs of the diverse panel of employees and respecting it, also forming an elevated performance corporate culture where the shared values contribute in fulfilling the strategic goals. This should be done in order to make the employees feel wanted and also to achieve the goals of an organization.
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