Diversity is an essential thing to learning and growth for all organizations. However, depending on the diverse, or lack there of, structure of top leadership of organizations, diversity may not be seen as a big issue. As we look at employee frameworks of companies, especially those catering to diverse markets, some are great at ensuring proper representation while others are not. Those of the top echelon of firms tend to want to continue with the tradition of the similar-to-me perspective when hiring and will hire those that look like them (especially when their skills are the same to other diverse candidates; they will get that extra push due to racial and gender similarities).
In Caucasian top heavy companies, you will see more Caucasians employed. The same goes for African-American top heavy firms. Most of the employees will also be African-American. Sometimes companies look at the customers in which they serve and will determine who will be employed to make sure that there is proper understanding and engagement between employees and customers.
What is your opinion on diversity with employee structures and how should diversity be determined? Based on the similar-to-me affect or customer orientation? Or should diversity not be a concern and people only be hired base on qualifications (even when this will make an organization diverse in one racial or gender group than other)?
