Identify the organization’s response to inclusion-exclusion challenges and explain how the organization’s leaders recognize (or do not recognize) social identity theory.

Leadership and diversity in application

Analyze the leadership and diversity practices of an organization of your choice through the lens of Mor Barak (2017), Chapters 7-9, Mitra (2013), and Farias, et al (2019). Base your analysis on your observations, rather than relying solely on the organization’s stated policies.

The instructions below will serve as the assignment rubric.

1. Identify the organization’s response to inclusion-exclusion challenges and explain how the organization’s leaders recognize (or do not recognize) social identity theory (Mor Barak, 2016). (3 points)

2. Explain how the organization promotes (or does not promote) cross-cultural communication and identify an example of the organization’s respect (or lack of respect) for differences across one or more of the dimensions listed in the text (Mor Barak, 2016, Table 8.1). (3 points)

3.Describe how the organization allows (or does not allow) for differences in relational mental models and in interpersonal relationship styles (Mor Barak, 2016). (3 points)

4. Identify how the organization leads (or does not lead) trans-formation dialogically (Mitra, 2013; Farias, et al, 2019). Include specific comparisons to processes described in both articles. (3 points)

5.Support your ideas with the assigned resources. (4 points)

6. Compose an essay of 4 pages and format according to APA guidelines. (3 points)

Reference Articles

Mor Barak, M.E. (2017). Managing Diversity, Chapters 14-16

Mitra, R. (2013). From transformational leadership to leadership trans-formations: A critical dialogic perspective (Links to an external site.). Communication Theory, 23(4), 395-416. https://doi.org/10.1111/comt.12022

Farias, L., Laliberte Rudman, D., Pollard, N., Schiller, S., Serrata Malfitano, A. P., Thomas, K., & van Bruggen, H. (2019). Critical dialogical approach: A methodological direction for occupation-based social transformative work Download Critical dialogical approach: A methodological direction for occupation-based social transformative work. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 26(4), 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2018.1469666