Impact of Diversity on Group Dynamics & Effectiveness

Impact of Diversity on a Group


Diversity is omnipresent. Our group is comprised of five members and within this small group diversity is clearly visible. We have members of both sexes, ages varies from 22 to 28 years. Experience varies from nil to 7 years. We have people from India and Nepal and within India as varied as people from Jammu, Punjab, UP and Delhi. These all add up to a group diverse in gender, age, ethnicity, skills, values, personality and occupation.

In our group we feel that the following are the four most important factors which have contributed to the diversity in our group:

1. Ethnicity

2. Personality traits

3. Occupation

4. Value and attitude differences


Ethnicity:

Ethnicity relates to the values that are handed down to us from our previous generations. It talks of the values that define us as a person, our beliefs, our background, our roots. These are definitive in the way we think and form our opinions

Considering ...