Kaplan, S. (2017). The challenge of gender diversity. Survive and Thrive: Winning against Strategic Threats to Your Business, Dog Far Publishing, Toronto, 51-68.
In this book, Sarah Kaplan focuses on gender diversity that firms need to observe to operate successfully.
The author acknowledges that gender imbalance is a critical social issue that firms need to consider to work successfully in various industries.
She assesses Walmart’s case on gender discrimination, outlining how the firm has dealt with numerous lawsuits costing the retail giant “several hundred million dollars” (51).
In this case, the author goes on to say that Walmart’s failure to consider employee welfare and unfavorable labor practices has increased employee turnover. As a result, the organization’s social rating has been falling during inadequate public relations that negatively affect its reputation.
Even though the author’s primary focus is on how a company could overcome strategic threats, gender-based issues that Walmart has been facing requires firms to follow actions by rethinking their approach to establish a favorable working environment that considers social diversity in the workplace.
