Xerox Business Strategy: Benefits and Disadvantages

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Discussion
References

Introduction

This paper has basically discussed the various benefits that Xerox has gained since developing a strategy of employing women and the minority groups in the United States. Xerox being in the competitive business requires a very clear and precise mechanism or strategy in order to counter its competitors who are threatening it existence and profitability. It is important that Xerox has decided to employ women and the minority group since people will now want to associate with it because of its conscience of the society’s needs. This paper will also discuss the methods which Xerox human resource management has enforced in order to attract more women and people from the minority groups in the company.

Discussion

Following of Laws and Guidelines

Managers and employees have a responsibility to ensure that they follow laws and guidelines, but the human resource professionals must ensure that these rules and guidelines are adhered to. If this is not done, the human resource professionals will have failed in their responsibility and therefore liable to any shortcomings that may occur (Stewart & Brown, 2008). Human resource professionals should make sure that they do some follow-up in order to see how the guidelines and laws are being implemented on the ground. Follow-ups are not enough, but they should also punish the managers and the employees who do not adhere to these important business guideline and rules. In order to encourage the managers and employees in following and implementing rules and guidelines, the human resource professionals should introduce awards to companies which follow these directions and reprimand those who don’t.

Another way of encouraging managers and employees is by offering individual awards. Employees, who follow these guidelines and laws to the letter, should be promoted to the next job group or even their salaries increased in order to encourage others to do the same. Human resource professionals should offer companies with ethics officers whose responsibility is to offer guidelines on how to implement laws, thus helping the managers and employees in doing the same (Stewart & Brown, 2008).

Benefits of Hiring Women and Minorities

Since the implementation of the report which recommended that Xerox employ women and staff from the minority, the profits of the company have substantially increased. By bringing women on board, the society see it as a very conscious way of implementing affirmative action and customers have started streaming in. In order for a company to increase sales it must consider the society’s requirements so as to satisfy their needs and by employing the minority Xerox was able to overcome these needs and people surrounding the company became its customers, thus increasing profits (Sowell, 2004). Research has shown that women are moiré had working compared to men; hence Xerox took the advantage of employing women in order to increase its output consequently doubling-up the profits. When one is picked from a marginalized group he/she tends to work extra hard with the intention of retaining their job: this phenomenon has made Xerox increase its profits.

Changes made by Xerox

Xerox has done certain changes in order to attract women and minorities. For example, the management came up with a flexible working timetable for women who have children below the age of three years: where such women can rush home to see their kids during some hours of the day. The company has also ensured that sexual harassment against women in the workplace is highly punishable unlike in other companies where workers are required to guard themselves (Sowell, 2004). The company has ensured that there are policies which fight against employment discrimination thus being advantageous to the minority. Some companies in America still have the perception that people from a certain race should work in a certain level of work and not higher but in Xerox there is a policy which is clear on this matter and anybody can work on any level and type of work. It is evident that in some companies around the United States of America have not broken the bond of discriminating the blacks and they even allow other employees to humiliate such people unlike in Xerox where every employee is equal to the other and they are treated fairly. Such changes have enabled Xerox to attract as many people from the minority as possible.

Evaluation

Many male chauvinists have considered what Xerox has done as an injustice to white men but it is considered by many, that employment of women is a great stride to a better future. More so, employment of minorities is not threatening the existence of white people in the job market since every one has the right to employment as it is in the constitution of United States of America and many other countries across the globe. In order for a society to develop, every one should be given a chance to showcase their skills and talent in any field and place. Many companies in the world should embrace the changing trend in the society and accept women as part of their human resource in order to bring equity across the world.

References

Sowell, T (2004). Affirmative Action around the World: An Empirical Study, Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10199-6.
Stewart, G., & Brown, K. (2008). Human Resource Management (1st Ed.), Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

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