Affirmative Action | Affirmative Action Benefits the Workplace and Economy
James A. Buford Jr. is a management consultant and a professor in the College of Business at Auburn University.
Summary: Though discrimination is not as rampant as it was in the past, minorities and women are still underrepresented in many types of jobs. Affirmative action programs ensure that qualified minorities and women are included in the pool of potential candidates for skilled positions. The failure to hire talented women and minorities is a poor use of human resources, and will ultimately harm the workplace and the national...
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