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Human Resource The need for diversity management emerged due to the discrimination against minority groups. In an era where mergers & acquisitions and the demand for expatriates in multinational companies are ever increasing, diversity management would never lose out on its vitality. For instance, there exists job discrimination against people who have Arabic or Islamic names in certain countries. . Let alone the ANU SUBHASH BIM, TRICHY DIVERSITY & INCLUSION A process to value & utilize differences Abstract: In an era of globalization, Diversity and Inclusion are of immediate concern in organizations. Diversity enables organizations to have a wide and varied talent pool with distinct mental abilities and attitudes. The foundation is to create an organization culture that utilizes the complementary abilities of the employees for organization success. Since Diversity focuses on differences, it is easy for the employees to get alienated. The remedy is the creation of an inclusive environment that un