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“Special Issue Introduction: Defining the Domain of Workplace Diversity Scholarship,” by Alison M. Konrad, Temple University. There were six articles in this special issue of Group & Organization Management Magazine, each article explores and contributes to the workplace diversity literature. After reading all six articles I selected two, in my opinion, the two most useful and informative articles for managing diverse organizations. For this assignment I selected “Accomplishment and Limitations of the Business Case for Diversity” and “Diversity Training Practices” These articles based on “Workforce 2000: Work and worker in the 21st Century” (Johnston & Packer, 1987). The first article I’ve selected provides useful information about U.S. labor force and the movement toward a global marketplace in the 21st Century, which will require a more diverse workforce in order to be competitive. The new diverse workforce would require changes in the way organizations attract and manage talented employees from all demographic categories. Organization’s Human Resources Management had to be retrained in attracting and recruiting talented, innovative, 2 and creative quality workers from various nationalities and cultu