Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,4, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this paper is to find out if diversity does only have positive aspects which can be delivered to the daily business, or if there are also some disadvantages of a diverse team. Furthermore, the cross-cultural management will be defined as well as the recent treatment with diversity in the business environment and its complexity. With regard to the workplace diversity, this research paper will also outline the positive and negative aspects of a diverse workforce. Furthermore, it will deliver an answer if diversity within a business department also reflects the reality, or if this is only a desirable goal for organizations and companies. Last, I will share my own opinion about diversity, in other words, if diversity within a business department is useful or not.