Cultural Differences SOCS-350: Cultures Diversity March 2014 Cultural Differences Workplace diversity is defined as “ways that people differ that may affect their workplace experiences in terms of performance‚ motivation‚ and communication” (Harvey‚ 2011‚ p. xiv). It is important to have an understanding of cultural‚ ethnic and gender differences by managers and professionals in order to have an effective working environment. This can be accomplished when managers and professionals
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Diversity‚ Pluralism‚ and Racism in the Workplace: The Managerial Responsibility XXXXXXX MBA 525DL Professor Spangenburg February 27‚ 2008 Diversity‚ Pluralism‚ and Racism in the Workplace: The Managerial Responsibility Many accept the position that today’s leaders and managers are far more attuned to the cultural sensitivities that exist in the workplace that they were just 20 years ago. It’s even sufficed to say that today’s managers
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Diversity is crucial and inevitable for any service organisations to create opportunities for more innovative ideas. Diversity involves individuals from different ethnic background‚ culture‚ age‚ gender‚ status and personality characteristics to communicate and share values. To promote and implement diversity‚ managers should have an effective recruitment strategy. Although diversity creates opportunities‚ it can create contemporary issues. The issues on diversity are rather complex. This is due
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customer-facing implications as it relates to accommodating religious expressions in the workplace‚ corporations‚ specifically its human resources professionals‚ must create‚ implement‚ evaluate and modify‚ if necessary‚ its policies and procedures to ensure that employees are able to reasonably express their beliefs. I. With the onset of globalization‚ employers face many obstacles as it relates to religious diversity since religion is not only important to Americans‚ predominantly Christians‚ but with
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The article explains that white males could improve diversity of lawyers of color‚ women‚ of LGBT (lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender). White males are known for holding a higher position of power. As a result a white male such as management will be able to influence numbers to make an organization successful. Having white males support the change with these groups of people‚ will provide help influence change. Lesson one: “no diversity initiative can succeed without the support of the institution’s
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Fairness and diversity in workplace. By the advance of technology and society are getting more knowledge about rights and legal law. Discrimination‚ prejudice and stereotype are main issue either in society or among the organization. Diversity can be define as difference in various way‚ while in workplace diversity refers to the differences of people in ethnicity‚ age‚ gender‚ social status‚ religion and add on with sexual identity‚ social economic status and even education level (M. Janssens
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In this course we talk about diversity in a work place. I tend to work for an organization that handle diversity well. After reading chapter two I was able to understand more of my manger perceptive and how they handle diversity. Two factors that I will love to share that my job handle well that this chapter touch on is discrimination and how the organization mange diversity effectively. I work for a company whereas many people have different demographics‚ beliefs and value‚ but we tend to come together
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In this assignment I have been asked to discuss‚ critically evaluate and research Equality and Diversity and what it is‚ what impact and consequences it can have on an organisation and the ways in which an organisation can ensure it adheres to the law. My aim is to evaluate about how different cases could affect an organisation as well as discuss and explore the legislation around equality and diversity. I also aim to discuss the potential consequences for businesses breaching the legislation and
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Diversity: The Ethical Choice A Critique of Workplace Discrimination Prevention Manual By David A. Robinson Zoe Bishop MGMT 485/DeSoto November 18‚ 2014 America is recognized internationally for being a melting pot. It is only natural that the workplace would experience the same diversity (though it has taken quite some time to get there). While it is one thing to work in a diverse environment‚ it is an entirely different matter to manage one. There is a certain finesse required to successfully
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Equality and Diversity within the workplace When I am supporting the individuals I work with‚ I find it vital to always reflect on my work. What I do well‚ what I don’t do well and improve and enhance my performance. It is important for me to think about and evaluate what I do‚ as I can always improve to fit the customers needs. I like to focus on how I interact with the customers‚ and how the environment around them is. I have a reflective log/personal development plan which I fill out and give
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