ARTICLES What is managing diversity and why does it matter? Sharon Mavin and Gill Girling University of Northumbria at Newcastle Abstract: In the UK‚ human resource practitioners and academics alike are becoming more aware of the emergence of managing diversity. But what does managing diversity actually mean‚ how does it translate into practice‚ and what does it matter? The following paper brie y debates the rhetoric of managing diversity and considers whether managing diversity is a distinct approach
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Cultural Analysis of a potential market While introducing either a new product or an existing product in a new market‚ it is very essential to perform a cultural analysis on the market. This gives us a brief idea about the market and helps us in making the market planning decisions. Entering a new market can be difficult‚ because different markets have different cultures. For example the market in South Africa will be completely different in terms of food‚ dressing styles‚ the languages
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The past decades have seen a world becoming more and more interrelated. Globalization has accelerated in all aspects of our life and resulted in the increase of cultural interactions and spread of the cultural evolution and diffusion on a global scale. People from different countries and with different cultural backgrounds started working together‚ leading to an increase of communication across cultures. As a result‚ the necessity of a deeper understanding of other cultures‚ what Harris‚ Moran
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Many people are affected by cultural differences‚ but if one tries to break the barriers‚ the attempt is usually received with open arms and graciously. I remember when preparing for my trip to Germany friends asked why I chose Germany. I responded with “why not?” Then I was confronted with reasoning like “look what happened in World War II‚ you do not know their language‚” and my favorite‚ “all there are is Nazi people over there.” I looked at them for a second then replied with something to the
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Marco Navarro Dr. Benjamin Looker Urban Crisis ASTD 322 February 23‚ 2009 Cultural Diversity within the Neighborhood Sitting in a dark theatre‚ an audience begins to rustle in their seats with excitement‚ anxiously awaiting the start of the show. The lights dim and the anticipation are diminished as the lights come up‚ the set of a street side unveils‚ and the beat begins. In one instant‚ the audience is transported from a simple theatre to the lively street-side of the neighborhood of Washington
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The Caribbean and its people lack definition but bear a common historic background. Quite often in geographical sense the Caribbean is defined as a group of islands in an archipelago stretching from the peninsular of Florida to the coast of South America. The geographical definition however is vain when the composition of the Caribbean is considered as it neglects the characteristics of the people and focuses on the makeup of countries. However‚ we are all aware the Caribbean is not just countries
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Virtually every culture has some form of discrimination especially against those who are different. Discrimination still occurs around the world today. The wars in Iran‚ Iraq‚ and Partisan are perfect examples. Within every culture there are extremist groups that believe what they are doing is justified. Discrimination is defined as a negative behaviors or actions towards a group or individual. Most common types of discriminations are age‚ gender‚ race or ethnicity‚ disabilities‚ and religious
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There are many varieties of different racial‚ social and cultural groups around the world. I believe that many of these groups are discriminated because many people aren’t used to seeing so much variety. Often times many different cultures and racial groups have bad stereotypes that are given to them which makes it hard for others to accept them. People who weren’t taught of other social groups are usually the ones that are ignorant towards others. Ignorant people are usually those that are not knowledgeable
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teams to become high performance groups and teams. Every group or team leader must be aware of the demographic characteristics and the cultural diversity of the team in order to become effective. Groups and Teams There are many factors that affect a team’s performance; from leadership and communication‚ to demographic characteristics and cultural diversity. Each impacts the team in its own way. With out these major factors being forced upon a team or group individuals will tend to stray focus
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States of America was founded on European immigration. Many diverse people from different cultures and countries across Europe left their respective countries and traveled across the ocean in search of something. Once they arrived in America that something started to unify. The reasoning and motivation for their deflection may have been different for different people but no matter the diversity the goal can be described the same with one word- Freedom. Freedom is a broad term encompassing different
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