Completing a Needs Assessment for Diversity Training In the 1980s‚ diversity training mainly consisted of training people to be aware of differences in gender and race in the workplace‚ and by the 1990s‚ diversity training was at the forefront of innovative training for business managers‚ addressing such issues as "age‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnic background‚ and religion" (Koonce‚ 2001‚ para 45). According to Dr. Elaine K. Miller of the College of Business at Colorado State University‚ there is
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Diversity in healthcare manifests itself in many different but beautiful ways‚ but one of the most important is the cultural aspects that comes with it. The many different languages patient and providers can‚ and perhaps more importantly‚ cannot speak‚ the beliefs of our elderly patients‚ customs that are unique
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Cultural Diversity Paper Power Distance & Employee Satifaction Summary The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between power distance and employee satisfaction. Power distance is one of Geert Hofstede´s five cultural dimensions. Hofstede is a Dutch sociologist that has been studying cultures for over 40 years. Power distance can be defined as “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is
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Cultural Diversity Throughout our world there is a wide variety of different cultures. Each and every culture has their own spin on how certain situations are handled‚ for example; Greeting one another‚ eye contact‚ openness to outsiders‚ etc. In a country such as the United States‚ we live in such a culturally diverse country‚ but yet‚ many of us no very little or nothing about cultures other than our own. Often times we know nothing about our own culture because culture isn’t really thought about
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Introduction One of the most unique aspects of the United States is the diversity of its people. The Statue of Liberty states‚ “give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚” and America has indeed become an amalgam of people of different races‚ religions‚ and creeds. More commonly referred to as a “melting pot”‚ The U.S. houses more diverse groups than any country in the world. In order to better respond the needs of its assorted citizens‚ the American government
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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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interactions; but to date no empirical links have been made between behavioral outcomes and cultural differences between the participants‚ which became the actual purpose of the study. The first hypothesis is that Intercultural condition will produce less positive behavioral outcomes and cooperation than the Control condition and the second hypotheses states that these behavioral differences are connected to cultural differences. Organizers of the study offered modified version of Prisoner’s Dilemma
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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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“Diversity in the Workplace” 8/27/13 Do you think corporations and government agencies should offer diversity training? If so‚ how can we develop diversity training that fosters mutual respect? Can you suggest practical ways to develop workplaces undivided by gender and race-ethnicity? Yes‚ I believe that government agencies as well as corporations should offer some type of diversity training. Through diversity training you can ensure a health and warm and inviting workplace. Since the
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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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