A study on Workforce Diversity Management CHAPTER I: Introduction Workforce diversity refers to the composition of work units in terms of the cultural or demographic characteristics that are salient and symbolically meaningful in the relationships among group members. Although generally thought of as the purview of management research‚ the topic of workforce diversity draws from and is relevant to research from sociology and psychology (Turner & Haslam‚ 2001). Workforce has become increasingly
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Week Tutorial questions/exercise 3 Overview of expectations What is OB? Why is it important to complement intuition with systematic study? What are the challenges and opportunities for managers in using OB concepts? Case Incident 2: Diversity at work: Nestle Malaysia? (Pg. 98) 4 Does behavior always follow attitudes? Why or why not? Discuss the factors that affect whether behavior follows from attitudes. Case incident 1: Long hours‚ hundreds of e-mails‚ and no sleep: Does this
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treating her differently. This situation is considered an ethical dilemma because Guillermina feels as if her cultural and individual differences are not being valued‚ and therefore‚ she does not feel comfortable sitting in class. This situation pertains to the fifth general principle of
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Conflict theory cannot be fully introduced without defining two views social theorists have argued about for many years. The first is the consensus perspective. Consensus theorists state that society has a consensus of values among it members. This perspective puts a lot of emphasis on the state stating that it is organized to protect the interests of the general public‚ and has the duty to intervene when groups have differing views. The state is the representative of the general public’s values
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Facts Lael Matthews takes one of managerial positions in the company . She faces the need to promote one of her subordinates . She has chosen the three potential candidates for the promotion . Liz is an African American ‚ who is a single mother and has a child . Liz is extremely energetic ‚ her performance can be called mediocre ‚ and she had some problems with managing her staff . Roy is a 57-year-old white ‚ who has spent the last 20 years with this company . He is not very energetic ‚ but he
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10. Concentration Camp10952You are an inmate in a concentration camp. A sadistic guard is about to hang your son who tried to escape and wants you to pull the chair from underneath him. He says that if you don’t he will not only kill your son but some other innocent inmate as well. You don’t have any doubt that he means what he says. What should you do?9. The AccidentAmbulanceYou are an emergency worker that has just been called to the scene of an accident. When you arrive you see that the car belongs
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Our story opens with an irate Jim Mclntosh confronting his manager of corporate reporting: “I thought we had an understanding on this issue‚ Frank. Tina tells me that you are threatening to go public with your stupid statements about the report. For Pete’s sake‚ Frank‚ wake up and smell the coffee! You’re about to damage all the important things in your life: your career‚ your friendships‚ and your company!” Frank sat quietly in the overstuffed sofa in his V.P’s expansive office. He thought
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DIVERSITY WITHIN UNITY Essential Principles for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society Ja m e s A . B a n k s Peter Cookson G e n e va G ay Wi l l i s D. H aw l e y Jac q u e l i n e Jo r da n I rv i n e Sonia Nieto J a n e t Wa r d S c h o f i e l d Wa lt e r G . S t e p h a n Center for Multicultural Education‚ College of Education University of Washington‚ Seattle Copyright © 2001 by Center for Multicultural Education‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle All rights reserved
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Intercontinental Clothing Distributors has paid cash dividends every year since the company was founded in 1990. The dividends have steadily increased from $0.05 per share to the latest dividend declaration of $1.00 per share. The board of directors is eager to continue this trend despite the fact that earnings fell significantly during the recent quarter as a result of worsening economic conditions and increased competition. The chair of the board proposes a solution. She suggests a 5% stock dividend
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Managing Diversity* July 2009 Creating competitive advantage through cultural dexterity Highlights • Cultural dexterity is a business skill that enables effective collaboration and communication among people across multiple dimensions of diversity. • Collaboration within a group of diverse people‚ who approach problems from different perspectives‚ improves corporate performance. • The environment a company creates can enable—or impede— the success of its employees. • Leaders are personally accountable
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