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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proven lack of integrity‚ can cause damage to a career in many ways. Integrity is an important foundation in client and employee/employer relationships. Integrity equates to placing trust in an individual that he or she will conduct themselves with ethical and moral standards. Studying the damage caused to Andersen and Enron is a good example to conduct oneself with a high standard and not engage in activities at our outside of work which would cause someone to question your integrity as well as the
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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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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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Abstract In this paper we will discuss the factors that relate to the relationship between the employee and employer in regards to age diversity and how organizations can handle this form of diversity. Managers have a unique challenge with having such a diverse workforce as they need to be able to prevent it from occurring. They also need to be watchful as even with the best policies discrimination can still occur and they must be able to handle the quickly and efficiently. No person should feel
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Diversity in the Workplace MGT31 Diversity is a term used most often to describe the different types of race‚ religion‚ and nationalities but in today’s business world‚ it is used to describe the different individual behaviors of employees. Diversity is about characteristics and demographics that differ from person to person and how they affect human behavior. To understand how diversity affects the work place let us look at four types of diversity--Differences in skill and abilities‚ Values
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