Workplace diversity is about recognizing and aiding differences in the workplace and adapting work practices to create an all-embracing work climate. A good organisational culture respects and assists diverse outlooks‚ backgrounds and skills. Diversity is the quality of being different and individual‚ encasing culture‚ disability‚ sexuality‚ religion‚ gender‚ age and language. A diverse workplace preserves the principles of equal opportunity‚ social justice‚ access and equity. It is free from
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Unfortunately‚ today‚ women are still paid less than men are‚ even when they do similar work and have similar education‚ skills and experience. Functional theory helps to explain why there is discrimination of women in the workplace and why it has lasted as long as it has. According to functional theory‚ society is based on stability and the cooperation of its parts to maintain that stability. Because of the longstanding tradition of women staying home while their husbands go to work‚ women fell
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INTRODUCTION Relating and working with people who hold different perspectives and different views brings different qualities to the workplace. Diversity consists of visible and non-visible differences that include sex‚ age‚ background‚ race‚ disability‚ personality and work style. This means that diversity has an impact on the products and services developed by the workforce and on personal‚ interpersonal‚ and organizational activities. Managers of diverse work groups need to understand how their
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to change. Understanding workplace diversity has become an important issue for management today. People always think of diversity as different cultures like Asian‚ Arabic‚ black‚ etc. it is not just that. “people differ by gender‚ age‚ ethnicity‚ physical abilities or differences‚ religious and spiritual beliefs‚ sexual orientation‚ nationality‚ life experiences‚ and other societal factors” (O’Hair‚ Friedrich‚ & Dixon‚ 2011‚ p 64). Diversity is needed not only in workplace‚ but in all aspects of living
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Abstract The paper explores the different issues related to diversity in workplaces‚ and their importance in improving high productivity in the business organizations. The paper also discusses the role religion with the respect to workplaces diversity and its implications for the business. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 4 Discussion 5 Why Diversity is Important 5 Ethnocentrism 8 Stereotypes 8 Prejudice 9 Dimensions of Diversity 9 Culture 10 Ethnicity 10 Race 11 Gender
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Workplace violence is violence or the threat of violence against workers. It can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide‚ one of the leading causes of job-related deaths. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that over 2 million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. OSHA describes workers who provide services‚ work in remote or high crime areas‚ and those who work shift hours
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Religion in the Workplace Meldon Collins SOC 120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Ashford University Dec 5‚ 2014 Introduction Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe‚ especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies‚ usually involving devotional and ritual observances‚ and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. Under the First Amendment‚ Americans enjoy two freedoms with
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Diversity in the workplace is a topic that many industries and organizations spend an abundant amount of time and training on in order to ensure its presence. Today’s workplace is more diverse than it has ever been in history. While the workforce has made strides in the direction of equality‚ it is still far from attaining total equality in the workplace. A company must value diversity. The main objectives of valuing diversity include awareness‚ education‚ and positive recognition of the differences
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Matthew Nanopoulos Prof. Stamatelos Current Topic Report 22 October 2014 FedEx Discrimination One of the topics in class that we discussed in chapter 3 was Equal Opportunity for all employees monitored by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Equal Employment Opportunity is a condition in which all individuals have an equal chance for employment‚ regardless of their race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ age‚ disability‚ or national origin. There was a recent case against FedEx saying that they discriminate
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Although an unpopular opinion teenagers today should not read How the Garcia girls lost their accents by Julia Alvarez because of the confusing story line‚ poor transitions between stories‚ its characters are consubstantial and its portrayal of the immigrant experience being somewhat inaccurate One of the reasons not to read the book is its confusing storyline‚ the book is written in reverse chronological order at the start of the book‚ the four girls are grown women; some married‚ some
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