workplace equal pay for equal work (Thompson‚ 2010). However‚ unfortunately even with these regulations in place‚ evidence shows that only 1 percent of Australia’s Top 500 companies’ CEOs are female (EOWA‚ 2001). For example‚ even though women in the workforce has increased from 18.4 million in 1950 to 64.7 million in 2005‚ the wage gap between men and women still persists; in 2004 women earned 80.4% as much as men and on average women earn 34% less than men in the same occupation (Thompson‚ 2010). While
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Multicultural Field Trip (Statue entering the center) Here in my area of California there are many choices to choose from for my field trip to a cultural center. After searching online I decided on the WorldBeat Cultural Center located in San Diego California at 2100 Park Blvd San Diego 92101. I knew I had chosen a good site when before I even entered the center as I heard beating of drums in a mesmerizing rhythm while still parking my car. The name WorldBeat was fitting. Until this assignment
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Today it is not unusual to see people of all different races‚ ethnic backgrounds or cultural groups living in one society. Our society is formed of a mix of different people and sometimes it is not easy to define ones self. Since we live in a society that is influenced by many social aspects expressing ones personal identity may be a hard task. Aspects of society that make it hard to identify ones self include a persons sexual orientation‚ their ethnicity and their lifestyles. In society there are
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Communication in Multicultural Environment Communication in Multicultural Environment I work at Fairchild semiconductor and my work environment is very diverse. I have had one instance of a communication breakdown due to the person has an accent. The communication breakdown. When I first started at Fairchild three years ago I meet one of my coworkers who has a sever speech impediment. I was informed by other coworkers that she would be very hard to understand at first but that
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Rebranding and repositioning of the program 2- Increase awareness in different communities 3- Increase the reach to the target market 4- Encourage alumni to promote the program through social media 5- Engage audiences at social-multicultural events 6- Hand over flyers right at the airport to newcomers 7- Set up booths at career fairs 8- Create awareness before landing through CIIP 9- Create awareness amongst potential employers ACTION: Recommended Steps:
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Employees in an International Workforce When organizations operate globally‚ their employees are very likely to be citizens of more than one country. Employees may come from the employer’s parent country‚ a host country‚ or a third country. The parent country is the country in which the company’s headquarters is located. For example‚ the United States is the parent country of General Motors‚ because GM’s headquarters is in Michigan. A GM employee who was born in the United States and works at
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Successful Management of a Diverse Workforce Being successful at managing workforce diversity involves attracting and retaining the highest quality individuals in the talent pool. For managers it means learning how to manage human potential sensitively. It requires an ever-increasing awareness of how people from different backgrounds deal with authority‚ communication‚ overall business etiquette‚ and relate to their communities of affiliation. Successful management of workforce diversity is a process that
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LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT Student Name: S.Z. Zungu Student Number: 15931838 Lecturer(s): Prof. Erwin Schwella & Dr Belinda Ketel Institution: School of Public Management and Planning – University of Stellenbosch Managing a Multicultural FET College Abstract The Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges have gone through a big merger process where 152 colleges were reduced to only 50 colleges in 2001. This change was brought by the promulgation of the new legislation
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Definition A contingent workforce is a temporary group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis. Contingent workers may include temporary employees ("temps")‚ part-time employees‚ independent contract workers‚ consultants‚ seasonal employees‚ and interns. In contrast‚ full-time‚ permanent employees frequently are referred to as core employees. Trends Because of increasing and rapid changes in the world economy‚ including both competitive and regulatory forces‚ the
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Human Resource Strategies to Manage Workforce Diversity ELLEN ERNST KOSSEK‚ SHARON A. LOBEL AND JENNIFER BROWN 1. Propose This document will explore what a company can do to foster diversity in the workplace. The business case highlights the development and implementation of organizational initiatives that could: A increase the numerical representation of historically excluded groups‚ B empower a diverse workforce once it is in place to participate fully in organizational
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