Due to the fact that my only cultural transition occurred when I was adopted as a toddler‚ I have not personally experienced extreme instances of culture shock. While I have not experienced the full extent of culture shock‚ I have experienced some of the stages of culture shock during my time with the sheriff’s office. During my first experiences with the sheriff’s office‚ I initially found the sheriff’s office and law enforcement culture to be fascinating since it was my first extended period of
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Chapter 1 Homework Narine Jackson Diversity in Organization (BSM 315) Alexa T. Jackson June 24‚ 2010 Chapter 1 Home Work (1) What is Diversity? Diversity is defined as real or perceived differences among people that affect their interactions and relationships. (2) List and discuss the six areas that Cox and Blake proposed as reasons for valuing diversity? Cost‚ Resource acquisition‚ Marketing‚ Creativity‚ Problem solving‚ system flexibility and Cooperative behaviors. (b) Inclusion
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I created and implemented this course in 2011. Since then‚ it has grown to about 400 students per year. This course introduces topics on identity and diversity to first year students through the creation of an electronic portfolio. There is a strong research component to this course as well. As a teaching team‚ we analyze raw data from a research team. I also helped to create a focus group in which we partnered
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Businesses are recognizing the need and importance of investing in diversity and inclusion as part of their overall talent management practices and to continually challenge their organizations to make the connection between those principles and their corporate performance.. Diversity is especially crucial in today’s global marketplace‚ as companies interact with different cultures and clients. The payoffs touch every area of the business by potentially resulting in increased creativity‚ increased
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My cultural background is Native American‚ Scottish‚ Irish‚ and Canadian; I have been taught a lot about our cultural background throughout my life. I have also been lucky in the area I grew up. I grew up in a very culturally diverse area. Many of my friends from elementary school through high school were from many different cultures. I grew up eating food at friends house that to this day I still cant pronounce. I feel as if my up bringing has led to me being very open about other cultures and has
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the culture‚ communication patterns‚ and other important areas of development concerning these individuals. It is important counselors have a clear understanding of who this group of people is‚ in order to effectively counsel them. Social and Cultural Premise The Chinese are the Asian ethnic group with the lengthiest history in the United States and were the first Asian ethnic group to be recruited to the West during the 1840’s according to Robinson-Wood (2009). It is cited the Chinese were perceived
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The study described in current research investigated the correlation between community diversity and sociability. Past literature found a negative correlation between diversity and sociability. Therefore‚ the current study expanded on past research using the population at a historically black university. In the present study‚ 60 participants were asked to complete a survey consisting of 45 questions. The current study was conducted at Hampton University by the Methods of Psychology class. The
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Cultural Considerations Cultural diversity is normal in society today. People come from different races‚ cultures‚ and backgrounds. People have to learn the importance of respecting the culture of others. Everyone can learn from others. Superiority does not exist because of an individual’s culture. Some people from different cultural backgrounds believe that he or she is better than others but this is an untruth. Cultural concerns can have a negative influence on justice and security administration
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For over a decade American Express has excelled in diversity initiatives and has been consistently one of the Top 50 Companies for diversity (American Express‚ 2014). Out of 63‚000 American Express employees over 36% are minorities and an impressive 63% are women (Dunning‚ 2014). Having a diverse workforce is not just about percentages and statistics
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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 non-Christians. A. From 2006-2015‚ there have been 10.75 million of lawful immigrants accepted in the United States. (Department of Homeland Security‚ 2016) 1
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