Discuss the challenges faced by managers of multicultural workforces and those managing in cultures other than their own‚ and put forward recommendations for management training. Porntida Hemaprasit‚ Bournemouth University 2012 Over the last five decades‚ there is an increasing in multinational companies‚ whether small or large business; especially in hotel and heavy industry. Most of these organizations principally aim to expand internationally. For instance‚ the Hilton International was established
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A contingent workforce is a temporary group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis‚ also known as freelancers‚ independent professionals‚ temporary contract workers‚ independent contractors or consultants. The contingent workforce style of labor is becoming much more popular in the American economy today because of several different contributing factors. The driving force behind the idea of a contingent workforce is globalization. With the world’s economies becoming
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There are advantages to work in a multicultural workforce because there are benefits to expand the working environment‚ such as marketing‚ creating new ideas and providing customer service. The employees must have a great working environment so that these benefits can come about. The company has to give them the opportunity to get an increase‚ for coming up with new ideas. Researchers that have discovered companies that have Double Digit growth (DDG) have found that employees work better when the
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How to Manage Multicultural Workforce COMM/215 September 04‚ 2012 Introduction The world is becoming more diverse and most large companies are multicultural. Diversity definitely has brought new importance to the workplace. “More organizational leaders are trying to overcome the challenges of managing a multicultural workforce so that they can reap the benefits. A multicultural workforce consists of employees with a wide range of backgrounds. Age‚ race‚ national origin‚ gender‚ and marital
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University‚ as stated in The Oxford Dictionary‚ is an educational institution designed for instruction‚ examination‚ or both‚ of students in many branches of advanced learning. Like any other institution‚ it may be categorized as either good or bad depending on its level of excellence‚ how well it prepares its students for the working environment‚ etc. These defining factors and other essential components‚ determine whether a certain university is a worthy place to go to school. Thus‚ based on these
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Large animals in captivity is wrong because they are not being treated and cared for properly‚the animals or the trainers can be put in danger‚ and the animals are not in the right mental state while in captivity. Large animals in captivity is wrong because they are not being treated and cared for properly. The article List of Pros and Cons of Zoos‚the author writes “...Animals that are born in zoos and confined to their boundaries their whole life never get to see their natural habitat‚ and never
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Large Hadron Collider: Will it get a Positive or Negative charge? Executive Summary I’ve come to learn through extensive research on the Large Hadron Collider that there are viewpoints‚ which seem to be set to a stalemate. First the pro benefits to the LHC include ideas such as the possibility to increase the energy efficiency of viewing particle reactions by a factor of four. We may also look at how it examines such issues as: the flow of "interlaced" knowledge between specialist teams; the
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A Virtual Company: The Pros and Cons Applied Business Law – 34 Team Assignment – Week 7 Written and Submitted by: Renata Davis Virtual Space or Real Space Virtual companies (VCs) have little or no tangible presence outside of the internet. They could rightfully and insightfully be called businesses without walls. The possibilities for a VC are limitless and only bound by the limits the owner/entrepreneur puts on them. All business is conducted electronically. No need for high rents and
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pharmaceutical companies heroes or villains? Pharmaceutical companies affect individuals all over the world a various amount. It could be like many of the 300 million people who live in America whose lives are greatly affected by pharmaceutical companies week in week out. Or it could be like some of the rest of the world’s population whose only interaction with pharmaceutical companies is when they buy the drugs over the counter. There are countless debates going on about whether or not the companies are heroes
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A ride sharing company like Rideshare‚ Uber or Lyft can be a great way to earn extra income with your own vehicle. It can also be a terrific way for someone who doesn’t have a car to get around the city. It’s often faster and cheaper than a taxi ride. There are pros and cons to every ride sharing service. Ride Sharing Pros Background Checks and Insurance Before a driver can start working for a company like Uber or Rideshare‚ they have to pass a background check. The background checks are extensive
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