Diversity in the workplace is more than trust and respect; it is about the benefits that all will achieve by being united (Bethel‚ 2016). Truly‚ the United States of America is the melting pot of the world and its culture is extremely diverse. Ultimately‚ this diversity has caused cultural sensitivity in most organizations. Whereas‚ leadership “must be patient‚ understanding‚ willing to learn‚ and flexible” (Manning & Curtis‚ 2012‚ p. 279). Why would an organization choose a diverse workforce
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Diversity in the Workplace Table of Contents Introduction 1 Importance of Diversity 1-2 Avoiding Discrimination EEO 2-4 Affirmative Action 4 Types of Diversity 4-5 Recruitment‚ Selection‚ Retention 5-6 Managing Diversity 7 Measuring Diversity 7-8 Inclusion 8-9 Conclusion 9 References i Creating and Maintaining Diversity in the Workplace Introduction: Diversity is one of the most important aspects of an organization. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ diversity
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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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Paper Intercultural Communication can be seen being used by people around the world. There are many different forms that fall into the category of Intercultural Communication. Such an example would be how religion affects a person’s behavior and speech. I decided to expand my education of Intercultural Communication by observing ethnicity and race. All of my life I have grown around various ethnicities and races‚ but I have not gone in-depth on their behaviors or communication. Ethnicity
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Lockwood‚ N.R. (2005). Workplace Diversity: Leveraging the Power of Difference for Competitive Advantage. HRMagazine‚ 50(6)‚1. Retrived from EBSCO host This article is an example of how broad diversity within companies has become in current years. The broad definition of diversity includes an employee’s personality and work style to the visible dimensions‚ to secondary dimensions‚ to work diversities (Lockwood‚ 2005). The concept of workplace diversity is changing from compliance to inclusion
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Connecting Conceptual knowledge to the Workplace The term workforce diversity is usually brought about when you speak about discrimination in the workplace. The problem stemming from discrimination within the workplace can be vast and there are many different types of discrimination within the workplace. To understand discrimination you must first understand the behavior of humans and the levels of diversity. The levels of diversity can give insight on why behaviors of employees may change toward
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Field Research Paper 2010-11-11 INTB-311 Diversity and Intercultural Communication Daniel Plouffe 1686200 The International Cultural Battle Composed by Daniel Plouffe In our world of expanding technology and shrinking geography‚ people of different cultures have increasing frequency of contact and need for effective communication on a daily basis. Whether through travel‚ immigration‚ or international business‚ having the ability to communicate across many different cultures is an
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Analysis and Discussions Diversity in the workplace is the one of the most important ingredient for an organization to be labeled as the best. A leader is required who will attach the importance of diversity to the backbone of the organization. Thus‚ developing the leadership diversity among all the associates in the the company. A perfect thriving workplace can only be built where ethnocentrism and discrimination does not exist. Prioritizing and labeling your own culture will make the
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In today’s global marketplace‚ organizations are striving to understand the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Diversity in the workplace isn’t new topic and has evolved since the 1800’s. Improvements in diversity date back to the African American Civil Right Movement and the passing of the Civil Right Act of 1866. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 stated that all persons born in the United States would be recognized as citizens. The movement was reignited with the Civil Rights
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Most people would agree that cultural diversity in the workplace utilizes our country’s skills to its fullest‚ and contributes to our overall growth and prosperity. The reality of the situation is that it hasn’t happened and progress remains slow. One of the reasons for this has been the lack of diversity in corporate America. By not developing a diverse workforce from the top down‚ African‚ Hispanic‚ and Asian Americans are unfairly demoted to lower-skilled‚ lower-pay positions and are not able
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