Diana Escobar English IV Mrs. Green January 15‚ 2013 “Where is diversity in America today?” Businesses offer training on it‚ politicians support it‚ the media salutes it. But what exactly is diversity? Is it race? Cultural background? Personality type? The answer is yes‚ and much more. Some people let diversity get in the way of their relationships with other people. But successful organizations realize that people’s differences can be their strength‚ if they combine their skills‚ experiences
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Diversity can be defined as people coming together from different races‚ nationalities‚ religions and sexes to form a group‚ organization or community. A diverse organization is one that values the difference in people. It is one that recognizes that people with different backgrounds‚ skills‚ attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions. Diverse organizations encourage and harness these differences to make their services relevant and approachable. Diverse organizations draw upon the
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What makes America such a great place to live is the experiences and the positive gains from ethnic diversity. In America‚ you can take an adventure and learn to speak Spanish‚ eat Indian food‚ dress like the Japanese‚ listen to Australian music with a group of Brazilian friends and still be American. Building optimistic synergy through cultural assortment is what makes the United States of America an original place. However‚ it is not the greetings we learn or the languages we can speak‚ it is the
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Defining Diversity Gregory Johnson ADMIN 570 Dr. Gwendolyn Samuel Miller March 25‚ 2013 Defining Diversity Diversity to me involves the understanding of different types of individuals. Diverse characteristics can often include race‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ class‚ exceptionality‚ and orientation. Diversity is apparent in all aspects of our culture today and aspects of different types of diversity often affect our overall way of living
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Diversity is described as the state of having people who are of different races or who have different cultures in a group‚ but diversity can be more than just race or ethnic background. When we are talking about workplace diversity‚ we are referring to the variety of differences between people in an organization. Diversity encompasses race‚ gender‚ ethnic group‚ age‚ personality‚ cognitive style‚ tenure‚ organizational function‚ education and background. The effects of diversity can impact how
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paradigm for managing diversity‚ written by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely‚ demonstrates the various types of diversity management‚ the ways in which they work‚ and how they can possibly have an adverse affect on companies. As stated in this article: Our goal is to help business leaders see what their own approach to diversity currently is and how it may already have influenced their companies’ diversity efforts. Managers can learn to asses whether they need to change their diversity initiatives and
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines diversity as “the state of being diverse” (OED par 1). The word diversity originates from the Middle English diversite‚ an English root meaning‚ “to turn aside” (OED par 4). Diversity personifies a cross-culture exposure to develop openness approaching distinctive personalities and perspectives to improve human connection with a variety of people. Yet‚ human diversity may connote issues of ethnicity and may struggle with the continuation of addressing the
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Tiffin University Diversity Submitted for : SRM 537 Personnel Management in Sports Dean Dr. Bonnie Tiell‚ DSM By: Bryant Spencer Houston‚ Texas June 3‚ 2012 Diversity Recruitment‚ selection and diversity are terms that we in today’s society normally do not go together in the same sentence‚ let alone in sports organizations. Although recent gains in intercollegiate athletics have been made with regards to diversity‚ college and conference administration still have to make strides
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we are talking in relation to diversity‚ we talk about the group who possess individual qualities that are diverse from our traits. Diversity is the uniqueness which every employee brings to the workplace in an organization or establishment. Examples of differences include nationality‚ belief‚ disabilities‚ physical appearance‚ race‚ gender‚ age‚ educational background‚ sexual orientation‚ and work experience‚ social and family status. At workplace‚ valuing diversity means creating a work environment
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“Diversity and difference can be seen as assets to be valued and celebrated- sources of stimulation and enrichment‚ rather than problems to be solved”- How far do you agree? Using selected theoretical approaches and critical reading‚ analyse and assess your answer. The issue of differences and diversity within a society has been of great interest to sociologists. Debates over celebration or integration of religious and ethnic minorities‚ and the issues raised by LGBT equality movements have become
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