Diversity in Organizations BUS 610: Organizational Behavior May 24‚ 2011 Diversity is the state of being different or having variety. Diversity is more than having individuals who represent different ethical backgrounds. Diversity is also comprised of having a variety of individuals who represent differences in ages‚ race‚ physical abilities and even gender. Being diverse is an essential part of operating a business. Employers have the ability to solicit creative ideas and implement them into
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Organizations Diversity Initiatives: Starbucks has been able to support diversity within their workforce by improving satisfaction of employees that has resulted in an increase in productivity and retention of employees. Starbucks has also included diversity and inclusion into the core of their leadership competencies. By educating their employees Starbucks seeks out partners who are also known as employees to engage in their diversity community they serve. They have created a working environment
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Diversity level 1. Everybody brings differences to an organization where they work. These differences can create energy and excitement in the workplace‚ but they can also cause conflict. So it is important that we have an understanding of how diversity works in organizations. 2. When we look at the workplace we can recognize two levels of diversity. Surface-level diversity represents the characteristics that are easily observed such as race‚ gender‚ age etc. Deep-level diversity represents
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Diversity Organization It is visible to see that women have come a long way in our nation to now from the beginning of our construction. It was not easy‚ and many issues are still not completely solved‚ because of stereotypes and discrimination against women. Stereotypes such as “women are bad drivers” and “women should not be paid as much as men”. However‚ there are many organizations that have been founded and used to help in fighting against such discrimination‚ and help in supporting women
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Chapter 2 Diversity in organizations Diversity 1. Surface level diversity :- differences in easily perceived characters ethics‚ such as gender‚ race‚ age‚ ethnicity or disability‚ that do not necessarily reflect the way people think or feel but that may activate certain stereotypes. 2. Deep level diversity :- diff. in values‚ personality‚ and work preferences that become progressively more imp for determining similarity as people get to know one another better . For example – To understand the
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Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is having variety. Diversity is valued because there are all sorts of ethnic groups‚ races‚ household income ranges‚ etc. Diversity can be classified as basically what runs our countries economy in a way if you just think about it. All these races and ethnic groups with a various range of incomes
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Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 75 to 100 words. Provide citations for all definitions and sources used to answer the questions. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? The term "diversity" is used broadly to refer to many demographic variables‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ race‚ religion‚ color‚ gender‚ national origin‚ disability‚ sexual orientation‚ age‚ education‚ geographic origin‚ and skill characteristics. (U.S. Department of
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Management of Diversity in Organization Abstract Organizations have been becoming increasingly diverse in terms of gender‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ and nationality. This diversity brings substantial potential benefits such as better decision making‚ greater creativity and innovation‚ and more successful marketing to different types of customers. But‚ increasing cultural differences within a workforce also bring potential costs in higher turnovers‚ interpersonal conflicts‚ and communicational breakdowns.
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Cultural Diversity in an Organization 1 Cultural Diversity in an Organization Henry Jerkins Industrial Organizational Psychology Professor Withen April 5‚ 2011 Cultural Diversity in an Organization 2 There is no single definition to define cultural diversity in an organization. This topic has been studied from a variety of perspectives ranging from disciplines such as anthropology and sociology‚ to the applied disciplines of organizational behavior‚ management science‚ and organizational
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With today’s workforce becoming increasingly diverse and organizations doing more to maximize the benefits of the differences in employees‚ organizations are relying on managers to get the people who get the job done. People have always been the central to organizations‚ but there strategic importance is growing in today’s knowledge-based business world. An organization’s success increasingly depends on the knowledge‚ skills‚ and abilities of its employees excluding there gender‚ age‚ ethnicity
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