Erica L. Munsey Cultural Diversity In The Workplace Sociology 220B There is presently more than 60% percent of the United States work force that consist of immigrants‚ minorities and woman. Current studies show that in the next 10 – 15 years such groups will rise to 90% in the work force. Today’s leaders are now confronted with the challenges of how to effectively manage the work force that is increasing in the diverse lines of ethnicity‚ physical ability
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Communication Between Teenagers and Adults From the beginning of time teenagers and adults have always had conflicts with each other. These conflicts occur most of the time because of the lack of communication between the teenager and the adult. The generation gap between the teenager and the adult can play a role in the problems they have communicating. The superior adult has the instinct that whatever the inferior teenager does can lead to bad things‚ and lectures the teenager about it. Most of
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work related conflict it is necessary to identify the core of the problem‚ determine the size and scope of the problem‚ and the easiest way to resolve the problem (Withers& Wisinski‚ 2007). By identifying the core problem of the conflict‚ it would exclude any other factors contributing to the conflict and just focus on the main one. Determining the scope of the problem would lead to the severity of the problem and if the problem
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Drug Testing Policies in the Workplace Drug testing has become a very big issue for many companies. Approximately eighty-one percent of companies in the United States administer drug testing to their employees. Of these‚ seventy-seven percent of companies test employees prior to employment. Even with the commonality of drug testing‚ it is still a practice that is generally limited to larger corporations which have the financial stability‚ as well as the human resources to effectively carry
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Violence in the workplace is a growing trend among American businesses that needs the prompt attention of individuals‚ governments‚ and corporations alike. In fact it is so serious that “violence in the workplace in recent years has grown to be the second leading cause of death in the workplace” (Baron‚ Hoffman‚ & Merrill‚ 2000). Responding to this epidemic will take a tailored dynamic approach that must be embraced by employees and management alike. First‚ we must understand exactly what constitutes
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that I selfishly never thought of my fellow classmates‚ who were undoubtedly in similar situations‚ as people I could confide in academically. Not even once. Now‚ if nothing else‚ my high school recollections provide me with some insight into the problems with the current educational system. In particular‚ one uncomfortable experience from my past comes into remembrance. In another attempt to gain some writing experience and have some fun in the process‚ I joined my high school
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Women and Flexibility in the Workplace Gina Carithers SOC402 Michael Burton December 17‚ 2012 Women and Flexibility in the Workplace The focus of this paper is to evaluate factors that have affected women`s pay in the workforce. The analysis of historical factors affecting women`s flexibility in the workplace as a continuous social and structural issue is added to the paper to explain the need for change because of the demands that accompany working female caregivers in the home
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Employee motivation in the workplace The job of a manager in the workplace is to get things done through employees. To do this the manager should be able to motivate employees. But that’s easier said than done! Motivation practice and theory are difficult subjects‚ touching on several disciplines. In spite of enormous research‚ basic as well as applied‚ the subject of motivation is not clearly understood and more often than not poorly practiced. To understand motivation one must understand human
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Workplace violence is violence or the threat of violence against workers. It can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide‚ one of the leading causes of job-related deaths. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that over 2 million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. OSHA describes workers who provide services‚ work in remote or high crime areas‚ and those who work shift hours
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Anderson Assignment Week 2 Communication is a critical in our everyday life’s‚ especially in the work place. There are many issues that can impact all employees involve‚ one that is the number one problem is communication that relates to gender and cultural differences. This can impact from mangers‚ supervisor‚ staff and clients. “[Gender of male and female affects communication between employees‚ many of the time especially in females having favoritism. The communication between the two parties is
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