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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Companies that value the ways cultural and workforce diversity contribute to long-term success‚ innovation and productivity embrace methods that enhance efficiency (Waller‚2006 pg.50-52). Diversity has many different meanings. The description of diversity can be classified into categories: human‚ cultural and systems. Human diversity encompasses the physical difference of individuals‚ such as skin color‚ gender and appearance. Cultural diversity‚ on the other hand‚ looks at individual cultural issues
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW 2. DIVERSITY IN THE WORLD 3. CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 4. DEFENSE OR PROMOTION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY 5. DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE 6. CASE STUDY OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE 7.1. Coca cola company _an example in cultural diversity 7.2. Statement from the coca coal company 7. WORKPLACE ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS 8.3. Miscommunication 8.4. Cultural
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Case Incident 2 WHAT DOES DIVERSITY TRAINING TEACH? I. Background Researchers have provided evidence that diversity training programs may not be delivering expected outcomes. Reviews of the historical development of diversity programs demonstrate some significant changes in the ways diversity trainers conceptualize their role. Early diversity training efforts focused primarily on legal compliance and the regulatory framework. This may have created an attitude that diversity was a problem to be solved
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Clive Beddoe and three other entrepreneurs founded Westjet on February 29th 1996. They had only three airplanes and five destinations and 220 employees‚ Beddoe believes that “Just because you pay less for your flight‚ doesn’t mean you should get less”. With this motto‚ Westjet becomes one of the lowest operating costs and the most successful airline company nowadays. In the early 1990s‚ the airline industry suffered a serious threat‚ caused by high fuel costs and a decline in air travel. At that
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Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion Dimensions of Cultural Diversity The dimensions of cultural diversity are categorized as primary dimensions and secondary dimensions. Primary dimensions are generally considered fixed and involuntary. Age‚ gender‚ race‚ and ethnic heritage would be examples of primary dimensions. People do not have a choice of when they are born and thus their age. Gender‚ race‚ and ethnic heritage are also not open to choice. Mental and physical abilities are also
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Perspectives of Diversity Paper Psych 535 This will be a paper discussing different diversity perspectives. Each perspective will be an analyzed about diversity. Each perspective will also explain the implications of the diversity perspective on human behavior in the workplace environment. Two perspectives that will be addressed will be fundamental diversity and cultural diversity. Fundamental Diversity is described
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The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace Research Paper RENEE TAYLOR AMBA 600 Section 9046 6 FEB 2011 Executive Summary This report presents the results of a comprehensive review of the positive impacts that diversity training can have on an organization as a whole as well as the individual employee. As the United States minority populations percentages increase the number of ethnic minorities will mirror the increase in minorities in the workforce. Due to this ethic shift in the
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Contributions of Diversity to the Workplace Diverse employees bring a wealth of creativity‚ insights‚ and skills to their jobs; it is up to employers to recognize‚ cultivate‚ and value these contributions (Walton‚ Sally‚ 1994). Diversity is about setting a mindset of valuing the differences in people and recognizing the similarities‚ it is not only about achieving results. Once this way of thinking is established‚ the benefits of cultural diversity in the workplace tend to come naturally‚ (Goessl
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