An organisation’s success and competitiveness relies upon its capability to accept diversity and understand the benefits that are associated with it. Diversity in the work place refers to the numerous differences between people in an organisation, it involves race, gender, ethnic group, demographics, and much more.
There are many benefits to multicultural teams in business, such as the variety of view points that come with a diversity of personalities, concepts, and skills that consequently, allow for faster and more effective problem solving. It also allows for increased adaptability to the ever-changing market conditions and a broader service range due to the variety of languages and cultural understanding that a wide range of cultures in …show more content…
After examining the database of cultural statistics, Hofstede identified evidence of similarities and differences along the dimensions, these patterns could then be attributed to national variations and reduce the influence of company culture.
A major issue involved with multicultural teams is lack of communication, due to various language, perceptual and social barriers. This could lead to misunderstanding, the absence of collaboration and therefore, leading to a lack of efficient and effective teamwork.
Communication is the act of transporting information form one place to another, to be an efficient communicator you must understand the people you are relaying the information to in order to identify an appropriate means of relaying that information.
The way individuals communicate is determined by the culture they are exposed to when growing up and throughout their development. This means that whilst in a multicultural work environment there are many different communication styles between employees which can lead to miscommunication and failure. MG Sudhiir and RG Sudhiir likened communication in a business to the neural network in the human body. If there is an issue then the whole organism becomes useless or inefficient, much like within an …show more content…
The first four needs are considered physiological needs, including air, food, water etc. all things required to survive. Maslow stated that to move on to the next set of needs, these must be fulfilled first. The next levels consist of safety needs, belongingness and love and esteem. These can be achieved in the workplace by creating a happy, friendly environment and by paying a certain wage that will allow the employees to live comfortably. In addition to this if the employee feels that they are good at their job, and get rewarded for doing well, it will add to the ‘self-esteem’ needs, making them one step closer to ‘self-actualisation’. Maslow’s theory has its benefits, as it can be applied to people of all cultures are it is based on basic human
There are many benefits to multicultural teams in business, such as the variety of view points that come with a diversity of personalities, concepts, and skills that consequently, allow for faster and more effective problem solving. It also allows for increased adaptability to the ever-changing market conditions and a broader service range due to the variety of languages and cultural understanding that a wide range of cultures in …show more content…
After examining the database of cultural statistics, Hofstede identified evidence of similarities and differences along the dimensions, these patterns could then be attributed to national variations and reduce the influence of company culture.
A major issue involved with multicultural teams is lack of communication, due to various language, perceptual and social barriers. This could lead to misunderstanding, the absence of collaboration and therefore, leading to a lack of efficient and effective teamwork.
Communication is the act of transporting information form one place to another, to be an efficient communicator you must understand the people you are relaying the information to in order to identify an appropriate means of relaying that information.
The way individuals communicate is determined by the culture they are exposed to when growing up and throughout their development. This means that whilst in a multicultural work environment there are many different communication styles between employees which can lead to miscommunication and failure. MG Sudhiir and RG Sudhiir likened communication in a business to the neural network in the human body. If there is an issue then the whole organism becomes useless or inefficient, much like within an …show more content…
The first four needs are considered physiological needs, including air, food, water etc. all things required to survive. Maslow stated that to move on to the next set of needs, these must be fulfilled first. The next levels consist of safety needs, belongingness and love and esteem. These can be achieved in the workplace by creating a happy, friendly environment and by paying a certain wage that will allow the employees to live comfortably. In addition to this if the employee feels that they are good at their job, and get rewarded for doing well, it will add to the ‘self-esteem’ needs, making them one step closer to ‘self-actualisation’. Maslow’s theory has its benefits, as it can be applied to people of all cultures are it is based on basic human