The word diversity refers to a variety and/or assortment of people, places, or things that are typically clustered together in a location particular location.
My group consists of members from very ethnically diverse backgrounds. For instance, Ashley was born in Trinidad, but moved to the United States when she was a young girl. Lartigue is a Creole African-American, who grew up in New Orleans, LA. Lartigue and his family only moved to Houston, after Hurricane Ike, destroyed Louisiana. Vincent is a native Houstonian, like myself, but we grew up in different areas of Houston. Vincent is African-American, while I am Caucasian, so our ethnical and cultural backgrounds vary significantly. In sum, the Coordinators Group members are a perfect example …show more content…
16 for ethno-racial and linguistic diversity, No. 20 for economic diversity, No. 67 for economic class diversity and No. 81 for household diversity. Other categories measured other qualifiers for Houston, such as educational diversity (Houston ranked No. 6 in the nation), industry diversity (No. 27), racial and ethnic diversity (No. 37) and language diversity (No. 49)” (Rhodes, 2015).
A perfect example of diversity within a Fortune 500 company is Macy’s department store. Macy’s makes diversity a priority, when in search of employees. “While companies like Macy’s have made diversity a concrete criteria in their last few board searches, not all companies outline to recruiters that difference is a priority” (Fairchild, 2015). Then again, that may very likely be why the retailer is ranked so highly, versus “other” companies.
The Coordinators Group plans to discuss diversity by exemplifying themselves as a group. The Coordinators Group members consist of multi-cultural backgrounds, along with informational diversity, which will assist the head group with creativity and perspectives. Thus, as long as the Coordinators Group can effectively manage any conflict that arises, the group shall ultimately be successful in leading the other groups toward a successful VegOut UHD
My group consists of members from very ethnically diverse backgrounds. For instance, Ashley was born in Trinidad, but moved to the United States when she was a young girl. Lartigue is a Creole African-American, who grew up in New Orleans, LA. Lartigue and his family only moved to Houston, after Hurricane Ike, destroyed Louisiana. Vincent is a native Houstonian, like myself, but we grew up in different areas of Houston. Vincent is African-American, while I am Caucasian, so our ethnical and cultural backgrounds vary significantly. In sum, the Coordinators Group members are a perfect example …show more content…
16 for ethno-racial and linguistic diversity, No. 20 for economic diversity, No. 67 for economic class diversity and No. 81 for household diversity. Other categories measured other qualifiers for Houston, such as educational diversity (Houston ranked No. 6 in the nation), industry diversity (No. 27), racial and ethnic diversity (No. 37) and language diversity (No. 49)” (Rhodes, 2015).
A perfect example of diversity within a Fortune 500 company is Macy’s department store. Macy’s makes diversity a priority, when in search of employees. “While companies like Macy’s have made diversity a concrete criteria in their last few board searches, not all companies outline to recruiters that difference is a priority” (Fairchild, 2015). Then again, that may very likely be why the retailer is ranked so highly, versus “other” companies.
The Coordinators Group plans to discuss diversity by exemplifying themselves as a group. The Coordinators Group members consist of multi-cultural backgrounds, along with informational diversity, which will assist the head group with creativity and perspectives. Thus, as long as the Coordinators Group can effectively manage any conflict that arises, the group shall ultimately be successful in leading the other groups toward a successful VegOut UHD