In the workplace, the role of gender, race and ethnicity can influence the effectiveness of the company's performance. Diversity in an organization involves the development of a work culture where people of different races, genders and nationalities can blend to achieve the same goals. By studying various groups, we can determine the effects of diversity and what particular gender dominates in the workplace. In our society, there are occupations that economists call “pink collared jobs.”…
Chapter 10 provides the understanding of prejudice, both intentional and unintentional. People attempt at balancing their ethnic identity, which is the racial group to which they identify themselves, and acculturation, where minorities attempt at joining the mainstream majority. A common occurrence among cultures is the expression of ethnocentrism, a feeling of superiority in a group over any other collaboration. Deciding that a group is entirely inferior can lead to prejudice against said group, which unreasonably promotes a dislike for that category of people. Individuals become blind to the cultural rules that produce the behavior of their enemy, such as when Iranian natives commonly use “yes” to mean “yes” or “no”, as westerners believe…
Have you ever imagined yourself working in an office and your colleagues are all from different countries and with different cultures? Actually most of the people have different feelings about diversity in the work place as not all of the people are adapted to deal with people with different mentalities and habits. Some people think that it is very useful as it is make a successful and highly functioning work environment; however, others think that diversity in the work place is useless and uncomfortable to those who can't adapt with diversity. People who support diversity in work places and believe in its great importance claim that having a diverse workplace is expanding the knowledge and experience of all that are within that utility. These…
Diversity in the workplace is an immense and challenging idea. Diversity quite simply means, to have a variety. To apply diversity to the workplace would be to have a variety of people with different races, ethnicities, genders, and sexualities. In the articles “How Diversity Makes Us Smarter” by Katherine W. Phillips and “Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion” by Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid, we are given the advantages of diversity and also reminded that inclusion is critical with diversity. These ideas are important because diversity allows for an assortment of ideas and thoughts while inclusion ensures the potential of a diverse workplace.…
Leadership from Mike Zeiders all the way to operations supervisors model many of the cultural norms and core values every day. They focus on continual process improvement by giving the staff freedom, allowing them to utilize yearly training requirements and encouraging individuals to deliver their personal best. Since most of the staff including the founder, Mike Zeiders, have military connections, a high level of standards, respect, honor, integrity, and diversity are highly valued. Similarly to the diversity you see in the military, Zeiders has a history of employing individuals from all walks of life. These differences are celebrated and encouraged.…
Now, this paper is not meant only to highlight the discrepancies that have led to a lack of diversity in the workplace. I would like to take this time to highlight that the workforce is increasingly reflecting the ethnic demographic of the United States of America. I just think it is of some importance to understand what the academic community believes it is like to be a minority in the workplace, or the factors they perceive contribute to minorities organizational…
The location I live in is an area that lacks diversity. Throughout my schooling I have learned a great deal about learning with different cultures and remaining open and trying not to jump to conclusions that could potentially offend someone. However, we live somewhere where the culture is not rich. Most of the experience I have got working with other cultures has all came from professors and reading about other cultures. My location is one where there are many low-income individuals, and many are struggling with various drug abuse issues.…
As stated in 3.5 Safety no form of harassment is tolerated. We want the employees to be safe and have a comfortable place to come to work. If any employee feels uncomfortable by harassment it must be reported to the manager. If the manager is the employee creating harassment the employee must contact our corporate office to state a complaint. Termination is an automatic action if a form of harassment is caused.…
Introduction When employees seek employment, they do so with the intent of performing well at their jobs, getting paid appropriately for their performance, and with the understanding that if they have a need that arises, their employer will try to accommodate them as best possible, if they have the means to do so. With a diverse workforce, religion and disability are two categories that will always vary among employees and how the company meets those needs. Companies are very diverse and with diversity come differences that everyone within the company must be aware of in order to be professional and respectful to everyone as not to offend anyone. Employers have to be mindful of the different religions and disabilities within their company…
This article and competency shares a relationship it simply explains the challenges and benefits of dealing with diverse cultural. Diversity is simply about setting a mindset of valuing differences in people and recognizing the similarities, it is not only about achieving results. It is vital that social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience. Although, a diversified workplace may have negative effects, consider it a key asset of any organization as they provide greater variety of solutions to problems, creating different ideas, allowing companies to provide services to customers on a global basis. Like social workers, in order to bring quality results together, employers must find solutions to manage…
1. My work related experiences is in this particular situation I forgot to return a phone call to one patient to confirm her appointment time because she rely on transportation from her family members to drop her off at her appointment do to her age which cause limited access to driving. Meanwhile; she manages to come in that day but she was angry. Her body language showed angry because she had no transportation to get back home. The first thing I did was apologize.…
Diversity is defined as variety, especially the inclusion of people of different race or culture, which happens to be the focus of most diversity initiatives. Diversity in the workplace began in the United States after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act when the US American industry began to see new categories of workers such as women and those with disabilities. In today’s world, the United States is considered a “melting pot” of ethnic cultures. Due to globalization, diversity has become a huge part of the workplace and therefore it is important for organizations to focus on trying to find ways to deal with having a diverse workforce. As quoted in the article Reflections on Diversity and Organizational development “diversity is an essential…
Public workforce hiring through the practice of diversity may have satisfied the local, state and even national government in times past, but it has outlived its sole usefulness in this day of prodigious professionalism. The majority of the public scowls at “inside deals” and the “good ole’ boy network,” nonetheless it is still seen in its entirety in some forums. Politically neutral competence has grown in popularity by necessity; professionalism is fundamental, relying on knowledge, education and experience. Although hiring based on politically neutral competence seems to be the soundest practice, it seems that some diversity does make sense, and has its place in the public workforce right alongside politically neutral competence based hiring. In these ever-changing times of equality and non-transparency, public sector employees should be hired using a mixture of…
Growing up in a family where moving from place to place, has been the only escape, but it has also given me the opportunity to be a part of numerous communities. After moving to different places for eleven years, I finally got the privilege to belong to the same community for six years continually. Like every other community, it’s not perfect but it's a place that I can call home. The diversity in my community is what I love the most.…
During our lives, we are always taught that diversity is important. However, often we are never taught what diversity is and why it is important. Often, people think of diversity as different skin colors, different ethnicities. To me, diversity means different opinions, different values, and different cultures, not just skin color. If everyone thinks the same and does the same thing, no progress would ever be made.…