Cultural Intelligence and Multicultural Awareness Initiatives Cultural intelligence has been found to be an important criteria for modern business leaders. It is the ability for individuals to relate and to work with others well across different cultures. It is defined as “the leadership capability to manage effectively in culturally diverse settings [and] is a critical leadership competency for those with cross-border responsibilities” (Rockstuhl, Seiler, Ang, Van Dyne & Annen, 2011, p. 825).…
My professional and academic goals are completely aligned with the mission, vision, and outcome statements of Walden University as well as the MSN learning outcomes. As stated in Walden University’s vision, my professional and academic goal is to use the knowledge and skills acquired here to identify solutions for critical societal challenges for the greater good (Walden University, 2011). My personal mission is to become a scholar practitioner so that I can effect positive social change. I…
Illegal Immigration from Cuba: A Drawback to the United States of America There are many illegal immigrants from Cuba that come to the United States every year. That number of illegal immigrants increases each year; reported by Dennis Moore from his testimony, “in 2001 the United States had six to seven million illegal immigrants and in 2014 we now have eleven to twelve million illegal immigrants.” “The illegal immigrants from Cuba usually flee to South Florida such as Miami and Tampa,”…
Ways I have privilege and lack privilege & how privilege has affected my life “I began to understand why we are justly seen as oppressive, even when we don’t see ourselves that way” (Mcintosh, 1989). When reading this article this statement above really opened my eyes to my own privilege. There are so many privilege that I have some disadvantages. Being a woman I have unique disadvantages compared to males. As a caucasian women, I am given privileges among my fellow women minorities that I have…
Belief congruence theory explains discrimination primarily due to differences in belief, stating that belief is more important that racial or ethnic membership in determining racial discrimination (Cox , Smith, & Insko, 1996). The advantages of this theory was its attempt to discriminate discrimination based on race and that based on beliefs, attitudes and values, while attempting to create a theory applicable not just to the scope being discussed but all race relations (Cox , Smith…
generally enjoyed. How much did arbitrary advantages and disadvantages affect the success rate of these people and what had the biggest impact: these arbitrary aforementioned things or the many hours of hard work they put in? Gladwell has planted the many seeds needed for me, and anyone else interested, to properly evaluate their own success. Because of this, I will be applying Gladwell’s idea that all success is inevitably brought back to the arbitrary advantages and disadvantages in my life;…
earlier, the case study of Little Portugal seems to suggest that local or native businesses in ethnic enclaves are often displaced. However, there seems to be some industries that use the cultural identity of these ethnical enclaves to promote multiculturalism and promote the personal agendas of the city. Both Jack Hackworth and Josephine Rekers believe that, “The commercial areas of these neighbourhoods now function increasingly as ways to market each neighbourhood’s residential real estate…
Russ Rymer, distinguished author and freelance journalist, describes in his article Vanishing Voices the threat of a dominant culture in a region eliminating minority cultures and languages through the rapid rise of globalization and technology (Rymer, 2012, pg. 6). The minority population of second generation children in Canada and the United States also face a bicultural identity crisis as a result of being submerged in a different dominant culture in which their old heritage culture (HC)…
valid opinions or ideas. Will mentions that administrators are making students mind their manners with good manners understood as conformity to liberal politics. He has in fact noted for liberal censorship are sensitivity about diversity and multiculturalism as academic liberals. The University of Oklahoma that Will mention are banning resources such as e-mail to avoid the forwarding of political humor/commentary. Rhode Island College is prohibiting certain attitudes. How Texas Southern…
Even after two groups are integrated, the group who was initially the oppressor will still have an unfair advantage when it comes to accessing resources, moving up in society and being respected by others. This can be seen in the previous example of racial residential segregation. While desegregation would cause those of different races to live among one another…