...Assignment: Business Ethics across Cultures Article Review Edward Tavarez Xmtg/216 March 20, 2011 Elaine T. McCarty Edward Tavarez Xmtg/216 March 20, 2011 Elaine T. McCarty Assignment: Business Ethics across Cultures Article Review Ethics and social responsibility have become a standard in everyday business of a company. Companies around the world have made these points the main focus. Companies here and overseas that promote good moral principles can expect to gain the respect of the communities, customers, and the country they have set their business in. It is when a business does not have a sound plan in ethics; things could and have gone badly for companies in a foreign land, often viewed as monsters. These companies will not have any type of support or trust from the foreign government, customers nor the surrounding communities. A company with high moral principles that are looked at as pioneers in a new land can pave the way for future companies coming in. “One example of businesses coming into new territories is found in an article written by Sheppard, G. (2010).” In this book, he discusses strategies that businesses used in Ireland. His information comes from a company that he researched called Haulier Cargocare; the director of this company states the importance of an incoming business from another country to comply with the rules and regulations of Ireland, including not breaking laws and upholding ethical behaviors. It...
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...Importance of cultural, ethnic, gender difference by managers and professional in a business setting. In a professional organization, a successful manager must be able to deal with people with multiple cultural differences and diversity. Diversity is the presence of people from wide range of backgrounds possessing different traits. People tend to prejudge and place stereotypes on others that are not like them, to be an effective, manager and employee must be respectful and recognize each other’s differences. Some contributing factors to diversity include age, race, ethnic origin, culture, physical abilities, religion and sexual orientation. A good manager should be able work with any one regard of their culture or race. In some organizations, women are still regarded as inferior to men, which affects their positions and salary, also some minorities are not getting the position that they deserve, some organization continue to treat minorities as less qualified even though they have the experience and what it take to do they job effectively, the positions are offered to those that are not even qualified just because of the ethnic background. Workplace diversity is very important, understanding cultural, ethnic and gender differences by managers and professional in a business environment can help with the growth of the company, these business can benefit from the different talents, perspectives, experiences...
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...Business Ethics Business speculators believe that ethical leadership is all about good character of leaders. Ethical leadership is regarding raising the bar, generating value for stakeholders, assisting people to understand their dreams and expectations, and doing these duties with the intensity and significance that ethic connotes. Ethical leaders speak directly to people about their identity and life conditions and they pay special attention to developing the people. Simply I would like to say ethical leaders are common people like us, who are leading their life as examples for people to live better. In this paper, I will explore the leadership style and methods of Robert Nardelli who was named Chief Executive Office of the Home Depot in 2001 (Ries, 2009). Robert Nardelli Leadership Style Home Depot Robert Nardelli presented many latest initiatives to the corporate world such as company-wide analytics, centralized buying and better information systems, these are important for the company to remain competitive. Anyhow, most of his changes results in reduced productivity, significant dissatisfaction, low morale, and high turnover. This result was considered as the most dissatisfaction of customers in retailing history (Brabec, 2006). On the American customer satisfaction index (ACSI), home depot had customer satisfaction scores of 74 in the year 2001. In 2005 anyhow, customer satisfaction score of home depot fell to 67, which was the worst performance on ACSI that year...
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...| MN3030C | | Hewlett-Packard | [ETHNIC ENTREPRENEUSHIP] | [Tapez le résumé du document ici. Il s’agit généralement d’une courte synthèse du document. Tapez le résumé du document ici. Il s’agit généralement d’une courte synthèse du document.] | TABLE OF CONTENT I. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………Page 2-3 II. ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEFINITION………..Page 4 III. THE CONCEPT…………………………………………………………Page 5-6 IV. ENTREPRENEURIAL THEORY………………………….……Page 7-8-9 V. ETHNIC NICHE…………………………………………………….…..Page 10 VI. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………..…….Page 11 VII. REFERENCES……………………………………………………..…..Page 12-13-14 VIII. APPENDICE…………………………………………………………..Page 15 I. ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION The recent growth of new ethnic populations in Western societies raised lots of issues. In fact, the ethnic activity is not any more a question of historic interest; nor is it the concern of the company. Because new ethnic populations grew at the same time as Western economies, they are in a phase of slow growth and are facing the massive technological challenge; the ethnic adaptation and the mobility are central questions. (Waldinger 1990). In Europe, the activities managed by persons of minority ethnic groups were always present, but changeable historic circumstances increased jutting out to them and visibility during the last decades. First of all, the important immigration of former colonies...
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...the inside? In this essay I want to bring your attention to people of the business that isn’t mention in headlines, doing trade deals and such. These employees are ran by the mangers and the professionals of the business, with so many cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and gender differences how can mangers be sensitive to everyone, is it even important? My purpose for writing this essay to inform you of the importance of mangers and business professionals to know culture, ethnic backgrounds, and gender differences in the workplace. Importance of Culture, Ethic, and Gender Differences in Business Setting Businesses thrive on people, without people there is no way of running a business that caters to people (its only population of consumers). Let us first begin with the importance of culture in the business setting. Culture is of great importance in the business setting, when business professional understand culture it aides in the reduction of prejudice in the business setting (Bell,2012). Being aware of individual cultures provides business professionals the awareness needed to act accordingly to situations that they may find taboo in comparison to their own values or cultural beliefs. Furthermore, culture awareness by business professionals increases morale in the work place as well as productivity. When cultures feel accepted, this allows for the individual to operate at maximum potential. Business professionals must realize that when ones culture is respected, comfort and...
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...Ethnic stereotypes and multiculturalism. Summary of course "Ethnic psychology" Contents: 1. The concept and properties of ethnic stereotypes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 4 2. National prejudices. Types etnostereotipov ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .7 3. 4. Variants of the reactions to cultural diversity ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 5. Advantages and disadvantages of multiculturalism ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Bibliographic list ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 20 Introduction. Considering the cultural differences in thinking, beliefs, attitudes and behavior, it is easy to succumb to cognitive and emotional reactions to the material to begin to make generalizations, to form negative stereotypes about other people and even pre-make judgments about these differences, and people who are inherent in this behavior before you really understand what lies at its core. These processes and reactions are common in today's world, and to describe them often use the terms ethnic stereotypes, prejudice, multiculturalism, discrimination. Unfortunately, these terms are often used without a clear idea about them, which only exacerbates the problems that they need to clarify. Some of today's most pressing social issues associated with these processes, as boundaries between countries and cultures are becoming more permeable as...
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...The Link Below For Instant Down Load http://www.hwspeed.com/Devry-SOCS-350-Final-Exam-2015-OCTOBER-04040444120.htm?categoryId=-1 IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At JOHNMATE1122@GMAIL.COM Question SOCS350 final exam age 1 Question 1.1. (TCOs 1, 2, and 8) The form of discrimination based on the belief that some group or groups are innately inferior or superior is called _____ discrimination. (Points : 5) ideological or individual gender or racial egalitarian or unequal institutionalized or structural Question 2.2. (TCOs 1, 2, and 8) A category of people distinguished by inheritable physical characteristics that sets them apart from other groups in the society is called _____. (Points : 5) an ethnic group a racial group White ethnics culturally different Question 3.3. (TCOs 3 and 4) Cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality, is/are _____. (Points : 5) values norms ideology symbols Question 4.4. (TCOs 6 and 7) Intermarriage or interbreeding between persons of different racial groups is _____. (Points : 5) discrimination polygyny monogamy miscegenation Question 5.5. (TCO 8) Becoming a nurse or physician is an example of a(n) _____ status. (Points : 5) socioeconomic achieved gender ascribed Question 6.6. (TCO 8) The ability to enforce one's will on others over their resistance is the _____ dimension of social stratification. (Points : 5) prestige power socioeconomic economic ...
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...call home is a composite of diversity. People interact with one another through culture beliefs. Since humans spread throughout the world, unions have separated from each other. Stories of humans emerging to the United States became different throughout many ethnic communities. According to Schaefer (2011), the of diversity features in the United States include, ethnicity, age, race, martial status, religious beliefs, gender, and even appearances(Chapter 1, Ethnic Groups). Racial groups socially set themselves apart because of physical differences, and each society defines what it finds obvious. In the United States skin color is one of the obvious differences. Communities today have a more elaborate system of classification, in the United States hostility between races became higher than expected. Ethnic groups set apart from others because of national origin or distinctive culture patterns. Hispanics, Puerto Rican, African American, and Cubans describe some ethnic groups in America. The culture traits which made diversity exclusive originated from lands of segregation(Harvey, "Section I," 2009). With what ethnic, cultural, or other groups do you identify? Describe what members of your social circle have in common The ethnic group in which one belongs to is African American. One of the minority groups in America is African Americans. Being born in New York city exposed one to more than one culture. Immigrants migrated to New York when they came to America, so cultures started...
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...Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is defined in the dictionary as "the condition of being different." A crucial mistake many people make is to equate diversity with "race" and "culture". They think diversity is about "what Hispanics are like" or "what Europeans are like". “This approach is inherently flawed because it reinforces stereotypes and promotes an "us versus them" mentality. Diversity extends far beyond race and culture to include a number of dimensions of differences”. Loden and Rosener (1991). Valuing diversity recognizes differences between people and acknowledges that these differences are a valued asset. It also respects individuality while promoting respect for others. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is defined as the “belief in the intrinsic of the nation, culture, or group to which one belongs, often accompanied by feeling of dislikes for other groups”. Ethnocentrism. (n.d.). Ethnocentric individuals believe that they are better than other individuals for reasons based solely on their heritage. Clearly, this practice is related to problems of both racism and prejudice. Ethnocentrism is a powerful force that weakens human relations. Ethnocentrism can be detrimental to a society, because it can lead...
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...For decades people from all over the world, representing a group of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, have viewed America as ideals of hope and opportunity. That arrival of immigrants forever changed the culture of this country and the United States was often referred to as a country with numerous backgrounds. Such a perspective of cultural diversity implies that upon entering the United States, the cultural values and beliefs of people from different cultures are somehow blended into one cultural value system. According to businessdictionary.com, consumer behavior is the process by which individuals search for, select, purchase, use, and dispose of goods and services, in satisfaction of their needs and wants. People with different ethnicity backgrounds tend to buy things a little bit differently than others. Trying to figure out what they want, how they want and where they want is what marketers sometimes have difficulties deciding. The different ethnicities in the U.S. that would be covered include: Caucasian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Indians. “The U.S. population is highly ethnically and racially diverse. As of the 2010 Census, the U.S. population was 63.7% White, 12.2% African American and 16.3% Hispanic” (Akcay 2012). Going into detail on how these ethnicities make their purchase decision and comparing them would be the main purpose of this research. Why do people buy the things that they buy, is one question that many marketers try to figure out...
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...neighborhood businesses, and welfare capitalism. Cohen is clear and systematic in her evidence of how each point contributed to the Chicago workers’ change over time. She begins by setting the scene for workers in 1919. By that time, workers had carried out countless failed strikes in the hopes of altering the industrial workplace. The main reason for these failures was that workers were unable to effectively unionize at the time due to a vast percentage of the workforce being foreign born.3 Cohen details the various ethnic communities of Chicago and describes the alliances within each neighborhood. The sense of community created in each neighborhood acted as a support system for immigrants, but distanced the different ethnic groups from one another. As Cohen says, "Isolated in local neighborhoods and fragmented by ethnicity and race, workers proved incapable of mounting the unified action necessary for success."3 Additionally, members who identified with a specific ethnic group also showed loyalty to businesses owned by a member of that community.4 Cohen details...
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...Chapeyama Business Administration Sociology Key words Racial inequality, ethnic inequality, geographic location, discrimination, cultural orientation Causes of racial and ethnic inequality This discussion looks at the causes of racial and ethnic inequalities in the world. There are a number of causes of inequalities. Some causes are geographical location and discrimination. However inequality is on the decline on a global scale. Racial and ethnic inequality is found in many countries where there are either many races or ethnics or both. In Zimbabwe there is racial and ethnic inequality. There are various reasons for that. Whereas my discussion covers what is basically in my country, I have also researched on ethnic and racial inequalities in United States of America as from 1950s to 1970s, and the current situation. One main cause of inequality is the geographical location. Some people who are located in most remote areas of the country normally become marginalized. There is poor transportation system, poor education and far of from urban centers where technology and industrialization is mainly found. These people who live in remote areas are cut of from the rest of the world. They do not access quality education. Hence they remain marginalized and backward. In Zimbabwe a number of ethnic groups are found at the borders of the country. That is the reason for the inequality. Another cause of this disparity is cultural orientation. Various ethnic groups have varying...
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...contribute to an anti-Asian climate. Despite the diversity among Asian Pacific Americans, they are often misperceived as a monolithic group. Thus, even though an act of anti-Asian sentiment might be perpetrated with a particular ethnic group in mind (e.g., Indian, Filipino or Korean), a failure to make distinctions between Asian Pacific American ethnic groups causes members of all groups to become potential victims of hate crimes. Hate incidents are expressions of hostility based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or disability. Hate incidents are not illegal. They may take the form of name-calling or using racial slurs, hate speech, the distribution of racist leaflets or other disrespectful behavior. Hate crimes are defined by federal or state statutes. A hate crime occurs when a person commits an act such as assault, battery, criminal damage to property, criminal trespass to property or mob action because of the victim's real or perceived race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation or disability. Hate crime laws vary from state to state. Hate crimes are another type of abuse, and one which can occur anywhere and anytime. In the United States today, the most commonly publicized hate crimes are those perpetrated on particular ethnic groups (such as persons of Middle Eastern descent, or...
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...responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Harvey, C. P., & Allard, M. J. (2009). Understanding and managing diversity (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Schaefer, R. T. (2011). Racial and ethnic groups (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Workplace Diversity | | |Details |Due |Points | |Objectives |Recognize the dimensions of diversity. | | | | |Differentiate the concept of inclusion from the concept of diversity. | | | | ...
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...example being the illegality of the practice of polygamy in Singapore’s constitution, a practice allowed in Islamic Law[1] Singapore's society is primarily made up of four different races: Chinese (74% of the population), Malays (13% of the population), Indians (9.2% of the population), and Eurasian (3.8% of the population)[2], and as acknowledged by Githu Muigai, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance during his visit to Singapore from 21st to 28th April 2010[3], has always been thought to be in a unique social state of racial harmony, Ever since the 1964 Sino-Malay riots and the 1969 racial riots, Singapore has not seen any significant violence between the various ethnic groups. However, while it might look as though Singaporeans live in harmony, inherent differences exist and a certain degree of racial discrimination remains prevalent. Despite the efforts by the Singaporean government, the sub-dominant groups such as the Malays are still being marginalized by the Chinese in the society. In this paper, I will focus on the various interactions between the Chinese and the Malays, specifically, the political representations of these races, the prevalence of social discrimination and how language ultimately acts as a barrier between racial...
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