...Running Head: Diversity in Organizations Diversity in Organizations Angela Alexander Organizational Behavior/BUS610 Professor Dwight Reimer May 2, 2011 Abstract Often times there are barriers within an organization. These barriers can block the advancement of organizational diversity. In order for a business to become more diverse in their market, an implementation of diversity should be done. The management team must realize the importance of the dimensions related to diversity. In an effort to make sure that a break-down does not occur, the team will need to analyze issues such as personality and organizational factors and ability. Furthermore, they will need to look into internal and external dimensions such as income, habits, status, background and experience. Several methods can be used within organizations to prevent these barriers from taken place. This paper will explore the varies methods and procedures for the analyzation of said barriers of management as it relates to diversity within an organization. In California and the Nation at large, we have a vast mixture of cultures. These cultures influence the development of our Nation’s prosperity. Most would agree that cultural diversity helps utilize our Country’s skills and growth. Although we are coming out of the mist of economic hardship, we are now in the beginnings of economic growth. Still there remains a disparity between those that have and those that don’t have. This is directly in part to the...
Words: 1040 - Pages: 5
...landscape of background investigation in hr | OBJECTIVE: To know the need for background investigation in hiring a candidate. Through this paper, we bring out the logic behind the investigations and discuss some cases to corroborate that logic. Laws and rules governing the investigations will also be looked into. Some of the best practices will then be discussed as a practical approach to the issue. DEFINITION: A background check or background investigation is the process of looking up and compiling criminal records, commercial records and financial records of an individual or an organization. REASON: Litigation problems can arise if employees have an incorrect background to them. Every employer has a legal duty to exercise due diligence in hiring and protecting its employees and assets. Estimates are that 30%-40% of job resumes includes some false or inflated facts. Additionally, some Federal and State Laws require background checks be conducted for certain positions. Background checks are often requested by employers on job candidates for employment screening, especially on candidates seeking a position that requires high security or a position of trust, such as in a school, hospital, financial institution, airport, and government. These checks are traditionally administered by a government agency for a nominal fee, but can also be administered by private companies. Background checks can be expensive depending on the information requested. Results of a background check typically...
Words: 4393 - Pages: 18
...Hiring Policies Student Name SEC 350 Date Instructor Hiring Policies Employees are often referred to as the face of the organization that employs them. This relationship holds true for the private security industry and the personnel who make up the force. Organizations that employ private security personnel have an obligation to provide qualified, well trained, professionals. State and federal regulations regarding licensing, applicant background checks, recruitment methods, and organizational standards are key elements to the hiring process of potential employees. A lack of care in pre-employment vetting can increase of the risk of civil and criminal liabilities for both security personnel and the organization they represent. State and Federal Regulations Private security is a growing industry is that has evolved throughout the years towards a more standardized and regulated profession. This is evident with the increased interest by politicians, legal authorities, and others to increase regulations and standards for the private security industry. Nemeth (2005) highlights the private security profession involves both the status of authority and the inherent responsibilities of such authority. As the industry has increased its reach into more aspects of public life, so has the public demand for regulation of those employed as security personnel. Most states throughout the nation have implemented minimal standards as a means of narrowing the field of employment...
Words: 1447 - Pages: 6
...Managerial Analysis General Electric Company (GE) . Principles of Management (MGT 1120) Name: Caleb M Bruce Date:11/30/2015 Company Background 1. General Electric Company (GE) international headquarters is located in Fairfield, Connecticut 06828 at 3135 Easton Turnpike. Being among the largest multinational corporations, it conducts business internationally in Angola, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Indonesia, Korea, and the United States of America as well as in six of the seven continents and in over 170 countries worldwide. 2. General Electric Company offers many products and services. GE provides financing to and for other growing organizations. This organization is key to the infrastructure of the global economy by providing billions of dollars to funding of other organizations. This organization also builds and produces appliances such as clothes washers, and dryers, dish washers, refrigerators and much more on an everyday consumer level to a corporate consumer level. They also are a big influence in lighting from how the electricity is transferred, to the bulb itself. They also produce power systems so large or home facilities can operate. Mainly with electric providing power generator support. Ge makes extensions into their aviation and automotive fields by building engines for the forms of transportation. 3. One of the original founders of GE is Thomas Edison in the year 1890. Entrepreneur Thomas Edison brought multiple of his companies together...
Words: 2415 - Pages: 10
...presents Kumarans Model United Nations 2016 7th, 8th, 9th July Background Guide Summit of States In Association With BACKGROUND GUIDE: SOS The Executive Board Secretary-General Barghav Cavale Under-Secretary Generals Ashwin Kumar Rutwik Shah Chiefs of Staff Akhil Udathu Dharini Prasad Shreya Rao Tanay Ravichandran Heads of Operations Neha Harish Sanjay Krishnan Shweta Kini Varun Gopalakrishnan Varun Sriram Heads of Finance Sathvik MC Surya Sanjay Tarang Mittal Trivesh Jain Heads of PR Alankrita Amarnath Neethi Kumar Heads of Press Aditya Giridharan Saurab Mitra Heads of Tech Abhishek Krishna Ankush Arunkumar Hiranmaya Gundu Heads of Research Aditya N Rao Sesh Sadasivam Shefali Kanitkar © KUMARANS MODEL UNITED NATIONS 2016 2 BACKGROUND GUIDE: SOS Letter from the Dais Greetings Delegates, It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the Summit Of States at KMUN 2016. I, Aniruddh Hari will be your Chair. Joining me on the dais are Aditya Venkatraman, your Vice Chair and Adhesh Shenoy, your Moderator. KMUN started off on a very minute scale, but has grown to become one of Bangalore’s biggest MUNs. As the dais, we hope to continue this legacy with the SoS- envisioning this futuristic crisis committee was thrilling, but putting the pieces together to make it a reality takes the excitement to a whole new level. The Summit of States is going to be a committee like no other, with crises that will hit you hard and leave you in a daze. One wrong decision, one wrong...
Words: 4186 - Pages: 17
...A Feasibility Study of Establishing a Pawnshop in General Santos City CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION This chapter discusses about the background of the study, rationale of the study, objectives of the study, significance of the study and definition of terms. Background of the Study Too many people are in difficulty today due to economic or unstable economy people may find an alternative way to find a solution to their problems, many of them go to the houses of the creditors owing money to be able to meet their needs even in a small amount, but sometimes they cannot borrow money because they have not paid their first loan. So, people will go to other areas to take instant cash. Some will apply a bank loan, and wait for an answer only to be able told that they are denied. That’s why people will go to their local pawnshop for much need help. Pawnshop brokers are seeing people from all walks of life pawning everything that has value that will put the cash they desperately need in their hands when they need it. (www.business.whatitcosts.com) 1 1 Pawnshop is a store which offers loans in exchange for personal property as equivalent collateral if the loan is repaid in the contractually agreed time frame, the collateral may be repurchased at its initial price plus interest. If the loan cannot be repaid on time, the collateral may be liquidated by the pawn shop through a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer through sales to customers. (http://www.businessdictionary.com) As a result...
Words: 1230 - Pages: 5
...Professor: Tyson Moore Ph.D. 7/21/13 OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATION The organization that will be my topic of discussion for my project paper is Jons Marketplace. I would like to specify that I am not part of this organization; 98 percent of my life I was on my own, but I do have a relative working there as a manager. As a brief overview of the organization that I have chosen for my topic, I can say that this organization was founded in 1977 as a family-owned supermarket chain in southern California. Their approach is “Everyone knows that no two snowflakes are alike, so why should neighborhood markets be? (No trick question here: they shouldn’t.) Our sentiment exactly. We’ve created our stores to be as unique and special as our customers. That’s why we’ve adapted each JONS market – each store layout, each building design, each product offering – to the needs and preferences of its specific community. In each case we’ve worked hard to gather so many different types of general grocery items and international items under one roof, so you can spend less time searching for the foods you love – and more time savoring them.” Well, I like that. This approach is showing exactly some things about diversity in general and about their diversity workforce. And here it comes what we call work force diversity, according to their website: “Our employees hail from all parts of the city, from all cultures, all backgrounds, and certainly, from all tastes. And, like the city itself, our...
Words: 760 - Pages: 4
...Analysis Organizational Background Before any on-site studies are initiated, an analysis of the organization’s internal structure should be conducted. The team should determine and document the purpose of the organization and their current public BIM use. This will be completed through the analysis of organizational websites and other publications. This will help to ensure that the organization’s internal processes are understood allowing for onsite meetings to be as productive as possible. The BIM Champion should verify the organizational background and add information if necessary. Meeting with BIM Champion Early in the process an informal meeting with the BIM Champion, the lead contact for the organization, should be conducted. In this meeting the research team will review the methodology for the case study and establish a more detailed plan and schedule. During this meeting, the team will begin to identify necessary personal for each operating unit to be interviewed. It may be helpful to this task, to diagram the hierarchy of the different operating units and their different basic tasks. The goals of the case study will also be distinctly defined during this meeting. Additionally the BIM champion will be asked to begin locating artifacts of the organization including products and publications. The artifacts should include general statements about the organization and also the details of their BIM Implementation. It is important to understand the background of the organization’s...
Words: 290 - Pages: 2
...Systems IT Strategic Plan Part One: Background General Instructions: The background is the first part of the IT Strategic Plan document. It is an introduction for people who are strangers to the information systems organization. These outside readers need to be given the contextual information they need to fully comprehend the IT Strategic Plan. Basic Points: • Length of Part One: Write no less than two and no more than five double-spaced pages. Content should be clear and concise. • Narrative Form: Describe the background of the organization in narrative forms, which is more engaging for outside readers. • Fictional or Real The organization may be based on a real one or may be completely fictional. If you have ever considered a start-up, this is a great opportunity to put your ideas to paper! • Factual: The background description should include factual information about key aspects of the organization’s global environment, organizational structure, and IT values (see below for complete description and expectations). Content Will Include: Global Environment: In addition to the following items, include anything about the external environment that comes up in the strategic planning process. Such items can include, but are not limited to, competition or possible competition in the market, the need (or pressure) to outsource, whether relating to the given organization or the market (call centers, customer service...
Words: 2868 - Pages: 12
...John Smith 360-555-1212 • 9600 NE My Address St. - Seattle, WA 11111 • jsmith@nowhere.com Career Objective Versatile team player eager to contribute a strong finance, accounting, & administrative background toward actively supporting the success of a progressive organization offering opportunities for growth in exchange for superior performance. Profile ➢ Offer a 10-year background in accounting and finance, with experience ranging from P&L/financial statements, management reports, general ledger, and journal entries to multi-state payroll, accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, inventory variances allocation, and job costing ➢ Additional cross-training and experience in diverse areas of business operations including staff training and direction, order management, software training, and operational/technical documentation ➢ Effectively identify, develop and execute strategies to boost productivity, efficiency and quality ➢ Dynamic organization, project planning, time management, and multi-tasking abilities ➢ Actively facilitate and contribute to collaborative team environments and welcome increasing responsibilities as well as opportunities for professional development ➢ Readily adapt to new professional settings/industries and adeptly acquire and apply new skills and knowledge toward supporting company goals ➢ PC Literate with technical proficiency in Axapta, MAS90/MAS200, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel Spreadsheets), and...
Words: 430 - Pages: 2
...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3.1 Highlights 2.1.1 Project Background Name of the Proposed project: Type of Business Organization: Location: Proponents: 2.1.2 Management Feasibility Summary 2.1.3 Marketing Feasibility Summary 2.1.4 Technical Feasibility Summary 2.1.5 Financial Feasibility Summary 2.1.6 Socio-Economic Feasibility Summary 2.1 Conclusions (state here, the chances of implementing your project; the advantages of implementing it; and your final analysis and conclusion of the feasibility of your project) 2 Project Background 3.2 Project Proponents Name Address % Ownership 3.3 Proposed Name of the Business/Logo * Here you could state the reason/s four your choice of name or the significance of the name and the logo chosen 3.4 Type of Business Organization * State here if your proposed project is a Single Proprietorship, a Limited or General Partnership, a Corporation, a Subsidiary/Branch/ohers. Indicate the reasons for your choice. 3.4 Location of Head Office, Manufacturing Plant, Store/Outlet Location Chapter 2: Project Background and History A. Project Proponents B. Proposed Name of the Firm/Project & Logo C. Type of Business Organization D. Location of Business Office E. Site Analysis...
Words: 435 - Pages: 2
...the relationship that people should have as human being independent of their races, background, religious and social status. Some people have been victims of racism and discrimination, and other people have witnessed it in everyday lives’ situations such as at school, job, television, sport, etc. Moreover, places that agglomerate people with difference races and background are more likely to find higher degree of racism and discrimination, and the example examined here is sport. Racism in sport may be defined as a situation in which elements involved in a game such as players, coaches, referrers...
Words: 1660 - Pages: 7
...information it should do very thorough background checks on their job applicants before hiring them. Classified information in the wrong hands can be very destructive, and dangerous for the company and the clients they deal with. Due to BSS not doing a thorough background check on their employer from Mercelle-Poulet the employee was caught attempting to sell certain cultures to an overseas client. Bio-Server-Systems should first start with a credit check with job applicants. The company has comply with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. When the applicant fills out the job application the company must let the applicant know that a credit check will be done, and then they need the applicant to approve for the background to be done. The credit check will obtain information about the applicant’s creditworthiness and standing, character, general reputation, personal information, and mode of living (Heneman, Judge, & Kammeyer-Mueller p.406). Since BSS deals with the very sensitive information a investigative consumer report should be done as well. This report will give information about the general reputation, character, personal characteristics, and the mode of living via personal interviews with friends, neighbors, or business associates of the applicant. A criminal background check should be conducted as well. This way BSS can check to see if the applicant has been involved in any theft, fraud, or any type of violence. These are the types of background checks BSS should run before...
Words: 935 - Pages: 4
...Case Study: Southern Baptist Hospital Southern Baptist Hospital (SBH) had long resisted the use of marketing, believing it was not an appropriate activity for a not-for-profit organization. By the mid-1980s, however, the erosion of its market share due to growing competition forced SBH to adopt an aggressive marketing strategy. Its primary initiative was a campaign of television advertisements aimed to reinforce for the general public the image of SBH as a high-quality institution. Because the organization was starting its marketing activities from scratch, ad production and airtime costs were expensive. The television commercials were professionally produced and received critical acclaim from the advertising community. Following the public’s repeated exposure to these advertisements, a hospital executive requested information about the impact of the advertisements. The idea to study the campaign’s impact had not been considered earlier, and a belated evaluation effort was mounted to determine the extent to which the campaign had achieved the desired effect. Much to the consternation of SBH administrators, the evaluation found that the ads had had virtually no impact on the public’s already high perception of the institution, and no improvement in patient volumes, revenues, or market share could be attributed to the campaign. SBH administrators, committed to an expensive initiative, rationalized that the campaign had not aired long enough to generate the desired effect and...
Words: 758 - Pages: 4
...On the basis of the quote mentioned in the title by Dave Moutrey (2012), I think he is trying to convey that there is not much difference between an arts manager and a general business manager. He mentions that he has heard from a lot of people saying that being an arts manager is different or maybe superior to a general manager. However he concludes that if a person is a skilled professional then that is enough, as long as it helps him to achieve the organizations goals and gets the work done on time, whether it is in the arts or any other sector. Bendixen (2000) cited in Caust (2010) shares the same thoughts as Moutrey, where he says that managing an arts organization is not much different than managing any other business activity. Based on Dave Moutrey’s quote I would like to add an extract from Kirchberg and Zembylas’s (2010; p. 2) article on Arts Management: A Sociological Inquiry: “Arts management has been traditionally closely associated with business economics and management studies. An extreme position would therefore argue that arts management represents a professional field that has no significant difference to any other business field. Hence, persons with practical experience in any business might be competent enough to maintain leading positions as arts managers in all cultural organizations. However, individuals who have been professionally socialized in the arts generally tend to conceive arts management differently; they frequently distance themselves, mostly...
Words: 3566 - Pages: 15
