...Managing Diversity Research Paper Proposal Anee Rork Team C University of Phoenix Managing Diversity Research Paper Proposal Workplaces today are become increasingly diverse with employees of different genders, races, cultures, ethnic origins, and lifestyles. There have been so many changes in the cultural make-up of organizations that it has become imperative for leaders and supervisors to understand cultural diversity and how it can affect their organization. By understanding how this diversity can affect their organization, leaders are taking steps to assure a conflict-free environment and promoting positive outcomes for the business, as well as its employees. “Diversity today is being viewed as a key means to strengthen the human capital of an organization and improve overall performance” (Bowes, 2007/2008). Studies have shown that diverse workforces can positively affect and strengthen the organization, but what can organizations do to assure this type of environment? What programs or tools do leaders need to implement when looking to improve their ability to manage this diversity? The main purpose of this research paper will be to explore what methods organizations and leaders can use to successfully manage increased cultural diversity within the workforce. This research will reflect not only why it is important for organizations to embrace the differences in a diverse workplace, but will discuss the consequences that may occur if they...
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... MGMT415-1301A-06 “PPQ Parts” February 17, 2013 Abstract In this research paper will be addressing a number of concerns that will be taken places as the host foreign country undergoes expansion. Detailing what cultural difficulties and multiplicity concerns are generally stumbled upon by the MNC and worldwide companies. Will be researching diversity and how this is a significant issue in the worldwide arena. Detailing various political and economic concerns that will be encountered while world- wide growth. The business of PPQ Parts has concluded that for the business to develop worldwide over the next few years, its supervisors should be suitably educated in multiculturalism and multiplicity management. The company’s decision makers must be conscious of any opinionated and financial matters that will take place during the development. The research paper will give you insight into some of the worries for the upper management. Problems of Concerns The multitude nation of the PPQ Parts will be mass to an establishment applied to a diverse method of doing things, transpiring that the business came from a diverse, common, ethnic, opinionated, and financial...
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...Student Self-administered case study Importance of Diversity In The Workplace Case summary: Case duration (Min): Human Resource Management (HRM) 45-60 Promoting diversity Worldwide This case focuses on DIFFERENCE ‐ Interacting and working productively with others and how best to use human resources to meet organizational goals through high levels of performance (motivated, effective and efficient workers) and competing in the global marketplace. We begin this case by exploring the changing nature of the workplace; We then explore what is meant by diversity and consider the business case for promoting and managing diversity within contemporary organizations. Learning objectives: Evaluate diversity and multiculturalism as a source of sustainable competitive advantage and identify the benefits of diversity for organizations. Case problem: What is meant by diversity and should organizations seek to be diverse? Company Aramark http://www.aramark.com/ Food ‐ Major Diversified ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award‐winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. In FORTUNE magazine's 2009 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry. ARAMARK seeks to address issues responsibly that matter to its clients, customers, employees and communities by focusing on employee advocacy...
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...Multicultural Experience Paper Caspian Restaurant is located 14100 Culver Dr. in Irvine, California. This restaurant serves fine Persian food or in a more broad term, Middle Eastern Cuisine. Caspian Restaurant has been voted as one of the best restaurants in all of Orange County and has a variety of delicious delicacies. Most Middle Eastern dishes consist of meats such as chicken, lamb, and beef. However, there are also great dishes such as Falafel for vegetarians. Falafels are small fried round patties that are made from beans. They are usually a light-brown color, but may also be a greenish color from adding green vegetables such as cilantro or parsley. Served with these dishes is usually a side plate of their bread known as Pita bread (Heller, 2006). In ancient times of Egypt, people were served bread that was made by grounding the wheat and then cooked over a fire and with this bread they were also served beans. The variety of beans served included fava, lentils, and chickpeas. This is where the idea of Hummus, a favorite appetizer among Middle Eastern people, came about. Hummus is a chickpeas puree that is served with green olives and a small amount of olive oil. Hummus is usually eaten with the Pita bread as a healthy appetizer dish. For many Middle Eastern families, it is important that guests are served some of the homes favorite dishes. This includes various dips, cheeses, salads, and sometimes even fried meats and vegetables (Heller, 2006). As I entered...
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...------------------------------------------------- Multicultural Competency Paper Dr. Rawls, Andre Multicultural Psychology / 535 May 07, 2014 Multicultural Diversity The information in the following paper will include answers to the following questions: what biases, perceptions, attitudes and beliefs might I hold about culturally different groups? How might these attitudes or perceptions influence my interaction with individuals who are culturally different from myself? How knowledgeable am I about my values, practices and experiences of individuals who are culturally different from myself? And finally, what are my strengths and weaknesses in interacting with culturally diverse individuals and how might I address any shortcomings? One final bit of information prior to getting into the body of the paper, the information from my personal life (past and present) is what I have assessed, being as I do not currently hold a job in the workplace, however, I am a stay at home mom and student. My life tends to be very culturally filled even though I am a stay at home mom. For seven years, I ran an in-home daycare. I was very culturally open. I have always been one to believe that everyone is exactly the same under the skin – blood and bones. My personal attitudes with people of other race, cultures, etc. I believe are very open. I find others to be very interesting so when there are cultural differences – it is fun to take the time to learn the culture or at least to be...
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...Multicultural Competency Paper Multicultural Psychology 535 Dr. Mary Ann Cejki, M.S., Ph.D. Multicultural Competency Guideline 1: Psychologists are encouraged to recognize that, as cultural beings, they may hold attitudes and beliefs that can detrimentally influence their perceptions of and interactions with individuals who are ethnically and racially different from themselves (American Psychological Association, 2003). I agree that psychologist can hold many different beliefs concerning others. The beliefs can sometimes hinder a person from growing emotionally, and cognitively. In my opinion it is important for the professional to be familiar with the diversity that may exist in their patients and remain professional in their attitude and beliefs. This can include cultural heritage, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status just to name a few. Sometimes, it is difficult to suppress those feelings but repeated “attempts at suppression lead to improvements in automatic biases” (Plant & Devine, 1998). Guideline 2: Psychologists are encouraged to recognize the importance of multicultural sensitivity/responsiveness to, knowledge of, and understanding about ethnically and racially different individuals (American Psychological Association, 2003). I believe this is a very true statement base on personal experience. I believe that it is important to have knowledge of multicultural sensitivity for a better understanding of the clients in the psychology field. It is necessary...
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...The date was November 14, 2011. The patient was OG, a twenty-four year old male Hispanic. He immigrated to the United States when he was 5 years old from Guatemala, with his mother and he is a legal American citizen. He was brought to Aurora Behavioral healthcare on a 5150 by ex-wife and her parents due to suicidal ideation with a plan to overdose on his medications. He complained of worsening depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. He felt hopeless and had suicidal ideation prior to admission. The ex-wife reported she had received a text from the patient saying, “I need to do something before I hurt myself. You’d be better off if I were dead.” He and his wife separated in December of 2010 and the divorce was finalized in August 2011. The couple separated because of violence; they had gotten into an argument and he pushed her. His ex-wife stated OG’s depression had gotten worse over the past week. The patient said he suffered from blackouts and he couldn’t remember things that had happened. On September 21, 2011 he was arrested while working in Las Vegas for using technology to lure a minor and was in jail for 11 days. The patient said he blacks out and did not remember the incident and woke up in jail. In October of 2011 his physician NP Brantman, prescribed him trazodone, Abilify and Seroquel. He was admitted for suicidal ideation and major depression. Hispanics for the most part believe that health is...
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...Multicultural polices promote multiple cultural traditions under a single country’s government and as a result these policies redefine a country’s previous conception of it’s national identity. Throughout European history, politicians and governments have implemented multicultural policies as a way to encourage immigrants to integrate into society (Malik, 2015). In recent years European politicians have begun to claim that multiculturalism is a danger to civil society (Malik, 2015). In the article Multicultural Policy and Political Support in European Democracies, Jack Citrin argues that the recent and extensive adoption of multicultural policies within Europe has magnified the degree of hostility towards immigration (Citrin, Levy and Wright,...
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...Multicultural Literature Analysis Paper Multicultural Literature In this paper I will discuss and analyze multicultural literature. I will define what multicultural literature is and what forces produce multicultural literature. I will determine what makes a work multicultural or not and finally how the quality of multicultural literature should be judged. Literature, a major carrier of content, can be used as a powerful way to understanding the world (Tway, 1989). Experts in multicultural education frequently emphasize the importance of using literature to increase cultural awareness (Tway, 1989). The literature used should accurately portray the history, customs, values, and language of a particular cultural group (Cutter, 2005). Through sharing literature that reflects the multitude of cultural groups, students can learn to understand and to appreciate a literary heritage that comes from many diverse backgrounds. For example in the story “Good Girls Are Bad News” by Subhadra Sen Gupta Bineeta is caught smoking in public, this starts a feud with the parents who try to make her think that smoking will affect her grades in some way and are very disappointed in her. In the Asian culture it looked down upon for a woman to smoke cigarettes with a very low number that actually do. Bineeta proved to everyone that smoking did not have any effect oh her grades and that her main point was to prove that the decisions she makes will always be what is best for...
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...Multicultural Communication 4/28/13 Multicultural communication/relationship analysis In a world full of many different cultures, ethnicities, languages, classes, and values, multicultural communication has played an instrumental role in our every-day activities. Whether it is at work or school, it is a variable that strongly reflects and influences the way that an individual acts in the world. As a current full-time college student and part-time worker, I have experienced many moments of multicultural communication and relationships throughout my twenty-one years of life. My first memorable moments were probably from elementary school. I went to elementary school in a more urban area of south Seattle. Therefore, the area was very multi-cultural. I was a part of a before and after-school child day care program where I met some of my best friends throughout the majority of my childhood. The day care was very diverse with many different cultures and ethnicities. I benefitted a lot from this because it’s where first really learned how to be a social person. I learned how to speak to people who I didn’t know, how to make new friends, and even how to expand relationships with people. As I got closer to the people who were becoming my best friends, I started to learn about their culture and moral values. For example, me being Asian-American, I was so accustomed to eating Vietnamese and other Asian foods. My mother packed me meals every day that I was so accustomed to eating...
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...I attended a non-denominational religious ceremony this past weekend and I must say that it was not what I thought it would be. I became a Christian by way of the Pentecostal denomination and I learned the doctrine when I became a member of the Baptist congregation. I would say that I enjoyed the non-denominational ceremony more because it was a taste of both the Baptist and the Pentecostal forum that I am already accustomed to. I was always curious about the non-denominational ministries. Because to me it did not seem that they could conduct a service without any denomination. It seemed to me that the denominations were created to conduct the service in a particular order. The denominations were thought to be the guidelines of the service. I thought the services would be an indefinite “circus act” without the guideline to be followed. I am happy to say that the “circus act” was not the case. The service was not conducted for a very long time. The Sunday school service was over-extended into the worship service. The content, and the discussion were joyous to participate in. The Praise and Worship portion was very entertaining as everyone participated, including the children. The Pastor allowed whoever wanted to stand and testify the opportunity and the time to speak whatever they had to say. The members had received the message that they needed to hear before the Pastor stood up to speak. Therefore, she dismissed the congregation, without prolonging the service any longer...
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...a counselor to understand what a crisis situation is and what the first steps are in the response process of such situations. James and Gilliland (2013) indicate that it is important for counselor to be calm, collective, and obtain control over the crisis situation. When the counselor is calm, it will help calm the individual in the crisis situation. Furthermore, counselors should have the ability to think quickly in highly demanding situations that have the tendency to change at a fast pace (James & Gilliland, 2013, p. 22). As well as being educated about crisis situation, maintaining a calm presence during a crisis situation and responding to a crisis situation in a fast and efficient manner, the counselor must also be educated in multicultural counseling. There will be many individuals that one may counsel that are from different countries, religious backgrounds, races, or even individuals that are from the United States but were raised culturally different than oneself. Sue and Sue (2013) stated that counselors should be versatile in their skills that allow them to connect to clients of different cultures or backgrounds. Strategies that could be used to help counselors with individuals in crisis situations would be, gaining awareness of one’s own weaknesses, possibly seeking guidance from a supervisor to obtain proper training in crisis situations and working with clients of different cultures or backgrounds. James and Gilliland (2013) state that one should look at the different...
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...expect some (most or all) of us will feel strongly about certain issues, we need to treat each other respect even if we disagree. Be careful with the words you choose and your delivery. We don’t have to agree but we do have to treat each other with respect. Objectives * Students will be familiar with writing for different audiences. Part of the UHWO GLOs (General Learning Outcomes) requires students to effectively communicate information for an intended audience. The UHWO catalogue explains that part of being able to effectively communicate information will necessitate utilizing different type of information literacy. * We will become familiar with using primary and secondary texts in our research papers. This course will ready students for their future term papers as they continue their journey at UHWO. * Students will learn the...
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...answers to the things that I don't know. Most importantly I have learned how important literature and language are. When I started at CI, I thought I was going to spend the next 3 years reading classics, discussing them and then writing about them. That was what I did in community college English courses, so I didn't think it would be much different here. On the surface, to an outsider, I am sure that this is what it appears that C.I. English majors do. In most all my classes I did read, discuss, and write papers; however, I quickly found out that that there was so much more to it. One specific experience I had while at C.I. really shows how integrated this learning is. Instead of writing a paper for my final project in Perspectives of Multicultural Literature (ENGL 449), I decided with a friend to venture to an Indian reservation and compare it to a book we read by Sherman Alexie. We had a great time and we learned so much more that we ever could have done from writing a paper. The opportunity to do that showed me that there are so many ways that one can learn that are both fun and educational. The English courses also taught me how powerful the written word and language can be. Words tell so much more than a story. Stories tell about life and the...
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...Objectives * The student will be able to learn the characteristics of a graph. * The student will be able to record data. * The student will be able to help organize information on a graph. * The student will be able to discuss, compare, and contrast information presented in graphs. * The student will be able to understand the concept of and use language to describe how many, more than, least between and greatest, same and equal to, greater, more, most, less, fewer, and smallest. * The student will be able to create a family tree of their family. * The student will be able to explore their family heritage. * The student will be able to develop an understanding of how their families function and renew their appreciation of various family members. * The student will be able to use small motor skills and counting skills. * The student will be able to use problem solving, observation, prediction, creative thinking and fine motor skills. * The student will be able to understand the five senses and the associated body parts. * The student will be able to recognize how the five senses help them learn about the world around them. * The student will be able to describe different parts of their bodies. * The student will be able to understand how each body part function. * The student will be able to express their feelings. * The student will be able to write, recognize, and spell their first and last name. * The student...
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