...Explain corporate social responsibility and diversity in the modern workplace Identify how companies influence their ethics environment Valuing diversity means making decisions based on merit, encouraging different perspectives, and challenging behaviors that undermine other cultural or gender groups. Valuing diversity means developing attitudes, practices and procedures that provide genuine equality of treatment and opportunity for all employees, regardless of issues such as gender, religious belief, age, disability, sex or ethnic origin. Valuing diversity means: * Championing and progressing diversity, building a positive culture that harnesses diversity. Consistently challenging behavior/attitudes that undermine other cultural or gender groups. * Proactively supporting a meritocracy. * Being fair and objective. * Displaying sensitivity to the needs of individuals, using a broad range of interpersonal styles to suit the requirements of any situation, local environment or culture. * Encouraging a full range of perspectives and assimilating these into business decisions. When it comes to incorporating social responsibility or sustainability in the workplace, it’s not just about creating a green building or complying with green building code; it’s about creating healthy and productive workplaces for people while increasing social and shareholder value for the organization. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens list (from Corporate Responsibility...
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...Part A 1. Three major pieces of federal legislation related to diversity Legislation | Explanation | The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 | makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the ground of race, colour or national or ethnic origin. | The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 | makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the grounds of a person's sex, marital status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy or to sexually harass another person. | The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1984 | provides for the rights of people with physical or mental disabilities and addresses complaints of discrimination in employment. | 2. In my own words, Diversity in the workplace is about learning from each other regardless of our cultural background and bringing those differences into the workplace to broaden experiences and knowledge. Diversity includes not only race but gender, ethnicity, personality, age, education and background. It is a good idea to have a diverse workforce because: By branching out to a diverse workforce, employers have access to a greater pool of candidates thereby improving the odds of hiring the best person. In a competitive marketplace, an organization that puts people first – regardless of their race, religion, gender, age, sexual preference, or physical disability has an advantage over the other players. Just as the workforce is becoming more diverse so is your market. Employees who mirror the customers you serve can benefit...
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...Individual differences and diversity in workplace The research of individual differences is a true fact since human existence. With increasing competition in the world workplace, it is clear that the businesses with various resources still at the level of demand (Marquardt & Reynolds, 1993). As companies face multiple of difficulties in order to keep successful in the marketplace, workforce give the company most valuable benefits. Therefore, respecting employee in the organization is the key for successful company and that can be achieve by understanding individual differences. Behaviours, values, personalities, and attitudes are different for each person. Considering these diverse traits lead the employees to the most appropriate in achieving organization. Since individuals are different, it is accepted that each employee behave in different ways. The key for companies is meeting individual diversity as a real opportunity and moving it into an advantage. There are three main important individual differences that organisations should focus on, values, personality and attitudes. Values: According to Howard (1988), values are the basic structures of culture. However, values can be applied in management to develop relationships with people. Values can be defined as the beliefs of individual or a group which they have an emotional investment (clegg S. et.al, 2011). Schwartz (1992) describes some values as ‘trans-situational’. These values in one’s life without considering...
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...and managing diversity approaches. Discuss. Equality is the complicated theory to explain because of the wide variety of meaning attached to concept. Depends on the article of Jewson and Mason’s (1986), they express the equality in liberal and radical approach. In the liberal view, equal opportunity, this exists when all individuals are freely able to compete for social rewards. As Webb (1977) said, the liberal approach which is according to a belief in the rights of the individual to universally possible standards of justice and citizenship. The emphasis is on the individual, for example job selection should be focus on the merit of individual which performs fairly. On the other hand, the radical approach is to achieve not only the equal opportunity, but also the equal outcome. Compare to liberal approach, the focus of the radical approach is not on individuals, but on groups. “The ideal of the radical approach is a situation where every workforce is representative of all the social groups available to it” (Kaler, 2001: 53). For instance, although individual who is the group representative, the principle of selection will not choose the merit alone. To conclude, equality can be theorized in liberal and radical approach. Regard to the complicated conception of equality, to get the equal opportunity in employment which also is a complex and huge progress. It requires a mix of affirmative action legislation, anti-discrimination legislation and managing diversity approach. In...
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...Meghan Patt Diversity Managing Human Resources HRM315-1203B-02 Lori Kerrigan Phase1 IND Project August 27, 2012 Diversity In today’s global world emphasis continues to progress towards workforce diversity as the forefront of effective organizational strategies. This has contributed to the expansion of the definition of diversity. We no longer define diversity by race and gender, lifestyles, personality, education, and geographic origin.” Diversity now includes everyone.” Diversity and affirmative action are sometimes confused with each other, though there are significant differences between the two. The term affirmative action involves regulations and laws that regulate hiring and promoting of employees without regard to their race, color or national origin and later expanded to include inequalities and discrimination against such groups such as women, ethnic minorities, the disabled and veterans. However, diversity is a broader concept. It can be defined as understanding, valuing and respecting the human qualities, characteristics and beliefs of individuals or groups that are different, such as ones ethnic or and racial background, cognitive and physical abilities, socioeconomic status, religion and other different states of being. Affirmative action and diversity are separate points, yet both are aimed at stimulating the inclusion of people from different human qualities in the workforce (Larsen, 2011). Cultural diversity is when differences in race...
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...workforce is essential in order to maintain its organizational values and culture. Tanglewood emphasizes employee participation and teamwork and encourages employees to make suggestions and if their suggestions are successfully implemented they receive a financial bonus and department managers receive financial benefits for successfully carrying forward these ideas to implementation. Department stores are run as teams and everyone in the team shares the same knowledge. In addition, each department manager utilizes their own methods for running their department with mandatory weekly meetings which allow employees to voice any dissatisfaction. Human resources consist of a corporate and store level. Corporate is responsible for data analysis and designing policies/programs (i.e., recruiting methods) and this analyses...
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...A Diversity Audit in Mental Health Setting TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page 3 INTRODUCTION Page 4, 5 BACKGROUND Page 5, 6 LITERATURE REVIEW Page 6, 7, 8, 9 BENEFITS OF MANAGING DIVERSITY Page 9, 10 PROGRESS TOWARDS MANAGING DIVERSITY Page 10, 11 RESEARCH QUESTIONS Page 11, 12 METHODS ` Page 12, 13, 14 DISCUSSION Page 14, 15, 16 LIMITATION Page17, RECOMMENDATIONS Page 17, 18 REFERENCES Page 19, 20, 21, 22 APPENDIXES A Page 23 APPENDIXES B Pages 23, 24, 25, 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which employees...
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...A Diversity Audit in Mental Health Setting Chantell Douglas TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page 3 INTRODUCTION Page 4, 5 BACKGROUND Page 5, 6 LITERATURE REVIEW Page 6, 7, 8, 9 BENEFITS OF MANAGING DIVERSITY Page 9, 10 PROGRESS TOWARDS MANAGING DIVERSITY Page 10, 11 RESEARCH QUESTIONS Page 11, 12 METHODS ` Page 12, 13, 14 DISCUSSION Page 14, 15, 16 LIMITATION Page17, RECOMMENDATIONS Page 17, 18 REFERENCES Page 19, 20, 21, 22 APPENDIXES A Page 23 APPENDIXES B Pages 23, 24, 25, 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to determine the...
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...A Diversity Audit in Mental Health Setting TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page 3 INTRODUCTION Page 4, 5 BACKGROUND Page 5, 6 LITERATURE REVIEW Page 6, 7, 8, 9 BENEFITS OF MANAGING DIVERSITY Page 9, 10 PROGRESS TOWARDS MANAGING DIVERSITY Page 10, 11 RESEARCH QUESTIONS Page 11, 12 METHODS ` Page 12, 13, 14 DISCUSSION Page 14, 15, 16 LIMITATION Page17, RECOMMENDATIONS Page 17, 18 REFERENCES Page 19, 20, 21, 22 APPENDIXES A Page 23 APPENDIXES B Pages 23, 24, 25, 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which employees...
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...A Diversity Audit in Mental Health Setting TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page 3 INTRODUCTION Page 4, 5 BACKGROUND Page 5, 6 LITERATURE REVIEW Page 6, 7, 8, 9 BENEFITS OF MANAGING DIVERSITY Page 9, 10 PROGRESS TOWARDS MANAGING DIVERSITY Page 10, 11 RESEARCH QUESTIONS Page 11, 12 METHODS ` Page 12, 13, 14 DISCUSSION Page 14, 15, 16 LIMITATION Page17, RECOMMENDATIONS Page 17, 18 REFERENCES Page 19, 20, 21, 22 APPENDIXES A Page 23 APPENDIXES B Pages 23, 24, 25, 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which employees...
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...Audience Analysis Gloria Aguilar COM285 October 23, 2011 Catherine Cain-Turner Audience Analysis In business we often communicate with a diverse group of people that come from different backgrounds and within the organization, from different divisions and responsibilities. Communication happens in different ways within an organization, by e-mail, memos, phone calls and many times in meetings. To effectively conduct in person meetings, it is important to know the audience and their characteristics, considerations on the diversity of the audience, appropriate channels of communication to ensure that the message is effective. In business, when organizing a meeting, your audience may include a diverse group of people like stakeholders, department managers, salespeople, and customers. To understand your audience, you must do your research; know your audience and the role they play within the organization. Characteristics of an audience can be irrelevant but it is necessary to consider the ones that matter for an effective message. Economic or cultural are some of the things that you need to identify if speaking to a group. “In many organizational situations, you’ll analyze your audience not as individuals but as members of a group. Focus on what group members have in common. Although generalizations won’t be true for all members of the group, generalization is necessary when you must appeal to a large group of people with one message” (Locker, Kienzler 2008). We live in...
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... |School of Business | | |HRM/531 | | |Human Capital Management | Copyright ©2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course prepares students to address the concepts of personnel development as managers. Students learn criteria for developing effective job analysis, appraisal systems, and appropriate career development plans for employees. Other topics include personnel selection, employee compensation, benefits, training, workplace diversity, discipline, employee rights, unions, and management behaviors. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held 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...
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...Diversity Awareness at ABC Corporation Situational background ABC Corporation is a fictional advertising agency. Following many years of highly successful advertising campaigns, market growth and staffing expansion, ABC has come under attack by various ethnic groups and the business community for a lack of sensitivity in some broadcast and print advertising. The leadership team is concerned about the consequences of this backlash to our clients’ satisfaction and retention and to our revenue stream. It was evident to the leaders attending last month’s leadership meeting that the source of this problem ran deeply through the organization. The leadership team is highly diverse in ethic and national origins, language skills, background and experience. The employees reflect a similar high level of diversity. What currents are directing our projects into insensitive waters? The leadership team appointed three of its members, Robert, Pat and Paul to investigate the source of the troubled waters; to bring some clarity to the analysis, “why are we not fully leveraging the diversity of our workforce?” The investigative team is to report its findings in one month, at the following leadership team meeting. The investigative team interviewed employees and administered surveys to assess possible causes of the problem. They met to analyze and interpret the data and to prepare a presentation to the leadership team. Findings The investigative team discovered that two advertisements...
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...groups of Xerox employees dating from the 1960s, play an important role in our diversity story. These caucuses, similar to networking and affinity groups, are instrumental in advocating openness, opportunity and inclusion for the entire Xerox community. They work with management to achieve common business objectives, self-advocacy and to create an environment of inclusion. Six caucus groups currently exist to address the concerns and meet the needs of employees who are African-American, Hispanic, Asian, women, African-American women, gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual. Through executive roundtables, our CEO and other senior leaders meet with diverse teams of Xerox employees, often representing one of our caucus groups. During these informal sessions, participants share their views on Xerox’s work environment and business concerns, and identify actionable items for discussion with Xerox’s senior team. The process ensures that the executive leadership team and the CEO are working together to resABSTRACT. Currently, an increasing number of organizations are attempting to enhance inclusiveness of under represented individuals through proactive efforts to manage their diversity. In this article, we define diversity management against the backdrop of its predecessor, affirmative action. Next, selected examples of organizations that have experienced specific positive bottom line results from diversity management strategies are discussed. The present paper also provides a conceptual...
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...AU/ACSC/0607C/97-03 UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON ORGANIZATIONS A Research Paper Presented To The Research Department Air Command and Staff College In Partial Fulfillment of the Graduation Requirements of ACSC by Maj Molly K. Moon March 1997 Disclaimer The views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of the US government or the Department of Defense. ii Contents Page DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................ ii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.......................................................................................... iv PREFACE....................................................................................................................... v ABSTRACT................................................................................................................... vi INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 FROM GRUDGING ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO MANAGING DIVERSITY .............. 3 IMPACT OF DIVERSITY ON INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.................... 9 Diversity Climate Factors.......................................................................................... 12 Identity Structures................................................................................................ 12 Prejudice...
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