Cultural diversity is divided into two: primary and secondary. Primary diversity includes factors such as age, race and physical abilities. Secondary dimensions include factors such as family status, first language and religion among others. In the work place there are three main categories that cultural diversity is classified into, organizational, external, and internal. Organizational dimension is the functional level. It includes content/field work, area/department group, seniority or position
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Final Paper | | HR582 Managing Global Diversity | | Owner | 10/21/2010 | | Deloitte Diversity Audit Organizational Background: Deloitte is a staple in the financial accounting industry for over 100 years. In this time frame they have continued to revamp themselves to still remain relevant not only for their trade of accounting but developing its primary asset, their employees. Deloitte help set the standard after the crash with audits and regulations that led to more thorough
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Diversity in the Workplace Sodexo Introduction: The company I have chosen to conduct my research audit on is Sodexo. This paper will discuss and examine a diversity audit on Sodexo Company. This audit will consist of the company’s background, criteria’s that companies should follow, and how Sodexo uses the creteria’s to maintain diversity. The findings will also consist of what the company truly practices through ten researched questions. The question consists of findings from articles that
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in place the following characteristics: a. solid reputation; b. provide clear job objectives; c. present challenges and learning opportunities; d. create a culture of accountability; e. offer attractive compensation; and f. create a culture of diversity and inclusion. Solid Reputation One of the best ways to attract superior employees is to be a top company. Needless to say, high achievers want to work for companies that have excellent reputation, exemplary management and top of the
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Thinking About Diversity & Inclusion Kristofer Kem SOC/315 March 15, 2012 Jeff Hoover Thinking About Diversity & Inclusion Cultural diversity is a mixture of cultures of a specific region, or in the world as a whole. It is sometimes used to refer to multiculturalism within an organization. Cultures have spread throughout the world. The have successfully adapted to periodic disastrous changes in global and local climate and also to widely differing conditions. The many separate societies
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The Dimensions of Cultural Diversity According to Geert Hofestede, a scholar and researcher from the Netherlands, there are four dimensions of cultural diversity: power distance, collectivism vs. individualism, femininity vs. masculinity, and uncertainty avoidance. (Hofstede, n.d.). As cited by Maloney, Geert Hofstede, “…defined a dimension as an aspect of culture that can be measured relative to other cultures. He suggested that people carry “mental programs” which develop in the family and
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ONE DISCUSSION What are the dimensions of cultural diversity? Identify and briefly explain the dimensions by referencing both textbooks. My initial response to the question “What are the dimensions of cultural diversity?” were religion, race, ethnicity and gender. However, upon reading a chapter in the book Understanding and managing diversity : readings, cases and exercises by Harvey and Allard, the chapter A World View of Cultural Diversity by Thomas Sowell (2009), changed my perspective. After
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Effect of workforce diversity in the performance of an organization Name: Institution: 1.0 Introduction Diversity in the workplace has for a longtime been viewed as a challenging issue to manage within an organization. The management therefore takes quite some time to ensure that the employees get along. This has to be done to enable every single employee feel engaged within the organization. The website identified for this study is Apple Company website. The company clearly
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Principles At the completion of the Darby Department Store audit, the president asks about the meaning of the phrase “in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles,” which appears in your audit report on the management’s financial statements. He observes that the meaning of the phrase must include more than what he thinks of as “principles.” Required: a. Explain the meaning of the term accounting principles as used in the audit report. (Do not in this part discuss the significance of
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the key factors likely considered by Deloitte and other audit firms when assessing engagement risk? How, if at all, are auditors’ professional responsibilities affected when a client poses a higher than normal degree of engagement risk? Engagement risk is composed of three broad categories: the entity’s business risk, the auditor’s audit risk, and the auditor’s business risk. Each subtopic has its corresponding factors in regards to an audit. * Entity’s Business Risk “Financial trends are the
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