impact of the multicultural societies has tremendously affected the health care industry and evoked the great challenges to the professionals in this career. Heritage Assessment which was developed by Rachel Spector in 2000 provides a comprehensive analysis tool to identify patients and their ancestors’ cultural values, religious beliefs, ethnic background and etc. nurses are able to utilize this tool to improve the health care quality for the patients from diverse ethnics. This paper focuses on the
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Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 12-2008 Managing cultural diversity in hospitality industry Yi Gong University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations Part of the Hospitality Administration and Management Commons Repository Citation Gong, Yi, "Managing cultural diversity in hospitality industry" (2008). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 480. This Professional Paper is brought to you
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Bilingual Education : Friend or Foe? Jennifer Smith Faulkner University Abstract This paper explores both the history of bilingual education as well as it’s implications for American Society. We will define the difference between bilingual education and bilingualism. It takes a formative look at the Bilingual Education Act to see our roots in bilingual education. We will examine both the advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism and it’s effect on the brain.
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different languages, cultural roots, and attitudes. The writer of this paper identify with the Hispanic group.The Hispanic social circle members have in common how important is the family and how much the adults are respected. The Hispanic families help each other when any member in the family needs help such as medical or having financial trouble. They talk loud, fast, and gesticulating with their hands as part of the language. Hispanics are happy people, they are always ready to celebrate and have party
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could benefit from reading this paper. Supervisors and managers are the targeted audience because they need to recognize the ways in which the workplace is changing, evolving, and diversifying. Since managing diversity remains a significant organizational challenge, managers must learn the managerial skills needed in a multicultural work environment. Supervisors and managers must be prepared to teach themselves and others within their organizations to value multicultural differences in both associates
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Phoenix Socio-Geographic Factors Companies face many factors that affect the ways management can operate the business. In the United States companies are becoming global and facing challenges of attracting and retaining employees. This paper entails Verizon Communications’ policies and procedures that the company uses to address new and old issues that management faces. In today’s society many people come from diverse backgrounds and companies have to learn to work with the differences
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Introduction In this paper, the reader will be provided an overview of the size, location, purchasing power, and market potential for the three largest minority target markets in the country - Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans. AFRICAN AMERICAN Total Numbers in the US In 2013, the US Census Bureau estimated 45,003,665 African Americans in the United States (BlackDemographics.com). Percent of the Total US Population At an estimated census of 45,003,665, the African
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Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? Throughout American history the white race has been the majority because it included the Hispanic Americans as well as those that are from the Mid-Western part of the country. Sometimes in our history race was deemed by the pigment of one’s skin and those with a lighter pigmentation were considered white. Although the color of their skin may
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minorities can be a sensitive and touchy subject to advertisers. Historically, minority groups; Hispanics, African American, and Asians have been targeted to sell certain products. This targeting has received adverse responses from these ethic groups. For example, studies have shown that there are more liquor advertising around universities that are popular with Hispanics and Blacks. This paper will discuss research on minorities utilizing secondary sources, summarize and identify consumer needs
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Minority Research Paper Sharonica White September 8, 2013 MKTG 310 Introduction African, Asian and Hispanic American are the minority target markets in the country. All three of these target market has the own size, location, purchasing power and market potential. This report will evaluate and summarize each target market. 1 AFRICAN AMERICAN Total numbers in the U.S. 44,456,009 (http://www.reachingblackconsumers.com/2012/06/black-households-and-the-opportunities-they-present/)
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