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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America and Diversity Kathy McGowan ETH/125 February 2, 2014 Shanna Birkholz-Vasquez America and Diversity Over more than two hundred years, the United States has grown from a fledgling nation to one of the most powerful countries in the world. The principles which established this nation attracted many different groups to its shores. Principles of freedom of religion and speech bought refugees from different ethnic groups. While other groups came to seek their fortune in the “land of
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Management of Human Resources MAN6307 UNIT 1 Case 4-1 Case 4-1 on pgs. 145-147 of your text. 1. Why do many companies find increasing and managing diversity to be difficult challenges? 2. What were the key elements in Blahna's successful diversity strategy? 3. Under what circumstances might the consulting pairs approach be most useful? 4. What steps should management take to ensure that the consulting pairs approach is working? Businesses have come a long way since the days
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Cultural diversity in the medical field is, at times, greatly hindered because of religious beliefs, language barriers, and the hierarchies of diverse cultures and these have the propensity to affect the continuity of care for the patients. “More than ever before healthcare professionals are subject to dealing with a number of vast and various cultural diversities”. (Alva) These differences vary in as many ways as there are different ethnic groups in any particular area. Religious beliefs can
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There are many differences between Muslims and Arabs. The biggest difference between the two is there religious. According to Schaefer, “Arabs are an ethnic group and Muslims are a religious group.” Other differences’ between the two are that they hail from different geographical and ancestral backgrounds, and they arrived to the United States at different times.” One policy change that has occurred in the past few years (post 9/11) is that there is a close surveillance of Muslims charity organizations
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------------------------------------------------- Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is basically a range of different things. Whether it is being diverse within languages one speaks, diverse in the clothes that someone wears or the style that they have, or even diverse as far as the type of group that one fits in. Diversity does not necessarily have to always talk
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religion and Famen in their country, then it was the Germans also fleeing for religious purposes, then came the Italians also for religious asylum and for a better life. All these groups were an integral part of the makings of the United States, contributing culturally, in the military, and also as unskilled labor to build the country. Each group developed in different ways here in the US, the Germs had a big religious and cultural influence. The Italians were very good at commercializing and starting
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Religious Group: Jehovah Witness Jehovah Witnesses are members of a Christian-based religious movement. They base their beliefs solely on the words written in the Bible and disregard any personal theories. Witnesses separate themselves from the outside world living, working, and educating themselves in a secular way. Celebrations of Easter, Christmas, and Birthdays are non-existent as well as participation of military service, voting and certain civic commitments. Jehovah Witnesses congregate
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Running Head: DIVERSITY, IN OUR Diversity in Our World, Good or Bad Renee Richardson Employee/Employer Relations Professor Bagwell December 3, 2008 Abstract Diversity is a wider concept than just ethnicity, race and gender. Other unique characteristics such as age, culture, style, education, religious beliefs, and sexual orientation also contribute to diversity. Promoting workforce diversity is difficult
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given everything they need and want when they need and want it without having to work for it or abide by the laws of our country. In this course, I feel the texts contained information by and about people like me because every human being has an ethnic background including one or more cultural races. For instance, I have Cherokee and Lumbee Indian blood in my family and the text included information about Native Americans. I have German, English, and Irish decent in my family and the text includes
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