Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
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Disability
Sexual orientation
Race
Ethnicity
Education
Age
Religion
Economic level
Managers Challenge: Wal-Mart
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Meeting the
Challenge of Diversity
Causes and Consequences
Valuing Diversity
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Valuing Diversity
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Corporate Diversity
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Workforce Diversity
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Dimensions of Diversity
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Primary
Dimensions
Inborn difference
- Have an impact
throughout ones
life
Secondary
Dimensions
Education
Marital
Status
Parental
Status
Primary
Dimensions
Gender
Age
Religious
Beliefs
Ethnicity
Person Sexual
Physical
Orientation
Ability
Military
Experience
Secondary
Dimensions
Acquired or
changed
throughout
ones lifetime
Have less
impact still
impact self
definition
Race
Geographic
Location
Work
Background
Income
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= belief
that
ones
Goal for Ethnocentrism
organizations seeking cultural
diversity
is pluralism
own
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Globalization
Competition
is intense
Changing
Composition of
Workforce
Dramatic
Changes in
the
Customer
Base
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Biculturalism
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Education Programs
Educate management on
valuing differences
Promoting knowledge and
acceptance
Taking advantage of the
opportunities that diversify
provides
Organization Culture
Valuing differences
Prevailing value system
Cultural inclusion
Challenges For
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Management
CHALLENGES
OF
CULTURAL
DIVERSITY
Heterogeneity in
Race/Ethnicity/Nationality
Effect on cohesiveness,
communication, conflict, morale
Effects of group identity on
interaction (e.g., stereotyping)
Prejudice (racism, ethnocentrism)
HR Management Systems
(Bias Free?)
Recruitment
Training and development
Performance appraisal
Compensation and benefits
Promotion
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Glass Ceiling
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2004 = 15.7%
2000 = 12.5%
1995 = 8.7%
Only eight Fortune 500 companies have female
CEOs
Ethical Dilemma: A Mans World
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Diversity Initiatives
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Recruitment
Examine employee demographics
Examine composition of the labor pool in the area
Examine composition of the customer base
Career Advancement
Eliminate the glass ceiling
Accomplish mentoring relationships
Accommodating Special Needs
Child care
Non-English speaking training materials and information packets can be
provided
Maternity or paternity leave
Flexible work schedules
Home-based employment
Long-term-care insurance, special health or life benefits
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Stages of
Diversity
Awareness
Integration
Multicultural attitude-enables
one toName
integrate
ofdifferences
Institution
and adapt both cognitively
and behaviorally
Adaptation
Able to shift from one cultural
perspective to another
Able to empathize with those
Acceptance of other cultures
Accepts behavioral differences and
underlying differences in values
Recognizes validity of other ways of
thinking and perceiving the world
Minimizing Differences
Hides or trivializes cultural
differences
Focuses on similarities among
all peoples
Defense
Perceives threat against
ones comfortable worldview
Uses negative stereotyping
Assumes own culture superior
Denial
Parochial view of the world
No awareness of cultural differences
In extreme cases, may claim other
cultures are subhuman
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Organizational Relationships
Two Issues of Concern of Close Relationships in the Workplace
Emotional Intimacy
Sexual Harassment - various forms
defined by one university:
Generalized
Inappropriate/offensive
Solicitation with promise of reward
Coercion with threat of punishment
Sexual crimes and misdemeanors
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Leveraging Diversity
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Advantages
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