What is the importance of a cultually diverse workforce in an organization?
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One reason is people from different backgrounds and cutlures bring different, new, and unique ideas, perspectives, solutions, or skills with them to the organization.
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Depends very much on your objectives and perspectives, eg. master of the universe, employer, manager, team leader,team member, post boy, cleaner and so on \nHowever, as a general rule, whoever the workers are, and wherever the workplace is, it is important because:\nIt makes people feel as though their views are being heard\nIt could make people feel valued for their opinions\nIt can bring about positive change in the working  environment\nIt improves communication\nTwo heads are better than one\nYou can steal/use peoples ideas/work with their feedback to improve things, look good, or even just learn \nIt the only way, apart from hearsay and gossip and guesswork, that you can actually guage how colleagues think and feel about the job\nIts a way of testing the water\nYou could probably argue that it isn't particularly important, however I dont; believe this to be the case and indeed even this very question and answer itself is a kind of feedback, and it will hopefully be of some use to you .\nIn summary then: there's no harm in getting feedback, of any kind as you invariably have more to gain than to lose in any given situation.
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Why are you trying to get us to do your homework? :-)  If you have access to medical journals (from the hospital computer or library search the New England Journal of Medicine there have been plenty of studies on the value of diversity among health professionals, also JAMA has a few.
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So, look at multicultural orgs and see if any of them deal with social responsibility issues.\n\nWhat do you mean, anyway?  What is your idea of a "multicultural" organization?
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Management training and development programs have always played an important role in multinational companies in updating managers' knowledge of new corporate policies and techniques, and providing information on new structures of local and international markets. \n\nAlthough global in nature, the corporate culture and business needs of the host country predominate many management training programs. The national culture of the country from which the company originates also has an influence. \n\nThese programs are beneficial for all managers, especially local national managers who work in subsidiaries in host countries and face different cultures and markets in making decisions\n\nManagement training programs that focus on cultural features must be modified to account for special circumstances of managers who differ in personal profile and training needs
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First you must understand that everyone and every organization believes in different types of politics and depending on there cultural background have different ways to look at everything differently than you. As our world becomes more and more based on information from "mass media" it is natural that our world will have more cultural clashes.
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Culture is vital in nation building.  I believe the following quote does a good job of explaining it ......  \n\n"Culture and education should be used in a constructive way to foster a sense of appreciation and respect for the divergent cultures of Namibia."  This was said by the Minister of Basic Education, Sport and Culture, John Mutorwa when he opened a workshop for traditional leaders in the Caprivi region.\n\nMinister Mutorwa said a positive approach would enable traditional leaders to help build a truly united Namibian nation. “Our traditional leaders are the custodians of our culture, languages and traditions and must, therefore, continue to be at the forefront in this task and process of building a strong, cohesive and united Namibian nation. That role, they cannot abdicate,” the Minister said.\n\nHe said the Namibian Government’s policy of moulding a Namibian nation is one that is based on the principle of ‘unity in diversity’, a principle that, according to him, recognises the fact that the Namibian state has different, but equally important ethnic groups.\n\n“These different ethnic groups have a specific responsibility to keep all the citizens of this state united as one. If only a single tribe is removed or taken away, then the nation will start to show cracks and eventually collapse or disintegrate. Our traditional leaders are our guardians in our villages and in our various traditional communities,” Minister Mutorwa emphasised.\n\nReferring to practises during the pre-independence area, Minister Mutorwa said the present Government has a difficult task maintaining a unified nation. He said the introduction of the Bantustans or homelands into which the country was divided resulted in people believing that certain ethnic groups has sole rights of a particular area. \n\n“The result of this policy was that the various ethnic groups were taught to hate each other. Instead of bringing about acceptance, cooperation, contact and respect for one another, they were encouraged and taught to regard one another as enemies and antagonists and even as foreigners,” he recounted.\n\nThe Minister stressed that the Namibian state is one geographic entity whose quest for great nationalism must be encouraged. (MIB/NAMPA)\n \n\nI've included a few additional websites that address the issue.
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There are obvious cultural differences that exist between peoples, such as language, dress and traditions, there are also significant variations in the way societies organise themselves, in their shared conception of morality, and in the ways they interact with their environment. It is debatable whether these differences are merely incidental artefacts arising from patterns of human migration or whether they represent an evolutionary trait that is key to our success as a species. By analogy with biodiversity, which is thought to be essential to the long-term survival of life on earth, it can be argued that cultural diversity may be vital for the long-term survival of humanity; and that the conservation of indigenous cultures may be as important to humankind as the conservation of species and ecosystems is to life in general.
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There are several factors, but I would consider a companies ability to inspire their employees to be one of the biggest factors. An inspiring management team, especially those in very high levels can really trickle down to the production floor. Plant meetings, and regular quality meetings with some one who is articulate, and inspiring as a leader can make all the difference. \n\nI also think output, and quality are direct results of making the production floor as clean and well organized as possible. If parts are where they need to be, the workers can access them quickly. If the production floor is clean, then it gives the appearence and feel of quality, and less clutter avoids mistakes.\n\nComfort is also important. The more comfortable workers are with their work enviroments then the more able they will be to produce high quality, and high output. \n\nLastly, I think its important to treat employees with respect, as if they own a part of the company. Listening alone is often enough. You don't always have to implement their suggestions, but allowing them to express their ideas makes them feel like part of a team, rather then just a card puncher. These factors all help with output, and quality.
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i believe affirmative action should be used to get a qualified   persons foot in the door. if not encouraged or ordered some companies, businesses etc.. would not provide minorities an opportunity to work. but once a person is hired i believe they should be promoted etc..on their own merit. i do not believe in special exams and test for certain people.. and i feel the employment test should pertain to the job. an intelligent person would want to hire the best man or woman for the job no matter what color..ethnic or religion.also the staff should be representative of the clients...at some point, if a diversed group of people eat at a restuarant than a diverse group should work at the restuarant,   how u understand..that getting in is everyones concern.. staying in or moving up is your own.
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diversity is when you have a good mix of people from different backgrounds, and views.  \n\nthis can include things like race, gender, ethnicity, income but it is not limited to it.
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no. There is much diversity
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Cultural diversity is the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole. (The term is also sometimes used to refer to multiculturalism within an organisation. This article does not currently cover that alternative meaning.)\n\nThere is a general consensus among mainstream anthropologists that humans first emerged in Africa about two million years ago. Since then we have spread throughout the world, successfully adapting to widely differing conditions and to periodic cataclysmic changes in local and global climate. The many separate societies that emerged around the globe differed markedly from each other, and many of these differences persist to this day.\n\nAs well as the more obvious cultural differences that exist between peoples, such as language, dress and traditions, there are also significant variations in the way societies organise themselves, in their shared conception of morality, and in the ways they interact with their environment. It is debatable whether these differences are merely incidental artefacts arising from patterns of human migration or whether they represent an evolutionary trait that is key to our success as a species. By analogy with biodiversity, which is thought to be essential to the long-term survival of life on earth, cultural diversity may be vital for the long-term survival of humanity; and that the conservation of indigenous cultures may be as important to humankind as the conservation of species and ecosystems is to life in general.\n\nThis argument is rejected by many people, on several grounds. Firstly, like most evolutionary accounts of human nature, the importance of cultural diversity for survival may be an un-testable hypothesis, which can neither be proved nor disproved. Secondly, it can be argued that it is unethical deliberately to conserve "less developed" societies, because this will deny people within those societies the benefits of technological and medical advances enjoyed by those of us in the "developed" world. Finally, there are many people, particularly those with strong religious beliefs, who maintain that it is in the best interests of individuals and of humanity as a whole that we all adhere to the single model for society that they deem to be correct. For example, fundamentalist evangelist missionary organisations such as the New Tribes Mission actively work to reduce cultural diversity by seeking out remote tribal societies, converting them to their own faith, and inducing them to conform to their own model of society.\n\nCultural diversity is tricky to quantify, but a good indication is thought to be a count of the number of languages spoken in a region or in the world as a whole. By this measure, there are signs that we may be going through a period of precipitous decline in the world's cultural diversity. Research carried out by David Crystal (Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor) suggests that fewer than 10% of the languages currently spoken in the world will still be spoken in 100 years time. This rate of language death amounts to one language becoming extinct every two weeks. [1] [2]\n\nOverpopulation, immigration and imperialism (of both the cultural and old-fashioned kind) are reasons that have been suggested to explain any such decline.\n\nThere are several international organisations that work towards protecting threatened societies and cultures, including Survival International and UNESCO. The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, adopted by 185 Member States in 2001, represents the first international standard-setting instrument aimed at preserving and promoting cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue.\n\nhope this will help u
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Knowledge of other cultures and heritage.  Artistic differences and levels of intimacy.  You learn to grow as a person and live life a little more diverse while sharing what is important to you.
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it doesn't. Its not suppose to overcome it. It's at this point where all different cultures should be open to diversity and respect differences...and actually embrace it. We could learn so much from each other. And the answer to your other question...yes, i think it does contribute to the rise, because globalisation threatens diversity. globalisation is trying to make the world smaller and identical. When our identity's as different cultures, different religions are threatened, we would fight harder to keep it
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what do you mean, "role of culture"?
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Knowlege and experience in what field they are working in.\nCompassion and understanding, and an ability to listen.\nThey need to be free of prejudice, if you're ultra-religious, racist or homophobic its going to cloud your vision if a client has a topic you 'disagree' with.