Can someone help with a diversity issue you read about or know about from the past. Recall what you remember about this issue, including the context, situation and what attention it attracted. Then, note how this issue affected the company and HRM. Where were some legal aspects or issues to be considered by the employee and/or t
Explain why understanding diversity is important in today's workplace.
Explain each stage of the negotiation process and the role that culture plays in each stage. Give examples to support your answer.
A Westerner will find many differences when negotiating with the Chinese. Identify some of the cultural and political differences that would influence Western-Chinese business negotiations.
Locate your local Chamber of Commerce's community profile either online or in printed material, then: 1. Illustrate the message's view of the audience and stakeholders based on the written profile. 2. Create your own analysis of the community stakeholders and audience using the demographics, geographics, psychographics, socio
Consider the following document about Southwest Airline's Diversity Council: https://www.google.com/search?q=diversity%20at%20southwest&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a What does it say about how they measure corporate diversity efforts? Do you feel it is effective?
Discuss the interdependence of cultural variables and their impact on communication across cultures.
Why is it important for managers to increase their levels of cultural awareness? What strengths should a manager have in the area of inter-cultural awareness? What weaknesses are most common for managers in the area of inter-cultural awareness?
What are the stages of personal diversity awareness and how might this be affected as an organization changes?
A cultural profile is a good starting point to help managers develop some tentative expectations..."some cultural context..."as a backdrop to managing in a specific international setting. Using the GLOBE cultural dimensions, what are the first four dimensions and their usefulness to managers? Explain.
How do MNCs deal with confusion about cross-cultural dilemmas? What are moral universalism, the ethnocentric approach, and ethical relativism? Give an example of how each standard functions.
Planned change management programs that are attempting to make large-system cultural changes in an organization are among the most difficult to manage. When addressing cultural issues, it is important to understand the current large-system and subsystem cultures, plan for a process that leads to a new cultural norm, and determ
To increase the workforce representation of women and ethnic minorities, one of the strategic staffing choices is whether to pursue workforce diversity actively or passively. What are the ethical reasons for active pursuit of diversity? Can a more passive approach be taken?
In order to build a strong multi-national organization, an internet-based organization that has locations in several countries would need to develop a common understanding of values, beliefs and culture. To help the organization, address the following: -How do you define diversity? -Discuss ways to develop a common definiti
Draft Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws for a fictitious 501(c)(3) nonprofit (Battered Women and Children) being incorporated in MD or DC, preferably with members.
1. The topic of this module is cross-cultural issues and understanding. Given this, please share some of the details of a cross-cultural experience you have had (it might be simply visiting a different portion of your own country...as most national cultures are not entirely homogeneous). What 'lessons' did you personally learn f
1.The business world today continues to become more globalized, and most managers will find themselves working with at least one team member from a different culture. What are the factors a manager must consider when attempting to lead a team that includes members from other cultures? Do these factors differ, depending on the cu
Review Hofstede's Dimensions of Cultural Differences. Choose one of the six cultural dimensions. Next, identify two countries on opposite sides of the cultural spectrum, and respond to the following: How can gender impact business communications within each country's workplace environment? Discuss and support your perspectiv
Why do you think employers are interested in the genetic testing of their employees? Is there any justification for genetic testing of employees?
Discuss Hofstede's cultural constraints in management theories. Do you agree or not? Evaluate and discuss in 1 page.
In addition to the group report, each member of the group must submit a one page report with their personal reflections on the process of working on the seminar and report. What conflict, if any, arose in your group and how was it managed? If there was no conflict, why? What have you learned personally from the experience of con
Discuss management issues present in the case and explain what options the managers had in dealing with issues. Do you agree or not agree? Explain. What are some better alternatives? Geert, Hofstede. Cultural constraints in management theories. The Executive. Feb 1993 7(1): 81-94.
One skill of an effective public administrator is the ability to research and inform about issues, events, and instances occurring at public institutions. With that in mind, it is important to be able to practice various skills, which allow you to improve on a professional level. One important skill is the ability to effectively
You have been asked by a CEO of a multinational enterprise to evaluate whether or not his company should begin a business enterprise in Brazil. Write a 2 page memo to the CEO explaining why or why he should not start a business in this country. This is potentially a multi-million dollar venture and you are addressing a CEO. Pl
What cultural problems do you think would cause internal IT partners to stray away from your corporation and why? How do you prevent this from happening?
What are prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination? How do these work to impede diversity in the workplace? Provide specific examples to illustrate your points.
1. What is meant by rigor in a cross-cultural training program? What variables factor in when deciding how rigorous to make the training? 2. How can you develop training that motivates learning and incorporates the different learning styles of the trainees.
1. Review the following to articles about managed care. (i) Positive and negative attitudes of managed care: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1497554/pdf/12815085.pdf (ii) Managed care quality, cost, and access issues: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/331 2. Evaluate the main points of the articl
I need help with Hofstede's cultural map. First, how do organizations use and analyze the similarities and differences in work values and employee behavior in various countries when they choose to go international? Secondly, how can a leader, or manager, use Hofstede's cultural map in the workplace, as there are many diver
This case concerns potential discrimination of older staff. The company set new policies after the government privatized it and those policies would seem to be unfair and unequal. New employees who are graduates or non graduates have the opportunity to train into positions faster and with faster grade increases and salary increa