Download or read book Managing Cultural Diversity in Small and Medium Sized Organizations written by Torsten M. Kühlmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-04 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Torsten M. Kühlmann and Ramona Heinz developed this guideline in reference to a European project designed to analyze the overall situation of skilled immigrants. They show that the management of a workforce which is comprised of people from diverse cultural backgrounds is a challenge for small and medium-sized companies. In particular, the challenge is not only to find but also to integrate and retain immigrant workers and to use their potential to a full extent. This guideline has been developed in order to meet these challenges. It has a special focus on small to medium-sized organizations and sets out to give an introduction to the topic of “managing cultural diversity” and “integrating highly skilled immigrants.”
Download or read book Managing Cultural Diversity written by Heijden B. van der and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2011 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the way teams work, how people managed in organizations, and how it can understand the impact of organizational and national cultures. Includes a range of topics including team dynamics, managing human resources, and managing.
Download or read book International Management Managing Cultural Diversity written by Helen Deresky and published by Pearson Higher Education AU. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Management: Managing Cultural Diversity International Management explores the dynamic global environment of business management by examining the political, legal, technological, competitive, and cultural factors that shape corporations worldwide. With its hallmark clear and concise approach, International Management places fundamental management theories in an international context. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the practices, cultural skills and sensitivities needed to operate successfully in a wide range of cross-national situations. The second Australian edition of International Management focuses on the expanding economics of Australasia, China, India and their increasing trade amongst themselves, the European Union and the Americas. International Management 2nd edition incorporates up-to-date research, increased coverage of ethics, a wide range of case studies and examines recent trends affecting international business managers in today’s hypercompetitive global environment. International Management is suitable for undergraduate and post graduate students majoring in international business, general management or cross cultural studies.
Download or read book Managing cultural diversity and how to manage it within an organisation written by Manuel Handlechner and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2007 in the subject Hotel Industry / Catering, grade: B, University of Derby, 14 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The topic of diversity has raised significant attention over the past decade (Marx 1999; Kandola et al. 1998; Connerley 2005). Changes in the demographic composition of the workforce in the direction of increasing representation of minority groups – mirrored by changes in other parts of the world – have created the need to understand how ethnically and culturally diverse individuals respond to managerial practices (Warner et al. 2002). Human beings come in all shapes and sizes, colours and forms, but we do not seek to be different, rather we seek to be with our own kind. We are a visually oriented species so perhaps it is somewhat natural that we tend to notice differences. We describe ourselves as Christian, Jew, Democratic, or even as a Manchester football fan. These categories do not refer to natural biological attributes or necessarily to a particular geographical region, but they have an enormous impact on our behaviour (Denton 1997). This report highlights the benefits and problems referring to diversity management and investigates strategies to gain competitive advantage. The hospitality industry is an international and global industry, many companies and organisations are working international and their employees are from many different countries. The hospitality industry is becoming increasingly ‘internationalized’. Indeed, we can say it is ‘globalised’, where a common global experience is taking place.
Download or read book Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions written by Lionel Laroche and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions' provides managers of technical professionals with clear and tested strategies to improve communication and increase productivity among culturally diverse technical professionals, teams, and departments. Dr. Laroche outlines the differences in education and training, career expectations, communication styles, and management expectations in countries around the world. He explains cross-cultural concepts and presents his case for the importance of cross-cultural competence supported by hard data, including charts, tables, and readily accessible schematics. You'll benefit from the author's experience and expertise as a manager and consultant in this area, illustrated by numerous anecdotes, critical incidents, and mini case studies, centered around two central themes: * Most technical professionals do not recognize the impact of cultural differences in their work * Cross-cultural issues lead to a significant under-utilization of talent and affect productivity negatively 'Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions' offers proven tactics for improving your personal effectiveness and the efficiency of your multicultural teams, breaking the communication barrier in the multicultural workplace.
Download or read book Managing Cultural Differences written by Robert T. Moran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of a business textbook bestseller has been completely updated to reflect the numerous global changes that have occurred since 1999: globalization, SARS, AIDS, the handover of Hong Kong, and so forth. In particular, the book presents a fuller discussion of global business today. Also, issues of terrorism and state security as they affect culture and business are discussed substantially. The structure and content of the book remains the same, with thorough updating of the plentiful region and country descriptions, demographic data, graphs and maps. This book differs from textbooks on International Management because it zeroes in on culture as the crucial dimension and educates students about the cultures around the world so they will be better prepared to work successfully for a multinational corporation or in a global context.
Download or read book Managing Diversity written by Lee Gardenswartz and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1998 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the year 2000, 70 percent of new entrants to the workforce will be women and minorities, and only 30 percent will be white, American-born males. Managing Diversity guides readers in their journey to solve diversity's challenges in the workplace. The authors how how to recruit, retain, mentor, and promote diverse employees to eliminate high turnover rates and build cohesive, productive, cross-cultural work teams.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Diversity in Organizations written by Regine Bendl and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description of the foundations of organizing and managing diversities, and multidisciplinary, intersectional and critical analyses on key issues.
Download or read book Managing Cultural Differences written by Robert T. Moran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new eighth edition provides a leading edge text that provides insight for interacting with other cultures, working on cross-cultural teams and provides a framework for building long-lasting relationships in a diverse global business environment.
Download or read book Culture and Project Management written by Omar Zein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural diversity within many major projects require those managing them to adapt their project management approach to be in harmony with the preferences and behaviours of stakeholders from these cultures; failure to do so can lead to misunderstandings about the project’s purpose and structure; significant difficulties in implementation and in some cases, to conflict or litigation. Omar Zein's Culture and Project Management explores the cultural impact on projects and their management, providing the reader with an understanding of the main elements of cross-cultural theory within the project context. These include our perception of context, achievement, power and group dynamics; and how we approach ambiguity and time. He then identifies key aspects of project management where cultural sensitivity is essential (for example, planning, risk management, project communication and leadership) and offers a structured plan for developing what he calls 'cultural tuning' within a project environment. The book draws on the author’s research, his professional experience of working on transnational projects and his own background. His review of the different theories alongside examples and stories of their practical application, offers project managers a new and extraordinarily rich perspective into the likely dynamics of their projects. Making appropriate adaptations to standard processes, choosing what, how and through whom you communicate with stakeholders may be signal elements in the success or failure of your projects; Culture and Project Management will show where to start.
Download or read book Management Practices for Engaging a Diverse Workforce written by Manish Gupta and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume shows how to tackle the challenges of diversity in the workplace. It addresses the need to keep the workforce engaged while taking into consideration the diverse backgrounds of employees. The book explores 12 themes of workforce diversity and culture, including differences of race, religion, gender, sexuality, income class, education level, marital status, generation/age, physical ability, and more. Focusing on the benefits of engaging a diverse workforce, the volume considers the issue through the different stages of the human resource process, including recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, demand forecasting, supply forecasting, job description and specification, job analysis and evaluation, training and development, career planning and development, succession planning, etc. Employing an abundance of case studies, the volume enables readers to comprehend what it means to have a diverse workforce and how to engage such a workforce for the betterment of the employees as well as the employer. The volume acts as a textbook for courses on diversity in human resource management as well as a valuable resource for HRM and other management professionals. The discussions and questions sections will be useful for faculty, and the short case studies are designed to keep students interested and engaged.
Download or read book Managing Cultural Diversity and Its Implication for Organisational Competitiveness A Case Study written by Martin Kweitsu and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Leadership and Human Resource Management - Recruiting, language: English, abstract: This study investigates the implications of cultural diversity for organizational competitiveness of two branches of a selected bank. This exploratory study used both qualitative and quantitative methods to collect data from 47 respondents which comprised the total number of workers of the two branches. The study revealed that the grounds for cultural diversity include age, gender, educational qualification, culture, race, religion, language, values, ethnic groups and psychology. It also found that cultural diversity and its management affects not only organizational competitiveness but also the ability of the organization to achieve its goals. Among others, it is cultural diversity management policy that needs to be established and also for workers to be consistently trained on cultural diversity management issues. Due to globalization, a great many people claim the world as their workplace resulting in a very culturally diverse workforce. Workforce diversity has become an important issue in today's organizations. Diversity exists when an organization's members differ from one another along one or more important dimensions such as race, gender, age, colour, physical ability, ethnicity, etc. Since it's not possible to have organizations without people, managers are increasingly gaining awareness of the importance of people for organizations' competitiveness.
Download or read book The Culture Map INTL ED written by Erin Meyer and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life. Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.
Download or read book Managing Cultural Differences written by Lisa Adent Hoecklin and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On competitive management
Download or read book Cultural Diversity Management in Tourism written by Jasmin Nowak and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,8, University of Applied Sciences Bremen (Fakultät1 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften), course: Human Resources, language: English, abstract: As business has become exclusively internationalized and globalized over the past years, the issue of workforce diversity has also gained more popularity. The complex and dynamic business environment requires interaction among people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Competitive corporations cannot allow themselves losing talented and skillful employees due to discriminatory preferences or practices. The customer base has become more diverse as well and as service industries, tourism and hospitality are exposed even to a greater extent to the challenges of the heterogeneous labor market of the 21st century. In tourism industry the contact with the customers is vital, so corporations need to recruit employees who are able to understand and relate to the customers’ needs. The main purpose of managing diversity in business is to bring out the best of employees, in a non discriminatory, fair and just environment, for the benefit of the individuals as well as the prosperity of the whole company. The futurist Jamais Cascio gives the main reasons why workforce diversity has become so important. These are the shift from manufacturing to a service economy, the globalization as well as the innovative business strategies and the increasing demand on teamwork. In addition there are the mergers and alliances acting on a high international level and of course the changing labor market conditions.
Download or read book Diversity within Diversity Management written by Andri Georgiadou and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection of case studies from around the globe, seeks to shed light on existing practicesdisseminating the value of diversity, whilst opening the road toward a wider perspective on its definitions. The contributors provide a critical reflection of the current discourse on different types of diversity around the world.
Download or read book Managing a culturally diverse workplace How leadership and management can facilitate effective working within diverse settings written by Difrine Madara and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Leadership, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: This essay is designed to explore how leadership and management can facilitate effective working within diverse settings and improve the ability of diverse teams and global organisations to realise a shared vision. This essay also offers critical analysis on topics, such as cultural identity, change management in the contemporary world, relationships within diverse workplaces, and emotional intelligence. In contemporary organisations, leaders are tasked with the creation of sustainable settings for productive exchange and interactions among people from diverse backgrounds. The workplace has become a place where cultures, ethnicities and different races interact to share their experiences and work towards the attainment of a common organisational goal. When this diversity is harnessed effectively, it can act as a catalyst for creativity and innovation in the organisation and a pathway for greater effectiveness and organisational learning. However, when diversity is misunderstood, it could lead to a significant negative effect on the values, performance, and relationships at the workplace thus adversely impact on the overall organisation effectiveness.
