Ozgen, Peter Nijkamp, and Jacques Poot, The Impact of Cultural Diversity on Innovation: Evidence from Dutch Firm-Level Data, they concluded that firms open to change nurture creativeness and are more prone to innovation. Businesses that develop this type of culture are more apt to implement new products and process innovations (17). Cultural diversity and plant-level productivity, a discussion paper written on the topic of diversity in the work place by Michaela Trax, Stephan Brunow, and Jens
Final Reflection Paper During this summer semester, I have learned many important skills concerning my internship at Retreat of Lancaster County. These skills can be divided into four categories - social and cultural diversity, helping relationships, group work, and assessment. Retreat of Lancaster County is an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center with both rehab and detox levels. At this location, I have been able work with patients entering recovery for alcohol use, heroin use, prescription
diverse, the need for cultural competence becomes increasingly necessary within the criminal justice system, a field where civility and the ability to be unbiased is required. As a result, there is a deepening need for understanding the value of diversity and utilizing intercultural communication skills. By developing a cultural competence assessment tool that can improve interactions with people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, individuals who work in the criminal justice field can successfully
set of ‘rules’ in our minds or brains that tells us how to speak grammatically” (Clark, 1996) and “Cannot be thought of as only a system of formal elements; have to take into account its functions (Brumfit, 1994) ‘Variety is the spice of life’. Diversity makes life interesting and gives it all its flavour. This phrase comes from William Cowper's poem, “The Task” (1785). I believe in this saying as it is totally true and as a current Early Childhood Educator, I am embedding awareness and appreciation
People will be more apt to spend their money more comfortably with them (Mayhew, 2017). There are intangible benefits to maintaining a robust diversity policy starting with the way people are able to engage in interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Individuals will always have some kind of conflict in the workplace. How people deal with that conflict will determine the effectiveness of
For this reason, diversity is exceptional. But what happens when excessive diversity divides citizens, causing contentions? Who then can decide what diversity is and whether it is convenient, especially after it may have caused a war? Entirely for this instance, diversity only matters to an extent. It is fair enough to be different, but over-emphasizing diversity can divide communities, citizens, and students rather than unify them. There should be a balance between diversity and uniformity, and
Challenging Tradition The raucous conversations of excited children and peaceful murmuring of parents fill the theater, accompanied by the familiar scent of popcorn. Young and old alike rush to get the best seats available as the lights begin to dim. The giant screen illuminates wide-eyed faces prepared to be swept away within a story. As the film unfolds, a young African-American girl in the audience beams at a confident female lead who looks just like her. A Latino boy grasps his father’s arm
INTRODUCTION Workforce diversity addresses differences among people within an organization. Workforce diversity means that organizations are becoming a more heterogeneous mix of people from different categories. Diversity refers to the co-existence of employees from various socio-cultural backgrounds within the company. Diversity includes cultural factors such as race, gender, age, colour, physical ability, ethnicity, education, language, lifestyle, beliefs, economic status, etc. Diversity requires a type
full service drug store which was founded in 1962 in Toronto by Murray Koffler. This company has grown to a network of 1307 stores all over Canada and counting (cite). A. Vision Statement Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation’s vision is “ to be the leader in helping Canadians discover a healthier outlook on life.” Also this statement has been backed up by this company’s core values which include: Ownership, Accountability, Passion for results, Customer-driven innovation and People and community (cite).
Abstract Mission statements and organizational goals have evolved dramatically over the past twenty years. Once a mission statement was a simple statement that conveyed why the organization existed. Now, that same statement may include information about supporting sustainability and corporate responsibility. This document will look at trends within mission statements and goals. Organizational Goals According to dictionary.com, a goal is defined as the result or achievement toward which the