Experience has taught me that diversity benefits individuals and strengthens institutions. My life as a soldier is replete with examples of the benefits derived from overcoming a limited perspective in favor of actions promoting an inclusive environment and accepting diversity for its inherent value. When I became an Army officer, I joined one of the most successfully integrated organizations in the world. After fifteen years leading soldiers from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds, I understand
Effect of Diverse Work Environment on Employee Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment amongst Indian Employees Abstract Diversity in workplace is one of the foundations which determine an organization’s success, as companies need to optimally utilize the skills and talent of a wide variety of employees. It is a common belief that companies recruiting a diverse workforce understand the demographic behaviors of the customers they serve much better than companies that hire only a limited group
yet there is an issue of cultural and gender barrier that in a way forms and obstacles to diversity in leadership. Leadership is perhaps one of the most valued aspects of management in the society due to the immerse effect of leadership on the organization or the workplace (Weihrich, et al,
Title of PhD research proposal: Morphological and Molecular Characterization, Micropropagation and nutritional assessment of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) germplasms from Ethiopia By: Eyasu Wada Wachamo Email: eyasuwada@yahoo.com Phone number (Mobile): 251 912 841 769 Skype name: eyasu.wada1 Applied Genetics PhD student, Department of Microbial, Cellular and Moleulr Biology, Addis Ababa University 1. Introduction Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott) is herbaceous, perennial
As mentioned, women are underrepresented in extreme outdoor recreation media. A key objective for this research was to determine how women are portrayed within extreme outdoor recreation media and what implications this may have. A point of interest was studying media representations of wilderness recreation activities because such representations may serve as an agent in the gender socialization process. Outdoor equipment websites and video channels whose focus was on extreme outdoor recreation
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Affirmative Action (AA) and Embracing Diversity are three important workplace policies that aim to reduce discrimination in a workplace and create equity in the workplace. Equity in the workplace is mainly characterized by: a diverse productive workforce, an inclusive environment that values all employees, a more equitable and accessible work environment, a level playing field for employee success, and most importantly, a work environment free from discrimination
Theory/Practice Models Nursing theory : Madeleine Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality 1. De Villiers, L & Van der Wal, D. (1995). Putting Leininger's Nursing Theory Culture Care Diversity and Universality into Operation in the Curriculum- Part 1. In Curationis 18(1) (pp.56-60). Many theorists and scholars and nurses believe that Madeleine Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality and transcultural nursing in general have greatly contributed to the
stemming from increased knowledge work, labor shortages, competition for applicants, and workforce diversity. Solving these challenges requires staffing scholars to expand their focus from individual-level recruitment and selection research to multilevel research demonstrating the business unit/ organizational- level impact of staffing. In this case study, provides a selective and critical analysis of staffing best practices covering literature from roughly 2000 to the present. 2. A discussion of
Diversity, broadly defined, means appreciating each individual’s uniqueness and recognizing our individual differences as a source of strength. These differences can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs or other dimensions. In the United States, diversity efforts generally refer to opportunities to increase the inclusion of women, as well as individuals of various races, ethnicities
Definitions In order to present a narrow definition of Human Capital in respect to the following analysis it is important to remark as well the meaning of capital. Capital is defined as an asset that yields income and other useful outputs over a period of time. Capital has been seen usually as physical financial asset (bonds, shares, investment) , however the Term Human Capital is an extended view of how important the Human resources are in the current performance not only of companies but in the