Adapting To Diverse Cultures In The Workplace

Adapting to Diverse Culture in the Workplace

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Adapting to Diverse Culture in the Workplace

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In the contemporary era, changes in the business environment have become an integral part of the corporate structure and strategic decision making. The management, employee, products and critical strategies keep on transforming with the passage of time. The vigorous process of change in organizations instills fear in employees pertinent to the lack of productivity which is caused by the incorporation of a distinguished workforce ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"aem0q9demd","properties":{"formattedCitation":"{\\rtf (\\uc0\\u8220{}Managing the Diverse Workforce,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)}","plainCitation":"(“Managing the Diverse Workforce,” n.d.)"},"citationItems":[{"id":657,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/HF2I5FM5"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/HF2I5FM5"],"itemData":{"id":657,"type":"webpage","title":"Managing the Diverse Workforce","abstract":"It's a challenge to manage a staff from many different cultures. An experienced international trainer explains just how to handle the special responsibilities.","URL":"https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/diversity/managing-the-diverse-workforce"}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“Managing the Diverse Workforce,” n.d.). A profound constituent of change in the very structure of the organizations is diversity. However, diversity causes the businesses to face grave challenges and detrimental impediments initiated by potential barriers in communication and the incidents of discrimination and nepotism. It is essential to formulate a critical approach to confront the changes and menace of diversity in the workplace by adapting to revering other cultures and advancing the business goals potentially.

To begin, the key to adapting to the diverse culture in the workplace is establishing a thorough and elaborative chain of command with the employees. Each individual of the company plays an instrumental role to contribute toward the acquisition of objectives of the organization and thus, ought not to be discriminated, shunned or overlooked under any circumstances ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"a7mk89tir4","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Martinelli, 2016)","plainCitation":"(Martinelli, 2016)"},"citationItems":[{"id":670,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/SMT49NQ9"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/SMT49NQ9"],"itemData":{"id":670,"type":"webpage","title":"Diversity in the Workplace: Challenges, Advantages & Value","container-title":"Careers in Government","abstract":"Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Employers in both the public and private sectors are more than ever focused on attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. Diversity and inclusion programs are now some of the most visible programs within workplaces. These programs have a strong significance because they reflect the types of ideas, thoughts, innovation, work, and …","URL":"https://careersingovernment.com/tools/gov-talk/about-gov/education/diversity-workplace-challenges-advantages-value/","shortTitle":"Diversity in the Workplace","language":"en-US","author":[{"family":"Martinelli","given":"Valerie"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2016",7,9]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Martinelli, 2016). For instance, a rational organization of the daily operations must supplement the integral organization of the business operations as sending memos on a persistent basis, calling team meetings and sustaining the culture of openness with the employees ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"a1trc795h56","properties":{"formattedCitation":"{\\rtf (\\uc0\\u8220{}Diversity and Inclusion: How to Value Diverse People and Organizations,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)}","plainCitation":"(“Diversity and Inclusion: How to Value Diverse People and Organizations,” n.d.)"},"citationItems":[{"id":659,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/7HBI2KEB"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/7HBI2KEB"],"itemData":{"id":659,"type":"webpage","title":"Diversity and Inclusion: How to Value Diverse People and Organizations","URL":"https://managementhelp.org/interpersonal/multicultural-diversity.htm","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,18]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“Diversity and Inclusion: How to Value Diverse People and Organizations,” n.d.). In addition, it is worthy to underpin the essential objective of promulgating the goals and objectives by taking into account the whole team, their input and encouraging them to collaborate with each other and maintain an integral environment. Consequently, the organization will adapt to the diverse culture as the promotion of productivity and establishment of the interest of employees in the future of the company potentially ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"lhIZ0Xvg","properties":{"formattedCitation":"{\\rtf ({\\i{}multicultural-consulting.pdf}, n.d.)}","plainCitation":"(multicultural-consulting.pdf, n.d.)"},"citationItems":[{"id":665,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/9N8IUFWK"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/9N8IUFWK"],"itemData":{"id":665,"type":"article","title":"multicultural-consulting.pdf","URL":"https://managementhelp.org/misc/multicultural-consulting.pdf","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,18]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (multicultural-consulting.pdf, n.d.).

Furthermore, a critical appraisal of the menace illustrates the key to confronting the cultural diversity is establishing a comprehensive knowledge about the employees and coworkers of distinct ethnicities, religious affiliations, background and sexes. When the stakeholders or managers strive to pursue knowledge pertinent to the culture, the morale and self-esteem of culturally diverse employees enhance to an immense extent which is imperative for the organization to meet the goals and abrogate the peril of cultural discrimination or resentment ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"a2bpd7jj32p","properties":{"formattedCitation":"{\\rtf (\\uc0\\u8220{}How to Create an Effective Cross-Cultural Training Program,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)}","plainCitation":"(“How to Create an Effective Cross-Cultural Training Program,” n.d.)"},"citationItems":[{"id":661,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/ZZWGCNHT"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/ZZWGCNHT"],"itemData":{"id":661,"type":"webpage","title":"How to Create an Effective Cross-Cultural Training Program","URL":"https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/010215-cross-cultural-training.aspx","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,18]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“How to Create an Effective Cross-Cultural Training Program,” n.d.). Besides, the appointment of a diversity facilitator proves productive to remove the barriers of communication in the organization which is manifested in the element of diverse employees. The facilitator ought to be trained and mentored in a seasoned environment. For instance, the facilitator should be put in charge of the meetings, addressing the prejudices of minorities in the workplace and making the stakeholders aware of these adversities.

Furthermore, the employees should also speak up against the discrimination and injustice in the workplace to inform the stakeholders regarding the provoking actions, words and incidents to making the workplace honor the diverse cultural backgrounds and remove the widespread differences ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"a26m65d1tkf","properties":{"formattedCitation":"{\\rtf (\\uc0\\u8220{}Diversity and Inclusion - Office of Disability Employment Policy - United States Department of Labor,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)}","plainCitation":"(“Diversity and Inclusion - Office of Disability Employment Policy - United States Department of Labor,” n.d.)"},"citationItems":[{"id":668,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/9NM9MCFC"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/2RJg7y7G/items/9NM9MCFC"],"itemData":{"id":668,"type":"webpage","title":"Diversity and Inclusion - Office of Disability Employment Policy - United States Department of Labor","URL":"https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/diversityandinclusion.htm","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",4,18]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“Diversity and Inclusion - Office of Disability Employment Policy - United States Department of Labor,” n.d.). The deliberated techniques aim at the primary principle of shaping an integrated, collaborative and profound working environment to meet the organizational goals and sustain the long-term productivity produced by the team effort.

To conclude, a holistic approach ought to be cultivated to combat the peril of cultural diversity at the workplace as it manifests in distorted communication, pervasive discrimination and mismanagement and above all, impeding the advancement of the organization toward the acquisition of objectives. Thus, the rational organization of daily operations, appointing a diversity facilitator and spreading awareness in the organization to be aware of cultural intricacies must be implemented thoroughly.

References

ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Diversity and Inclusion - Office of Disability Employment Policy - United States Department of Labor. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2019, from https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/diversityandinclusion.htm

Diversity and Inclusion: How to Value Diverse People and Organizations. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2019, from https://managementhelp.org/interpersonal/multicultural-diversity.htm

How to Create an Effective Cross-Cultural Training Program. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2019, from https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/010215-cross-cultural-training.aspx

Managing the Diverse Workforce. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/diversity/managing-the-diverse-workforce

Martinelli, V. (2016, July 9). Diversity in the Workplace: Challenges, Advantages & Value. Retrieved from Careers in Government website: https://careersingovernment.com/tools/gov-talk/about-gov/education/diversity-workplace-challenges-advantages-value/

multicultural-consulting.pdf. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://managementhelp.org/misc/multicultural-consulting.pdf