GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Potashcorp, Glass Ceiling, Collegehumor

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Douglas Bower

Document Summary

1. 3 describe he dynamic ha make p he general environmen , and wh compe i ive advan age encompasses. 1. 4 iden ify who are managers are and explain wha hey do. 1. 5 describe he managemen process and how managerial skills and compe encies are learned. Workforce diversity reflec s differences wi h respec o gender, age, race, e hnici y, religion, sex al orien a ion, and able bodiedness. A diverse and m l ic l ral workforce bo h challenges and offers oppor ni ies o employers. How diversi y bias can occ r in he workplace: of diverse pop la ion. Prejudice: is he display of nega ive, irra ional a i des oward members. Discrimination: ac ively denies minori y members he f ll benefi s of. Glass ceiling effect: is an invisible barrier limi ing advancemen of organiza ional membership women and minori ies. Na ional bo ndaries of world b siness have largely disappeared.