33:620:302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Absenteeism, Intercultural Competence, Stereotype
8 Jan 2015
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Diversity as a business issue: diverse viewpoints, diverse customers. In the u. s, white males still earn more than people of color and women: the median earnings of different racial groups show that black men earn 78% and. Ceo of a fortune 500 company: 3 african american lead fortune 100 companies in 2005, the odds of a person of color holding a position in a fortune 500 is 33:1. Culture: major determinant of human behavior, provides us with read made solutions to basic human issues and a sense of self-identity, no culture is individualistic of collectivist, how people behave depends in large part on the context. More african american lost their jobs during the 1990-1991 recession than any other ethnic group: there are warped perceptions of gender stereotyping. 52% of female ceo"s vs. 25% of male ceo"s believe that male stereotyping and preconceptions about women keep women from being promoted to executive positions.
