GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Glass Ceiling, Intellectual Capital, Visible Minority

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Rodney Umrah

Document Summary

*because we live in an environment that is changing continuously www. glo-bus. com: collective brainpower or shared knowledge of a workforce that can be used to. Intellectual capital = competency * commitment: someone whose mind is a critical asset to employers and adds to the intellectual capital of the organization ( value to the company) Discrimination: when visible minority members are unfairly treated and denied the full benefits of organizational membership. Glass ceiling effect: invisible barrier or ceiling that prevents women and members of visible minorities from rising above a certain level of organizational responsibility. Describe how intellectual capital, ethics, diversity, globalization, technology, and the changing nature of careers influence working in the new economy. Explain how prejudice, discrimination, and the glass ceiling effect can hurt people at work. Performance effectiveness: output measure of task or goal accomplishment. Productivity: measures the quantity and quality of outputs relative to the cost of inputs.