Workforce Diversity

The undoubted growth in the economic prosperity of the major industrial countries together with the travel revolution, lower international transport costs and information technology, has seen world tourism grow to a truly global business. This means that we live in a competitive market environment with rapid globalization where employers are required to exhibit progressive management techniques to deal with the ongoing changes and challenges confronting them. “An understanding of the issues that arise due to the differences between gender, age, religions, lifestyles, beliefs, physical capabilities and cultures is needed to bring out the best in all of us”. (Minnesota Cultural Diversity Center, www.mcdc.org). The creativity, flexibility and commitment gained from our interactions with other cultures and peoples will empower us all, and can be a valuable asset to any company that recognizes and appreciates it in the correct manner.
Some dimensions of diversity in different organiza...