...Organizationl Diversity in Higher Education” The growth of trends in adult education that has affected higher education and encouraged diversity among the university system, which has caught the attention of adult students including myself. In the article “Massification, Competition, and Organizational Diversity in Higher Education: Evidence from Italy” by Federica Rossi (2010), the author investigates whether and inquire about the degree that various trends motivating diversity among higher institutions of adult learning, which has occurred in universities within the last couple of decades, such as massification, privatization, and competition for students and research funding. The author uses a multidimensional approach to examine the effects of adult education trends on higher education organizational diversity using data from state and private universities in Italy. The article shows the history, changes and the growth of inter-institutional diversity operations of Italian university system and the policies governing universities. The existing data on Italy’s higher education size, specialization, and mission- orientation are explored to answer if these trends have encouraged organizational diversity. According to Rossi (2010), the stimulation of organization diversity has been “widely debated, both empirically and theoretically” (p.277). In my opinion, these trends have forced universities to become more diverse and to deal with current issues or trend facing adult...
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...Identify the major trends related to diversity and explain their effects on the hospitality industry… There are many elements of diversity. To describe diversity real simple, it means difference or change. “Diversity” means merely that the employees in the workplace are “diverse.” Elements of diversity can include: skin color, ethnicity, gender, education, age, sexual orientation, economic background, beliefs, religion, and culture, learning style, country of origin, geographic region, physical ability, mental ability, personality, experience, expressiveness, veteran status, and weight. Diversity is all around us and is changing all the time. How many trends are out in the world that has to do with hospitality...? To start there are many new trends out there today, but there are some old ones that still remain. The major trend in diversity is towards a fairly even mix of genders and skin colors. Some trends in the world today that have to do with hospitality include: The Emergence of the Internet and E-Commerce, E-booking and Employment and Recruitment. To give an example of a new trend right now in hospitality would be online booking in the hospitality industry. It is an easy and convenient way for the consumer and also assists in helping hotels to keep better records. The percentage of reservations made online for a hotel is close to 50% to 65%. Companies have improved their business and hospitality this way. It has caused a loss...
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...Diversity and Hospitality Michelle Snyder HTT/200 April 4, 2012 Karen Stevens Diversity and Hospitality Identify the major trends related to diversity and explain their effects on the hospitality industry… There are many elements of diversity. To describe diversity real simple, it means difference or change. “Diversity” means merely that the employees in the workplace are “diverse.” Elements of diversity can include: skin color, ethnicity, gender, education, age, sexual orientation, economic background, beliefs, religion, and culture, learning style, country of origin, geographic region, physical ability, mental ability, personality, experience, expressiveness, veteran status, and weight. Diversity is all around us and is changing all the time. How many trends are out in the world that has to do with hospitality...? To start there are many new trends out there today, but there are some old ones that still remain. The major trend in diversity is towards a fairly even mix of genders and skin colors. Some trends in the world today that have to do with hospitality include: The Emergence of the Internet and E-Commerce, E-booking and Employment and Recruitment. To give an example of a new trend right now in hospitality would be online booking in the hospitality industry. It is an easy and convenient way for the consumer and also assists in helping hotels to keep better records. The percentage of reservations made online...
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...Journals Student’s Name Institution Journal 1: Part 1 Work in my opinion refers to the legitimate means by which man makes a living. Every individual in life has demands that need fulfillment. Individuals have responsibilities that they have to handle. Work enables individuals to earn a living that in turn enables them to meet these responsibilities. It implies that for any normal human being to live comfortably, one must work. Besides earning a living, work enables to utilize our time well. The world today could be full of vices if everybody had nothing to do. They deem that the fiend employs of redundant minds explains this situation clearly. Individuals ought to embrace the work and take it positively rather than viewing it as a punishment. Work should be as part of us, and a means through which human beings maintain their dignity and live respectable lives (Connors and Paul, 2009). The culture of rewarding hard workers cultivated in me the culture of hard work and a positive view towards life. From my tender age, I learned that the work was the way of life and the only way through which individuals could better their lives. On academic grounds, I must state that the teachings by our teachers towards work had a lot of impact on me. They taught work as a virtue and changed my perception towards work. Family provided me with my first interaction with the work. My parents could divide the work and go ahead to reward those who did good work. It instilled in me the...
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...Issues Facing Organisations of the 21st Century (Source: Hewitt Associates – Best Employers to Work for in Australia 2001) 1. The emergence of employee networks (flexible staffing models) 2. More diverse workforces 3. Growing importance of information to employees 4. Power shift from leaders to workers 5. Empowered employees 6. New ways to connect to work 7. Speed blurs work life and personal life 8. More diversity in employee needs and concerns Best Business Results (Source: Hewitt Associates – Best Employers to Work for in Australia 2001) Talent acquisition & retention (Accelerated development) Economic Conditions Customer Loyalty Best Business Results Employee Motivation (Compelling employment offer) Organisational Culture & Values People Leadership A PAUSE FOR REFLECTION In a recent paper, 21st Century Corporations, Hewitt examined the demographic and technological forces impacting businesses this century. The key trends impacting the employer/employee relationship are interesting to consider as we reflect on the practices and secrets of Best Employers. As you read this report, it is worth bearing in mind the issues facing the organisations of the 21st Century. The Emergence of Employee Networks As technology speeds product life, companies’ workforce needs will change frequently. Companies will need to implement increasingly flexible staffing models and rely on networks of employees, independent contractors, consultants, part-time employees and...
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...U.S. Education Today & Tomorrow This paper reviews four important trends in our educational system today across America and discusses the impact of these trends on our future educational system. We live in an ever evolving world with constant changes that are affecting every aspect of our lives daily. Our educational system has not been immune to these changes and shouldn’t be since these changes and our ability to adapt to these changes will determine our future academic success and our place in a global society. Trend 1: Diverse & Older Population America has always been a melting pot of diversity, but current statistics show that in the near future minorities will become the majority percentage of the population (Pearson, 2010). Immigration, legal and illegal, have been substantial for a long time now and is changing the needs that educational systems have to address. For example, the need for qualified and minority teachers who can teach English as a second language will and does continue to grow (Pearson, 2010). Educators will have to adapt to this also by being more sensitive to various cultures and perhaps re-evaluate the current curriculum to promote multicultural literacy. Furthermore, the number of people that will retire will be doubled by the year 2050 and there will be fewer people of working age paying into the tax system that helps support education and elder services (Pearson, 2010). Because of this, financial constraints most...
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...Introduction The United States workforce will be influenced in the next 20 years by several forces. The big shift in U.S. population size and composition (diverse, aging); advanced technology; globalization; and environmental and resources pressures. Technological advances and globalization are changing the way the workplace is structured, and creating a greater demand for less traditional and more flexible working arrangements. U.S. organizations to be able to respond effectively to globalization, and technological advances challenges, must have a workforce with greater range of experience, knowledge, and skills. Effective diversity management, skills development, and workplace training is very essential to stay competitive in a global environment. In addition increase labor productivity will be required to keep pace with global competitors. Environmental pressures, especially climate change and natural resources, will be another powerful force impacting the U.S. job market in the next 20 years. There are several factors that will influence the United States workforce in the next 10 years. Aging population, technology advances, and global competition. According to the bureau of labor statistics, the percentage of older workers (age 55 and over) will increase significantly, while those age (25-54) will decline, as well as those age (16-24)? Between the years 2005 and 2010, the population of (65-69) years old will rise by 17% and then explode...
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...Assignment 1: Public Personnel Today Kenan W. Carioti July 22, 2012 Public Personnel Management – PAD530 Dr. Angelique Goliday Abstract This paper analyzes and explains four critical trends affecting the growth of public personnel today, analyzes and evaluates four strategies needed to create a diversified workforce, and describes four strategies the government must address to sustain union membership and representation among public employees. Public personnel are the employees of federal, state, local, and nonprofit organizations. A diversified public workforce brings individual talents and experiences together where services can be understood on a global basis. Diversity in the workplace can also inspire employees to perform to their highest ability resulting in higher execution and productivity. Union membership encompasses those members of a trade union, an association of employees formed to improve their incomes and working conditions through collective bargaining. Assignment 1: Public Personnel Today Critical Trends Affecting Growth There are numerous occurrences affecting the growth of public personnel today, four critical trends are: technology, demographics, economics, and globalization. Technological advancements in information technology (IT) and other technologies are transforming both the way that organizations work, and the way that people interact with government, business, and each other...
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...Introduction: Diversity in the workplace is natural to Canada with its multicultural population and more than 250,000 newcomers entering the country every year (Government of Canada). One of the distinguished features of Canada’s current workforce is its growing diversity. As a concept, diversity refers to a broader set of qualities than race and gender. Its dimensions include, but are not limited to, age, ethnicity, educational background, geographic location, income, marital and parental status, religious and moral beliefs, physical abilities, working experiences, and job classifications. For example, for the first time in history, today’s workplace accommodates four different generations — the Matures, the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Generation Y. Each age group brings different perspectives on life and work; all of them relate differently to the same working environment; all of them bring new ideas that benefit the workplace on different levels. It is a great challenge for both employers and employees to learn to value and to embrace differences and not get caught up in stereotyping those who look, think and act differently. It is a great need to start learning about diversity by talking to people, asking questions and listening. The more we know about differences, the more we understand them and the more we can appreciate and value their contributions to the workplace. Employers need to learn how to integrate and manage their diverse workforce; employees need...
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...Human Resource Management Alex Renteria Mgmt. 201 5/19/2011 Kent Troxell Human Resource Management Human resources is an expression used to describe the individuals who construct up the workforce of an organization, although it is also pertained in labor economics as well, for example, business segments or even whole nations. Human resources is also the name of the occupation within an organization charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies concerning to the management of individuals (i.e. the human resources). This function title is often abbreviated to the initials "HR". Human resources are a relatively modern management term, coined as late as the 1960s. The origins of the function ascended in organizations that introduced 'welfare management' practices and also in those that adopted the principles of 'scientific management'. From these relationships emerged a fundamentally administrative management activity, coordinating an assortment of worker related processes and becoming known, in time, as the 'personnel function'. Human resources progressively became the more everyday name for this function, in the first instance in the United States as well as multinational or international corporations, reflecting the adoption of a more quantitative as well as strategic approach to workforce management, demanded by corporate management to gain a competitive advantage, utilizing limited skilled and highly skilled...
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...framework, statement of the problem, hypothesis, significance of the study, scope and limitations and definition of terms. Introduction College enrollments have continued on an upward climb for decades, as more and more people recognize the value of a college education, especially the tangible value of the diploma in the marketplace. The past few decades have witnessed growing diversity in higher education, but with that diversity they also see dramatic changes in how students are funding their college educations. Today’s college students face a complex set of dilemmas about whether to attend college, where to attend, how to pay, how much to work, how many jobs to take, how to pay credit card bills and car payments, how to juggle family and children, and how to balance these competing priorities while in school. Student jobs have become a sort of trend among students around the world, who want to work while they are studying. In short, the term that suits this trend is 'Earn and Learn' policy. Other reason why student jobs are popular among students is they help to cope up with the constant increase in tuition fees, and a way to afford further educations. Not all people are given the chance to have a quality education especially in the Philippines because it is now complicated. That’s why having the chance to study and choosing the course should not be compared to some thing like for an example buying a dress for a special occasion and when realization comes into your mind...
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...The geographic location as a means of diversity is an area that is commonly overlooked, although it is an area with much influence. The geographic location in higher education can be considered very important. From past trends we can not only see major Asian Universities basing themselves in major cities, but we can also find these major learning institutions strategically positioned with, or near a variety of everyday facilities. The campus for example is located on the Balmain River, in the city centre, next to the gardens, and also the parliament house. It is within easy walking distance to shops, restaurants, theatres, galleries, and also public transport systems including buses, trains, and ferries. Along with these key factors within the geographic location, the university also contains: on campus cafes and dining refectories, extensive libraries, extensive science and computer laboratories, health and student counselling services, campus clubs, student guild bars, sporting facilities and in recent times even a child care facility. Diversity has pushed the higher education system to cater for individuals needs. It is this key role of geographic location of a higher education system, or more commonly a university as we know it in Australia, that has allowed such institutions to thrive as well as they have been doing. There has been a rapid expansion broadly across Australia which can be acknowledged via a government push to open university systems, and remove past barriers...
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...Cultural Diversity Andrea Muller ETH/125 December 16, 2012 Stephen Jones Cultural Diversity * What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand American history in ways that you may not have in the past. The information about diversity that has helped me understand American history is that the United States is a “melting pot” of races, ethnicities, and cultures. We are not only learning new things about other people in the world around us but, we are learning new things about ourselves as well. If it weren’t for diversity, we would all look alike, sound alike, think alike, and eat alike. Throughout this course, I have learned to accept and embrace the differences and similarities diversity brings to this country and to me. As a matter of fact, I believe diversity is overall beneficial to the United States and to other countries. Diversity is a huge part of our lives and we should learn from each other rather than judge each other. Also, diversity has taught me more about discrimination and prejudice. Whether we realize it or not, it is prevalent in our daily lives. I’m more focused on keeping my family and I educated on different races, ethnicities, and cultures that I have been in the past. * Have you learned anything new about your own racial, ethnic, or cultural history? I have learned that people of my race (Whites) and ethnicity (German-Americans) make up large portions of immigrants in the United States within the past...
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...Workforce diversity/secondary or deep level diversity Michelle Asha Cooper and Arthur L. Coleman, on their article “The Economic Imperative Of Achieving Diversity”, published on Forbes.com (04.27.2010), bring a new perspective to “workforce diversity.” Employers in the present prefer employees with talents that are central for America’s longstanding financial achievement, such as “critical thinkers, effective communicators, ethical decision-makers and effective team members” between others, according to the article. With such high expectations from part of the employers, for the present and the future, it is only needed to realize that our educational system needs to live up to the demands. Educating our future workers properly is very important, especially if we pay attention to current demographic trends, which is much more diverse than in past decades, which will include a workforce with low-income and racial/ethnic minorities. As noted in the article, according to the U.S. Census calculations, by 2050 racial/ethnic minorities will consist of 55% population of working age, with 30% Latinos, 12% African-Americans, and 12% Asian-Americans. In the higher education system diversity usually reflects students from different backgrounds, perspectives and characteristics that are beneficial to the educational experience , not only academically but also socially, and this enhances America’s economic race in the world. Works Cited Education: “The Economic Imperative Of...
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...Global trend in education industry This report is on the global trend of internationalization of higher education and its impact on education industry in Singapore in general, especially the Private Education (PE) sector. In the last two decade or so, educational institutions as well as governments having recognized the enormous potential of overseas market for education have been internationalizing education, especially higher education. Also, in the recent time universities and institutions around the globe including Singapore have been experiencing a decrease in public-funding and also corporatization. These developments have placed the institutions under constant pressure to restructure to become more entrepreneurial and globally competitive. This report also examines the policies that helped in growth of the education industry in Singapore and the role being played by foreign universities in achieving the ambition of Singapore to be a ‘Global Education Hub’. Analysis of the global trend The global trend of internationalization of higher education, especially among universities in industrialised developed nations has been consistent in the last two decades or so and it has manifested itself by way of exchange of faculty, students and curricula. Universities in the developed nations like USA, UK, Australia and some countries in Europe have been seeking much greater number of students to their campuses as well as established collaborative links with developing and transnational...
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