Overview
Multiculturalism is evident in many aspects of life. For decades, organizations’ leaders have attempted to enhance their stakeholders’ relationships. Researchers from various countries are now discussing the need for valuing their diverse relationships with foreigners. As a global change agent, understanding other countries’ stances concerning multiculturalism and policy is imperative to your success as you develop your international relations.After reading this week’s literature, consider how each article relates to the topics of global policy and impact in the field of multicultural management. What research questions or apparent gaps come to mind?
Post a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes section that contains the following:
- Incorporation and analysis of the Required Resources from this 2-week unit, including identification of any apparent gaps in the literature
- An original research topic related to the week’s literature (Note: The proposed research topic can be related to the general topic for the week or to gaps in the literature for the week, or it can be related to a specific reading for the week.)
- Background information on the research topic, including identification of principal schools of thought, tendencies in the academic literature, or commonalities that define the academic scholarship regarding your topic
- Evaluation of the main concepts with a focus on their application to business/management practice and their impact on positive social change
- A minimum of 10 peer-reviewed, scholarly new references
- Note: The presentation must be in APA format and must incorporate direct evidence of addressing the Learning Objectives from this 2-week unit. Each of the content slides must include detailed notes/paragraphs with appropriate citation of peer-reviewed, scholarly references.
- 1. Please always try to use very recent sources; that is, sources published in the 2021-2025 period.2. Some of your references may have a URL that take you directly to the article. Please try to find them.3. The words "Retrieved from" are no longer used.4. Whenever the reference does not have page numbers, please retrieve the PDF and you will find the page range
- Required Readings
- Engelbrecht, A., & Samuel, O. M. (2019). The effect of transformational leadership on intention to quit through perceived organisational support, organisational justice and trust.Links to an external site. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 22(1), e1–e8. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v22i1.2338
- Gomarasca, P. (2013). Multiculturalism or hybridisation? Cultural mixing and politics.Links to an external site. Diversities, 15(2), 67–80.
- Grant, P. R., & Robertson, D. W. (2014). Predicting immigrants’ attitudes toward multiculturalism using a measure of its perceived benefits.Links to an external site. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 36(3), 209–220. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2014.890622
- Gražulis, V., & Markuckienė, E. (2014). Current issues of the development of employee intercultural competency in a work environment (a case-study of small municipalities of Lithuania).Links to an external site. Socialiniai Tyrimai, 2014(3), 78–89.
- Jones, H. (2014). “The best borough in the country for cohesion!”: Managing place and multiculture in local government.Links to an external site. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37(4), 605–620. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2013.808758
- Keddie, A. (2012). Australian multicultural policy: Social cohesion through a political conception of autonomy.Links to an external site. Journal of Sociology, 50(4), 408–421. https://doi.org/10:1177/1440783312462166
- Klocek, P., Dayib, H., Mukherjee, R., & Crespo, E. (2014). Supplier diversity: From “checking the box” to developing a trusted and valued partner.Links to an external site. Journal: American Water Works Association, 106(9), 30–36. https://doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2014.106.0138
- Onghena, Y. (2013). Reflections from the world of policy-related research: Think tanks and cultural diversity—between theory and practice.Links to an external site. Crossings: Journal of Migration & Culture, 4(2), 187–200. https://doi.org/10.1386/cjmc.4.2.187_7
- Purvanova, R. K. (2014). Face-to-face versus virtual teams: What have we really learned?Links to an external site. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 17(1), 2–29. https://doi.org/10.1037/mgr0000009
- Reeve, I. (2014). Multicultural health care? Cultural accommodation in non-devoted policy sectors.Links to an external site. Canadian Public Administration, 57(4), 609–622. https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.12092
- Smite, D., Moe, N. B., & Gonzalez-Huerta, J. (2021). Overcoming cultural barriers to being agile in distributed teams.Links to an external site. Information and Software Technology, 138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2021.106612
- Taylor-Gooby, P., & Waite, E. (2014). Toward a more pragmatic multiculturalism? How the U.K. policy community sees the future of ethnic diversity policies.Links to an external site. Governance, 27(2), 267–289. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12030