Managing diversity, Religions and the organizations

Summary:

Diversity

Into a world full of diversity and multiculturalism, we have to work with people from everywhere and try to understand the different thoughts and reactions to some situations.

There are some rules that try to control people’s behavior in order to avoid problems among them. Those aspects are:

·         Norms of Behavior.

·         Group Cohesion.

·         Social Loafing.

·         Loss of Individuality.

Diversity is the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole. Some individuals, particularly those with strong religious beliefs, maintain that it is in the best interests of individuals and of humanity as a whole that all people adhere to a specific model for society or specific aspects of such a model.

Questions

Since diversity is a source of competitive advantage, what could be the recruitment strategies to effectively target to diverse groups? What would be the consequences of ignoring diversity?

Diversity is a pretty important aspect when talking about groups because if it is composed by different kind of people it’s better to find a common background in order to avoid any problem or confusion. Finding a common activity of integration can be the best alternative because if you ignore diversity, it can be read as discrimination and can cause many internal problems.

Religion

Religion is a fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a group of people. These set of beliefs concern the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, and involve devotional and ritual observances. They also often contain a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

Question

What is the dominant religion in Colombia? What are the religious implications for doing business here? Give examples.

The dominant religion in Colombia is Catholicism, although most of the people practice this and believe a lot in its prophesy, it doesn’t have any kind of implication in business because a lot of years before social aspects were separated from religion.

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