Cultural diversity is divided into two: primary and secondary. Primary diversity includes factors such as age, race and physical abilities. Secondary dimensions include factors such as family status, first language and religion among others.
In the work place there are three main categories that cultural diversity is classified into, organizational, external, and internal. Organizational dimension is the functional level. It includes content/field work, area/department group, seniority or position status, the work place, trade union affiliation, and management status. The external dimension refers to the geographic location, income, personal habits, leisure activities, regional knowledge, education, work experience, appearance, parental and marital status. The internal dimension refers to age, sexual orientation, physical abilities, ethnic group, and race. (Andresen) * Workplace diversity training is crucial. Diversity is essential in the workplace because a diverse population has different backgrounds, experiences, knowledge and understanding. A diverse workplace is better able to solve a problem and implement new ideas because there are more people able to come up with the required solutions and ideas.
Workplace training is training for the purpose of increasing the participant’s cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills, which is based on the impression the training will benefit an organization by protecting against civil rights violations, increasing the inclusion of different identity groups, and promoting better teamwork. More and more corporations are turning worldwide to develop better business models and create new marketing shares. With this happening, diversity training takes on new meaning and significance as employees, no matter where they are from, learn to adapt, respect and communicate with a diverse set of cultures and people. Diversity training prepares employees for what they might expect of people from other nationalities, and at the same time helps international workforce perform more effectively. (McVittie)
What is the difference between diversity and inclusion: The word diversity represents a large group comprised of different people with different experiences. These differences include race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or citizenship. However, “diversity” does not address how these different people perform or function. Inclusion