What does cultural diversity mean?

Outline

Rickey Sanchez

Post University

 

1. Introduction
2. Overview of Organizational Changes

• The innovations that influence organizational changes
• How instrumental these changes are in ensuring that all the mundane and redundant activities are replaced.
• The Kaizen concept in implementing major programs at the workplace
• The Kaizen approach and the results it has yielded in popular companies in the world.
• Thesis Statement
• Building a case that will provide all sides of unbiased argument
• Set the tone of the paper
• To be reinstated in the conclusion

1. The Kaizen Approach

• Definition of the term
• Benefits of the approach
• How is the approach connected to the 6 Sigma
• Is Kaizen approach only for big organizations?
• Can the Kaizen approach be infused with other concepts such as the 5S and SMED?
• Focus of the Essay

1. Cultural Diversity

(a) What does cultural diversity mean?

(b) Aspects of cultural diversity in relation to the Kaizen approach

(c) Implementation of a major program in an organization

(d) The strategies and perspectives

(e) Integrating and creating a diverse workplace.

(f) Successful organizations that have embraced cultural diversity and yielded results

(g) How organizations can incorporate ideas that prove that they have embraced cultural diversity

(h) What are the consequences of employees that fail to uphold the cultural diversity?

(i)The importance of intense training when carrying out a major implementation within an organization

(j)Why leaders should be on the fore front in setting examples during new implementations within the organization

• Diversity and Business Success

1. Why traditional workplaces are being overtaken by diverse workplaces
2. How diversity boosts staff morale and encourage job applications from professionals from all backgrounds
   1. Factors to consider when implementing a new workplace culture
   2. Kaizen’s approach on introducing cultural diversity at the workplace
   3. Some of the anticipated issues to be anticipated during an implementation change within an organization
   4. How equality in terms of promotion and pay rise can boost staff morale during the cultural change process
   5. How discrimination at the workplace can derail cultural diversity in an organization
3. How inability to inability to embrace new culture is making most organizations lose out on competent recruits.
4. Successful companies using the Kaizen approach and how they have managed to successfully create culturally diverse workplaces
5. How a new culture is vital in reviving productivity, strategic objectives, compliance and innovation
6. The importance of first ensuring that the workplace is ideal for diverse cultures
7. Why encouraging members of staff to be respectful to one another regardless of their difference can create a safe workplace for all cultures

• Why Some Organizations Have Failed to Apply Kaizen Concept
• Major oversights with the approach
• Failure to recognize the importance of looking at the approach from all angles.
• The Kaizen approach is not ideal for organizations looking for prompt results.
• How the concept works
• What results should be expected from Kaizen approach
• Why small organizations should capitalize on the strengths of an organization to increase the profits and opportunities.
• Conclusion
  1. Aspects of the Kaizen approach
  2. Can all organizations transform with Kaizen approach?
  3. Does the approach guarantee success?
  4. What is the time lapse that startup organization should anticipate with the Kaizen approach?
  5. Reinstating the thesis statement

 

References

Bratton, J. (2015). Introduction to work and organizational behaviour. New York: Macmillan Education Palgrave.

Meran, R., & Lunau, S. (2013). Six Sigma+Lean toolset: Mindset for successful implementation of improvement projects. Berlin: Springer.

Salah, S., & Rahim, A. (2018). An Integrated Company-Wide Management System: Combining Lean Six Sigma with Process Improvement.