Organizational Culture and Workforce Diversity

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Organizational Culture and Workforce Diversity

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Developing an Effective Culture

• The workplace is changing.
• A larger amount of younger and older workers are
  finding jobs.
• Another change is the large amount of part time
  workers being used in the market and
  entrepreneurships being started.

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Organizational Culture

• Organizational Culture- is the environment in
  which people work, made up of atmosphere,
  behaviors, beliefs, and relationships.
• It shows people how they will be treated in the
  workplace.
• It identifies what is acceptable and what is not
  acceptable in the workplace.

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Work Environment

• Work environment- is the physical conditions and
  the psychological atmosphere in which employees
  work.
• The physical conditions at work are the work
  area, offices, break rooms, and storage areas
• The physical conditions must be safe from harm.
• What would happen if a worker felt the workplace
  was unsafe?

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Work Environment

• Not all jobs can be physically comfortable. Some
  require people to work outside in hot or cold
  conditions.
• What types of jobs may not be physically
  comfortable?
• Even in those jobs, the business needs to find
  ways to provide as much physical comfort as
  possible.
• With a partner, write down different ways a
  business provides physical comfort in a possibly
  hazardous workplace.

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Work Environment

• A psychological atmosphere is also very important
  in the workplace.
• Employees do not want to work in a place where
  they feel they are mistreated or where their work
  and ideas are not valued.
• An atmosphere of mistrust or fear is likely to
  result in low morale and poor performance.
• To provide a positive psychological workplace,
  manager need to be honest, fair, and ethical

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Work-Life Relationships

• A positive organizational culture is one that
  respects the demand on employees from outside the
  job.
• Personal time
• Family leave
• Flex time
• Job sharing
• Flex place

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Personal Time

• Many companies now offer personal time for
  employees to complete non-job activities that can
  only be done on work time
• Example scheduling a dentist appointment

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Family Leave

• Allow employees to take a leave of absence fro
  the birth or adoption of a child, to care for a
  sick family member, or for other personal
  emergencies.
• In 1993, Congress passed the Family and Medical
  Leave Act.
• It requires companies employing 50 or more people
  to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for
  employees who face specific family or personal
  circumstances.

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Flextime

• Allows employees some choice in how their work
  days and work hours are arranged.
• Some employees may start and end their work days
  at different times.

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Job Sharing and Flexplace

• Job sharing offers one job to two people. Each
  person work a part-time schedule. They share the
  work space and duties of the job.
• Flexplace means that some employees can complete
  part or all of their work away from the business
  site.
• Employees who primarily use personal computers
  and other technology can work from home.

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Employer-Employee Relationship

• Both employers and employees want the business to
  be successful. Both want to make money so they
  can buy new items.
• However, employers and employees usually will
  have different goals in mind.
• An example of this would be that managers are
  usually only worried about making a profit.
  While employees are worried about pay, working
  conditions, and job security.

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Employer-Employee Relationship

• Is it smart to only have one person making all of
  the decisions for a company? Why or why not?
• Managers and employees have discovered that as
  they work together, they find ways to accomplish
  the goals of both the organization and the
  individuals who work for it.
• Managers who involve employees in decision-making
  find that better decisions are made.

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Labor Unions

• Low wages and poor working conditions caused
  employees to band together and form labor unions.
• Labor union- is an organized group of employees
  who negotiate with employers about issues, such
  as wages and working conditions.

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Workforce Diversity

• What is workforce diversity?
• Why is it important?
• The United States is the most diverse country in
  the world.
• Prospective employees and customers are attracted
  to work and shop in businesses where the
  employees are similar to themselves.

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Benefits of Diversity

• Diversity- as it applies to businesses and
  organizations, it is the comprehensive inclusion
  of people with differences in personal
  characteristics.
• What are some examples of different personal
  characteristics?
• Why is it important to have a diverse workplace?

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Federal Laws Regulating Discrimination

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Prohibits job discrimination based on race,
  color, religion, gender, and national origin
• Age Discrimination Act in Employment Act of 1967
• Protects individuals who are 40 years of age or
  older.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• Took effect in 1992, prohibits discrimination
  based on disabilities.

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Benefits of Diversity

• 3 major Benefits of Diversity
• Organizational Benefits
• Individual Benefits
• Societal Benefits

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Organizational, Individual, Societal Benefits,
and Steps Used to Develop Diversity

• List all of the benefits and be able to explain
  why they are important
• Organizational Benefits- Jillian, Austin, Amanda,
  Jordan
• Individual Benefits- Dillon, Misty, Claire,
  Casey, Tyler
• Societal Benefits- Nicole, Jessica, Elizabeth,
  Lynn,
• List all of the steps and be able to explain
  them
• Steps Used to Develop Diversity- Kody, Nathan,
  Anthony, Andrew