... The paper proposes organizational initiatives that will encourage the inclusion of a workforce, which may be diverse in terms of culture, generation, gender identities and sexual orientation, and physical and mental abilities. The initiatives are expected to sustain diversity and inclusion by creating...

... and places the articles in context. Findings The results indicated: 1. Having a higher percentage of women in the workforce increases the accessibility of work family policies. 2. A supportive work family culture acts as a mediator between a largely female workforce and work family policies. 3...

... suggestions to improve employee compliance by applying academic theory. Findings Organizations can create positive peer pressure through institutionalized socialization tactics that set clear expectations for behavior. These expectations become ingrained in culture leading to employees acting...

... it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Culture Leadership Networking Serendipity Gender Why do people become leaders? There is a virtual industry of books, magazines, journals and videos that aim...

... and places the articles in context. Findings In the UK, there is somewhat of an in-joke when people are asked about the culture of a firm. This often difficult and complex question can be met in that country with a wry smile and the refrain, “it’s the way things are done around here.” The joke...

... of a “world car” given a name that meant “doesn’t go” in Spanish, or the internal process with an unfortunate sounding acronym in Chinese. All these examples exemplify the major headaches that can be created when any change is made throughout a multi-cultural entity. Practical implications – The paper...

... an understanding of the host country's business practices, cultural preferences and operational methods. Design/methodology/approach This article explores contemporary thinking and practice and is based on work carried out over the past two years. It also uses arguments from organizational development...

... the old adage, “think globally and act locally,” it's now “think and act both globally and locally” at the same time. This means not only recognize when it is beneficial to create a consistent global standard, but also deepen the understanding of local and cultural differences, crossing cultures...

... time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Mentoring Training Trust Culture Networking Professional education Mentoring is not a recent concept, in fact...

.... These steps' essence is to change the organizational opportunities and constraints that workers have for being creative – to better align worker motivation with an organization's need for greater creativity. This alignment is necessary because organizational culture plays a central role in promoting...

...Alvin Oh One of the key management and leadership issues for the year 2000 and beyond has been a concern over the ability to manage in different countries and cultures. The models of leadership that we have come across so far deal with context in a comparatively narrow manner. The country...

... of lectures, exams and apprenticeship. They made their career decisions and career plans relatively young in life and they were expected to stick to them throughout their working life. © Company 2004 Culture Mentoring Doctors Healthcare The concept of mentoring (or indeed providing any...