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By Niranjana Harikumar The Indian corporate workplace has undergone a sea change in the past few years with the far-reaching impact of globalization and liberalization. India’s social landscape has changed dramatically. These changes have resulted in many more women breaking into male bastions. Thus, the... |
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By Sanjay Joshi Queerty, leading online news magazine for LGBTs, not long ago ran a list of 10 worst companies for gays and lesbians, featuring prominently Domino’s Pizza, and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Today, most big... |
 By Niranjana Harikumar As the ghosts of the economic crisis continue to linger four years hence, it is ironical that the “war for talent” continues unabated. There is a clear shortage for critical skillsets today and top talent is as much in demand as ever before. The workplace of the future will be one that celebrates... |
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13/11/2011 Multi-generational Diversity in the workplace – An India perspective
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By Rita Rizzo, MSc, CMC
05/10/2010
This case study, written for undergraduate students, is based on generational differences in a metropolitan children’s museum. Employees from various generations experience communication challenges, differing values systems, disparate approaches to work, and interpersonal conflict. Learners assume different...
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Introduction: Diversity is a business imperative in the corporate world today and organizations are slowly gaining cognizance of the fact that talent is distributed across varied groups of individuals, and that in order to get the right fitment for a position it is necessary to consider inclusion of all these groups.... |
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India has an inconceivably diverse population that it is often difficult for individuals to perceive the differences in their entirety. Despite this, our diversity initiatives are lagging behind the developed nations. One could attribute this to centuries of subjugation by colonials. Fortunately many organizations are realizing the... |
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We've all heard it before from frustrated managers and even senior management: "Do we have to buy Joe a larger office chair to accommodate his obesity?" or "Must we let Sarah leave early every Friday so she can be home before sundown?" But how often do we get to hear "What can I do to get Joe a better chair for his size... |
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SHRM INDIA
Archana, an IT professional and a first-time mom, came back from her maternity leave. Archana requested her manager for a work-from-home arrangement as she wanted to keep an eye on the nanny and ensure her baby was getting the right care. After weeks of convincing the management and service level agreements around her key result areas, Archana was...
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SHRM INDIA
What is the latest diktat from Marissa Mayer – the workaholic CEO of Yahoo, whose abbreviated maternity leave left a trail of questions and sparked a series of debates around workplace flexibility and sustainability of long medical and parental leaves. The momentous 22nd February ‘No-Work-From-Home’ decree rolled out by Mayer proclaimed in no...
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SHRM INDIA
As globalization and emerging market opportunities lead to greater demand for suitable talent, organizations in India are witnessing the age profiles and gender ratios within their organizational pyramids undergo a dramatic transformation. The demographic dividend that India enjoys entails younger employees working side by side with seasoned...
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 By Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang
Economic power is shifting rapidly from the West to the East—especially to China and India. China appears destined to become the world's largest economy by 2025. India, trailing China by about 12 years, will rank among the world's top three or four by then. By 2025, China and India will also likely account for...
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1/7/2004
Most people have relatively limited capacity for transferring a concept from an example case to a novel situation unless there is a specific discussion of the metacognitive strategies in the various teaching tools.
Source: Earley, P. C., & Peterson, R. S. (2004, March). The elusive cultural chameleon: Cultural Intelligence as a new...
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