CONTENT

1 INTRODUCTION

2 CULTURE AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

2.1 Definition of culture

2.1.1 Types of cultures

2.1.2 Layers of culture

2.1.3 Cultural distance

2.2 Cultural variability

2.2.1 Sources of cultural differences

2.2.2 Cultural values and dimensions

2.2.3 Hofstede’s dimensions of cultural variability

2.3 Corporate culture

3 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN A WORKPLACE

3.1 What is cultural diversity?

3.2 Importance of cultural diversity

3.3 Benefits of cultural diversity

3.4 Challenges and problems with cultural diversity

3.5 Solutions and best practices for cultural diversity

3.5.1 Cultural diversity change

3.5.2 Corporate strategy for cultural diversity

3.5.3 Cultural diversity training

3.6 The future of cultural diversity

4 STUDY ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY

4.1 Research methods

4.2 Results of the manager interviews

4.2.1 Background of cultural values

4.2.2 Importance of cultural diversity

4.2.3 Influences in a workplace

4.2.4 Best practices of implementing cultural diversity

4.2.5 Management issues

4.3 Results of the employee questionnaires

4.4 Potential improvement areas for the future

4.4.1 The development of culture’s values and importance

4.4.2 The improvement of influences in a work environment

4.4.3 The enhancement of best practices of implementing cultural diversity

4.4.4 The advancement of management issues

4.5 Envisions of cultural diversity

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