Essays on Racial Diversity

Cultural diversity is an asset as well as a challenge to business leaders the world over, especially those business leaders working in multinational organizations. Globalization is the current trend and it is certain that companies will continue to launch their businesses internationally in the future. The failure or success of a company is greatly hinged on the type of leadership style practiced and put in place in the organization. Hence, a multi- national company's management should use the kind of leadership style that would consider the various diversities that are present in the organization in addition to the host ...

Introduction

Over the last few decades, the Canadian education system has been characterized by ethnic and racial discrimination. Despite having the Ontario Human Rights Code that advocates for equal rights for all and freedom from discrimination, cases of ethnic prejudice have been manifested significantly, especially for the Blacks and Aboriginal population who have over time been denied access to quality education (Daenzer & Dei, 1994). These minority groups experience low-quality education, which leads to low academic attainment. Aspects of ethnic discrimination have deterred the minority groups and denied them a chance to pursue ambitions for social mobility and high levels of ...

Issues with race and ethnicity in the United States

Starting from 4 million people in 1790, population of the United States has grown up to 326 million today. Over this period, racial composition of the US consisted predominantly of Euro-Americans. This racial group is what we call “whites”. Other racial categories of the US include Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, and African Americans (blacks). Today’s trends, mainly characterized by immigration process, indicate the growth of current minor racial groups’ portion in the United States population. “Never before has America been more diverse, and that diversity will in all likelihood continue to expand”. According to some predictions, Euro-Americans are ...