Managing Cultural Diversity in Organizations of Australia

S T U D E N T D E TA I L S :
Managing cultural diversity in
Organizations of Australia

Presentation Outline
What is Diversity
The role and extent of diversity in Australia
Factors which effect diversity
The impacts of diversity in the Australian
workplaces
The benefits of diversity
The disadvantages of diversity
Diversity training concept
Strategies used by managers to manage
diversity
Conclusion

What is Diversity
Diversity is refers as experiences and
characteristics which define all of us as an
individual (Shen, et al., 2009).
Diversity can be of race, gender, ethnicity, age,
disability, sexual orientation and religion.
A Diverse organization aims to build a complete
culture which uses and values the talents of entire
employees

Diversity in Australia
21% Australians born in more than 200 countries:
 10% population is from English-speaking nations
 11% population is from non-English speaking nations
Major 10 novel migrant source nations:
 United Kingdom, China, India, Philippines,
Afghanistan, South Africa, Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia,
and Iran
Rest emerging Australian communities:
 Sudan, Congo, Burma, Thailand, Bhutan, Burundi,
Iraq, Kenya, Liberia, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia