Cultural Adaptability

CULTURAL ADAPTABILITY

Assignment Overview (argumentative paper 4-5 pgs)

Background: The board of directors of a health care institute is about to vote on a policy to mandate “the exclusive use” of the English language in the workplace. This policy will require all employees to speak only English while in the workplace. Increasing numbers of members of minority groups being hired by the organization has led to complaints from English speaking employees and customers.

Case Assignment

A group of board members believes in cultural and linguistic diversity, but they do not have the background to present their argument at the board meeting. This group also knows that you are taking a cultural competence course and they ask you to research the impact of such a policy, providing evidence from the literature. You are asked to provide the following information, focusing on the impact on the organization's culture in a 4- to 5-page paper:

1. Rationale      for and against this policy.
2. Benefits      of cultural and linguistic inclusion.
3. Drawbacks      of cultural and linguistic inclusion.
4. Propose      ways all members of the organization's staff can feel included and part of      the company, despite your decision to accept or reject the proposed      policy.

Assignment Expectations

Use information from your module readings/articles as well as appropriate research to support your selection. 

** One source is required from Module readings.

Length: The Case Assignment should be 4-5 pages, APA, with scholarly sources. It requires an introduction and concluding paragraph with citations throughout. 

Module readings:

Purnell, L. (2005). The Purnell model for cultural competence [Electronic version]. Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health, 11(2), 7-15.

Robben, A. C. G. M. (Ed.). (2018). Death, mourning, and burial: A cross-cultural reader. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Available in the Trident Online Library.

University of California, Berkeley. (2019). Chapter 12: Managing diversity in the workplace. In Guide to managing human resources. Retrieved from http://hr.berkeley.edu/hr-network/central-guide-managing-hr/managing-hr/interaction/diversity