CULTURE DIFFERENCES IN ORGANIZATIONS

Globalizacija po vsem svetu podjetjem prinaša številne spremembe na področju poslovanja. Turbulentno okolje in velika konkurenca na vseh trgih vodi sleherno podjetje v prilagajanje na različne kulturne raznolikosti držav, kjer posluje. S tem se posledično tudi povečuje število raznolikih zaposlenih na delovnem mestu. Da je podjetje uspešno in učinkovito, mora najti najboljšo možno kombinacijo posameznikov z različnimi lastnostmi, ki se med seboj dopolnjujejo. Za sam uspeh podjetja je bistveno upravljanje raznolikosti zaposlenih. Najlažje je zaposlovati raznolike zaposlene glede na njihovo raznolikost vendar pa je izziv za managerje ustvariti takšno delovno okolje, ki vsem zaposlenim omogoča maksimalni izkoristek svoje nadarjenosti, znanj, izkušenj, vrednot ipd. in vse te raznolike sposobnosti integrirati v delovno okolje podjetja. Pomen kulturne raznolikosti zaposlenih v podjetjih raste iz leta v leto predvsem zaradi pospešene globalizacije. Posledično bodo preživela ter rasla in se razvijala samo tista podjetja, katera se bodo naučila delati z raznoliko delovno silo in izkoristila medkulturne kompetence.The worldwide globalisation brings many changes to companies in the business environment. Due to environmental changes and fierce competition in all market sectors, every company tends to adapt to different cultural diversities of the countries where it has an established presence. Consequently, this increases the number of employees with diverse cultural backgrounds. For being successful and effective, companies must find the best possible combination of individuals with different skills that complement each other. A crucial element for success is the management of workforce diversity. A simple method is to recruit diverse employees regarding their differences. However, managers are facing the challenge to build a work environment for all employees, that allows the maximum use of talent, knowledge, experience, values, etc. and integrate all these diverse skills into the working environment. The importance of cultural diversity of employees is growing year after year, mainly due to increasing globalisation. Only those companies that will learn how to work with a diverse workforce and take advantages of cross-cultural competence will be able to survive grow and develop