Assessing Diversity Awareness in University Business Students at a Hispanic Serving Liberal Arts Institution

Abstract

Globalization and shifts in demographics are creating highly diverse workplaces, and managers must understand the importance of managing a diverse workforce. Students taking business management courses at a 4-year private Hispanic serving institution were asked to voluntarily participate in a study in which the researchers sought to explore the diversity awareness attitudes of business management students at a university where the students are exposed to a culturally diverse environment.

La globalización y los cambios en la demografía son la creación de diversos lugares de trabajo altamente, y los gerentes deben entender la importancia de manejar una fuerza laboral diversa. Los estudiantes que toman cursos de gestión empresarial en un año 4-hispano en institución privada fueron invitados a participar voluntariamente en un estudio en el que los investigadores tratan de explicar las actitudes de conciencia de la diversidad de los estudiantes de administración de empresas en una universidad donde los estudiantes están expuestos a un entorno culturalmente diverso.

Keywords

diversity higher education Hispanic serving institution business students cultural awareness

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