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Culture and Society

Diversity definitions focus on differences based on primary and secondary demographic categories; how these differences result from individual and group identities; cultural distinctions and how these distinctions have led to differences in power; commitment to ethical norms; how diversity should be respected and included in societal actions; and an evolving term beginning to include differences based on workplace roles and expectations, personal styles, and thought (Hain, 2008).

Public relations authors have written extensively about the benefits of diversity in seeking out new markets. Ravazzani concluded.Public relations professionals are called upon to deliver more effective messages; promote deeper understanding between an organization and its publics; increase employee attraction and retention; enrich public relations departments with diverse talents, fertile dialogue and increased innovation; improve corporate reputation and expand market shares in diversity segments of stakeholder publics (2006).

Health and Society

The Healthcare Systems Management's mission is to provide superior commercial and public sector health-related administrative, regulatory and benefits management support. The division supports these processes while promoting quality performance and improving information flow. Covering the range from hardware infrastructure to high-level applications, Northrop Grumman is the second largest IT contractor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Our key customers include: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Social Security Administration (SSA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Information Systems and Society

Learning to use these new capabilities in a team environment will enhance a team leader's ability to self-assess and to select the most effective management style for a specific situation. Judging one management style relative to another is ineffective; instead participants learn to assess their own and others' management styles in order to enhance task performance.

The challenges in leadership of teams covered in this course are easy to ...