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Within organization frameworks, postmodernism tends to look at an organization more in light of contemporary views on diversity, job satiscation, teamwork, managers as leaders, and coordination of efforts. Hierarchies exist, but are not the primary form of organizational behavior -- teams are more of a flat design. This view holds that the success or failure of a contemporary business or organization is quite dependent upon the management of diversity. Public and private sector organizations, both are involved in numerous federally mandated programs that are designed to reduce cultural and communication barriers within the workplace. Multiculturalism is no longer a "nice-to," with the era of globalization upon us, and rapidly growing, diversity training and maximization of multicultural understanding, combined with management and leadership commitment to provide a diverse workplace, is now the norm. The same is true in accepting and managing a diverse workforce -- those over 55 perhaps vs. those under 25 (Ungar, 2004).
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Recent developments, for instance, in the use of an "absent but implicit" therapeutic paradigm show that in any experience individuals must make numerous connections with past experiences, provide past knowledge, and be able to contrast their own foundation with the social or psychological impetus of any type of intervention (Carey, et al., 2009).
Individual responses to both the idea of postmodernism and absent but implicit approaches would, as with most differing methods, be varied. However, in general the idea of separating and externalizing seems to be something that modern society does all the time. We deconstructionalize any number of events, activities, and tend to view the "other" and even other activities as outside. If contemporary individuals use this view, that our own individual identities are shaped by our stories and identities that exist from without moving to within, then by describing these stories, ways…
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Carey, M., et.al. (2009). The Absent But Implicit: A May to Support Therapeutic
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Ungar, M. (2004). Surviving as a Postmodern Social Worker: Two P's and Three
R's of Direct Practice. Social Work. 49 (3): 488-97.
Postmodernism, either with or without the hyphen, has become a one of the most talked about concepts in the last decades. Postmodern is one of the most utilized terms these days, so defining it could prove useful: In a literal sense it means that which comes after the modern, and this is how the term is generally used. One of the most important issues is to correctly evaluate the diversity
The theory sees human organizational behaviors and conceptions culturally bound, rather than natural, unlike advocates of systems theory. Systems theory has been more influenced by sociology and linguistics than the natural sciences. Analyzing symbolic interpretations may be more useful in organizations serving diverse populations: if a public health organization wants to alleviate the prevalence of diabetes in an area, it is not enough to more effectively disseminate information through the
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