Latino Culture - Softcover

The first part of the book covers demographics, defines various generations of Latinos and discusses key work related values that may impact Latinos' views, interactions, and reactions to events. The second part of the book describes common work issues and explains ways in which Latinos are likely to respond to them. This section covers issues such as interviewing, hiring decisions, concept of time, sexual harassment and relationships at work. Most chapters present vignettes to illustrate cultural issues. The cultural pointers at the end of each vignette help highlight key issues.

Francia Baez has close to 30 years experience in the financial area in Latin America. She currently deals with Human Resources issues in 20 Latin American countries for Citigroup. She is the former President of the Human Resources Banking Committee, and former member of the Board of Directors of a microfinance organization (Fondomicro) in the Dominican Republic. Whereabouts: South Florida, USA Nilda Chong is the director of Kaiser Permanente's Institute for Culturally Competent Care. She also serves on various boards of national organizations that are currently addressing health disparities issues. Nilda has more than twenty years experience in training providers in the delivery of care to culturally diverse populations, including experience international work as a consultant and trainer of trainers in Latin America with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization and national level positions with the Ministry of Health in Panama. Nilda holds her doctorate in public health from the University of California, Berkeley (with a Multicultural Health Specialty). In June of 2004, she was listed by Hispanic magazine as one of the 2004 Top Latinas of Excellence. Wheabouts: California, USA.