Abstract

RODRIGUEZ PEREZ, María Candelaria. The Challenge of Human Management in the Face of Cultural Complexity and Plurality. Revista Venezolana de Gerencia [online]. 2008, vol.13, n.43, pp.492-506. ISSN 1315-9984.

Diversity translates into differentiation that begins with conditions of gender, ethnicity, religion, social class, physical ability, sexual orientation and age. These orientations have come out as a product of the changes that have occurred with globalization and the impact of information and communication technologies. As a consequence, it is assumed that the labor force has a differentiated and plural character which requires mechanisms that permit administering diversity and culture as a conditioning element that impacts new labor relations and human management under perceptions of complexity. The objective of this article is to investigate complexity, diversity, plurality and culture, to establish some of the challenges that emerge in ways of managing human beings. The methodology used was documentary through triangulation of the information about assumed categories, to construct a reflection related to the theme. The conclusion was framed by the need to foment human management with a pluralist, open, flexible attitude that has great transcultural sensitivity, oriented toward a search for the equality of opportunities and treatment worthy of the human being.

Keywords : Human management; cultural pluralism; culture; complexity; hyper-complexity and diversity.