Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, grade: 1,7, Northern Business School, language: English, abstract: Every society is characterized by a certain diversity. The first distinction is in gender, female or male. But that's not the way to describe all people. Adults, children, the elderly, people with different occupations, experiences, interests and backgrounds, they all belong to the society. No one is alike and that makes Europe a continent of diversity.The refugee crisis, the stream of refugees, the wave of refugees is currently contributing to this diversity. These are all terms which we encounter in press, political discussions and social discourse. All of the above words point to difficulties and problems. Especially the term 'refugee wave' associates the image of a natural catastrophe that targets Europe and it's impossible to do anything. This association happens not only in Germany, but also in Europe. In many cases, opinions about this topic are negative and in discussions in social networks these are distributed happily. These views are supported by current violent incidents and led to also violent riots during demonstrations of right- and left-wing groups in Chemnitz. However, these negative associations do not fully describe the situation by only focusing on the negative or threatening aspects and not looking at the positives. Despite many possible conflicts, companies and society can bene...