You have been charged to examine organizations that promote diversity. You are to research ONE company using the following topics and questions to guide your research:
- Company Information: History, mission statement, and product/service. Who are the company’s customers and employees? Where are they located?
- Status of Diversity within the Organization: What role does diversity play within the company? Does the company promote employees that are diverse? Do they outsource their work outside the United States, where?
- Philosophy: What are the leader’s philosophy on diversity issues and management?
- Strategies: What strategies does the organization implement to manage diversity?
- Goals: What diversity-related goals have been implemented by the company? What are the company’s future goals as they relate to diversity?
- Current Status: What is the current status of the organization in terms of diversity in particular and overall success in general?
Sample companies:
- Target
- CVS
- Uber/Lyft
- Caterpillar
- Pepsi Co.
- Dell
- Merck
- Disney
- Nordstrom
- Mayo Clinic
- Starbucks
- Cisco
- Aflac
- Nike
- Go Daddy
- Stryker
- Mattel
- Zappos
- DreamWorks
- Apple
- Adobe
Please select a company included in this list
Deliverables…Your paper must include:
- Introduction
- Conclusion
- Section/Paragraph headings
- Lessons Learned paragraph
- In-text citations and references list (reference sources such as journals, articles, websites, newspapers, etc.).
- No more than 10 pages in APA format (please use the writing assignment template provided in week 1 of course).
- At least 3 sources for the selected company.
- Suggestions: look at the corporate website, employment site, investor web site, etc.