- Look through the Fortune 500 — IBM and analyze its corporate Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) plans.
- Prepare to write a critical analysis which describes the different ways the three companies implement strong or innovative diversity engagement plans that are customized to their specific industry or community. Here is a link to the Fortune 500 listing website: http://fortune.com/fortune500/list/.
- Include the following in your research paper:
- A description of the company history that necessitated the launch of a diversity
initiative for each of your selected organizations.
- Identify the elements of each program (i.e. hiring quotas, mandatory training, etc.)
- Describe the elements of the initiatives that you find particularly strong and weak.
- Explain how the outcomes are measured or assessed.
- Since you should always be learning from others experiences, identify three lessons
that you would apply from this research as a diversity conscious leader.
- Be sure to address each prompt, review the companys websites, and integrate other
resources to support your analysis for each company.
- A description of the company history that necessitated the launch of a diversity