Assignment: Diversity Business Report
Evaluate the role of identity, diverse segments, and cultural backgrounds within organizations.
Scenario
As a Human Resources manager for your company, the Director of HR has asked you to be part of a new project tasked to the department, creating a diversity scorecard. The scorecard will be the focal point to many new diversity projects for the future. The director has asked you to provide some research in a business report that will be used to create the diversity scorecard.
You will need to choose and research one of the following publicly-traded companies and create a business report of your findings based on the given tasks below. Note that you are not creating a diversity scorecard.
Instructions
First, choose one of the following companies:
i. AT&T
ii. Toyota Motor
iii. Apple
iv. Berkshire Hathaway
v. Exxon Mobil
Next, develop a business report that:
i. Provides an overview of the company, including a brief history, their mission, and their current cultural make-up.
ii. Note: cultural information can be found on company websites in the "About," "Our Company," or "Values" area on the company homepage.
iii. Examines the role of identity and how it may create challenges or opportunities for the company.
iv. Assesses the importance of diverse segments within the company workforce
v. Describes different cultural backgrounds' impact on a company's success.
vi. Identifies the ways in which creating more diversity at this company can create a long-term impact for the company.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.