Alliant Energy Case Study
1. Who are the main players (name and position)? William D Harvey, Chairman and CEO of Alliant Energy Jamie Toledo, head of supplier diversity program- Alliant Energy
2. In what business or businesses and industry or industries is the company operating? Energy/Utility- Alliance provides electricity and natural gas service
3. What are the issues and problems facing the company?
That diversity within the workforce and supplier base does not meet corporate core values and goals (to create and retain/maintain a diverse workforce/supplier base, and place women in positions not traditionally held by women, still need more ethnic diversity) in order to maximize their abilities
Employees are confused about Alliant’s definition of diversity
Employees’ perception of diversity (affirmative action, work attitudes, job satisfaction)
4. What is the primary problem for the company/organization in this case?
That diversity within the workforce and supplier base does not meet corporate core values and goals 5. Why have the problem (s) you cite emerged? Identify the causal chain (the events or
Circumstances that caused the problem-Some will be Internal Weaknesses, others
EXTERNAL Threats).
Employees’ perception of diversity (affirmative action, work attitudes, job satisfaction--- external threat, people come to the workplace with preconceived notions regarding diversity.
Employees confused about definition of diversity- Internal cause by lack of training and lack of understanding regarding management’s expectations
6. What are the characteristics of the industry that the company is in and how is the
Industry changing over time?
Not typically an industry that includes many women, and is not located in an area of the United States that is particularly diverse. Industry is continuously growing as the need for energy increases, thus more people will need to be hired and more suppliers will be needed. The marketplace is full of many different
2. In what business or businesses and industry or industries is the company operating? Energy/Utility- Alliance provides electricity and natural gas service
3. What are the issues and problems facing the company?
That diversity within the workforce and supplier base does not meet corporate core values and goals (to create and retain/maintain a diverse workforce/supplier base, and place women in positions not traditionally held by women, still need more ethnic diversity) in order to maximize their abilities
Employees are confused about Alliant’s definition of diversity
Employees’ perception of diversity (affirmative action, work attitudes, job satisfaction)
4. What is the primary problem for the company/organization in this case?
That diversity within the workforce and supplier base does not meet corporate core values and goals 5. Why have the problem (s) you cite emerged? Identify the causal chain (the events or
Circumstances that caused the problem-Some will be Internal Weaknesses, others
EXTERNAL Threats).
Employees’ perception of diversity (affirmative action, work attitudes, job satisfaction--- external threat, people come to the workplace with preconceived notions regarding diversity.
Employees confused about definition of diversity- Internal cause by lack of training and lack of understanding regarding management’s expectations
6. What are the characteristics of the industry that the company is in and how is the
Industry changing over time?
Not typically an industry that includes many women, and is not located in an area of the United States that is particularly diverse. Industry is continuously growing as the need for energy increases, thus more people will need to be hired and more suppliers will be needed. The marketplace is full of many different