Audit Research on Diversity
Assignment: Perform a diversity research audit on one of the top 10 companies identified by DiversityInc as a company that demonstrates the business case for diversity. There are 2 parts to this assignment a proposal and then the final project paper.
Part 1 is the proposal (3 pages) - (due 10/2) submit a proposal which includes the company you plan on researching (Sodexo – No 1 in the DiversityInc) http://www.diversityinc.com/sodexo/
The criteria by which results will be measured (ie. CEO Commitment, Human Capital, Supplier Diversity, Corporate & Organization Communications)
A list of ten thoughtful questions on the topic of diversity you will seek to answer in your research to measure the organization's diversity initiative against
Conduct a preliminary literature review for your research of the company.
Performing research on one of the top 10 companies identified by DiversityInc: as a company that demonstrates the business case for diversity, develop a criteria to measure the organization's diversity initiative against, some thoughtful questions on the topic of diversity that you will research about the company (you can use secondary data to assist you in formulating good questions) and conduct a preliminary literature review for their research of that company. The literature review should include sources (at least 6 in total and 4 of them scholarly) from scholarly and professional journals describing the performance of the organization as it relates to diversity, in addition to the organization's website that you are researching. The literature review should include a bibliography of sources and a brief paragraph describing the contents of the source.
Part 2 is the final project paper (10 pages) – due (11/15/13)
If you are using one of the DiversityInc firms, include in your research the criteria you developed, the questions you researched, the literature you used and the results of your findings.
Your report should detail the strengths and weaknesses
Part 1 is the proposal (3 pages) - (due 10/2) submit a proposal which includes the company you plan on researching (Sodexo – No 1 in the DiversityInc) http://www.diversityinc.com/sodexo/
The criteria by which results will be measured (ie. CEO Commitment, Human Capital, Supplier Diversity, Corporate & Organization Communications)
A list of ten thoughtful questions on the topic of diversity you will seek to answer in your research to measure the organization's diversity initiative against
Conduct a preliminary literature review for your research of the company.
Performing research on one of the top 10 companies identified by DiversityInc: as a company that demonstrates the business case for diversity, develop a criteria to measure the organization's diversity initiative against, some thoughtful questions on the topic of diversity that you will research about the company (you can use secondary data to assist you in formulating good questions) and conduct a preliminary literature review for their research of that company. The literature review should include sources (at least 6 in total and 4 of them scholarly) from scholarly and professional journals describing the performance of the organization as it relates to diversity, in addition to the organization's website that you are researching. The literature review should include a bibliography of sources and a brief paragraph describing the contents of the source.
Part 2 is the final project paper (10 pages) – due (11/15/13)
If you are using one of the DiversityInc firms, include in your research the criteria you developed, the questions you researched, the literature you used and the results of your findings.
Your report should detail the strengths and weaknesses