Analysis of Organization
Order Description
Individual Paper: Analysis of Organization Length: 4?5 Pages, typed, double?spaced
1. Task. Your task in this assignment is to examine an organization that has had a problem with managing diversity.
“Problem” can be defined as charges of discrimination—gender, race, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, religion, etc.
You must include at least five outside sources, and they should represent a variety of types of sources.
2. Companies. You may choose one of the following companies-
? Amtrak (discrimination: African Americans)
? Bank of America (discrimination: women and people of color)
? Boeing (discrimination: women and African Americans)
? Burger King (discrimination: Disability)
? Chick?fil?a (discrimination: religion, gender, LGBT)
? CIA (discrimination: women and people of color)
? Dell Computer (discrimination: age and gender)
? Disney (discrimination: religion)
? eHarmony (discrimination: LGBT)
? FBI (discrimination: women and people of color)
? KODAK (discrimination: race)
? NASCAR (discrimination: African Americans)
? NFL (discrimination: African American head coaches)
? NHL (discrimination: African Americans)
? Oracle (discrimination: multiple non?dominant groups)
? Target (discrimination: Disability)
? Wal?Mart (discrimination: multiple non?dominant groups)
? Wells Fargo (discrimination: gender)
3. Part One
• The first section of your paper is a description of the problem(s) and how the problem(s) developed
in this company. Was it over a long period of time, or did the problem emerge through one specific
incident? Be sure to use details in your discussion.
• In this section, describe all of the different methods the company used to manage its problem.
Describe, in detail, how the company dealt with the complexities of the situation. In addition,
describe the company’s current status.
4. Part Two
• Use your own expertise gained in this class to analyze the situation (you do not need to answer all of
these questions in your essay; use them to guide your thought process).
? What could the company have done differently?
? How could they have avoided this problem?
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? What did they do effectively/ineffectively?
? What strategies should the company have implemented to manage the
diversity crisis?
? Has the company really recovered? If so, how and if not, why not?
? Does the crisis represent a leadership problem, and/or a management
problem?
• While examining the specific diversity case, utilize the textbook material as a FRAMEWORK for
your analysis. Specifically, use the diversity management paradigms as found in the textbook. (i.e.,
resistance, discrimination?and?fairness, access?and?legitimacy, and integration and learning).
Note: Section One and Section Two should reflect a coherent, balanced discussion. You may write the two sections
separately, or you may INTEGRATE the two sections.
5. Sources. Sources will most likely include newspaper articles and analysis, information from company web sites,
and other sources available via Google searches. Creativity is a plus here.
6. Referencing. . Be sure to define the concepts that you incorporate from the textbook by clearly and accurately
quoting or paraphrasing. When you do any type of referencing (quoting or paraphrasing borrowed material),
you must use either the MLA or APA style manual.
7. Spelling, Grammar, Syntax – Professional writing is a required skill in business. I will deduct one point for each
error in your paper. PLEASE use the MS Office tools and Proofread your work