BUS 303

BUSS 301 – Principles of Management Dr. Poussaint

Homework 2: Workplace Diversity Due Week 5 – 9/27/2017)

Research a different publicly traded company on the company’s Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University's online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

1. Discuss the company, including the CEO, products, services, annual revenue, employees, and history that gives an overview of the company.

2. Describe and evaluate how the company and managers are responding to the changing workforce in recognition of generational differences (this includes accommodations for those with disabilities, senior workers, and the lesbian, bi-sexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LBGTQ) communities.

3. Discuss and analyze how the company promotes a diversified workforce (programs such as work-life balance, contingent jobs, telework).

4. Use at least two (2) quality resources. HINT: Your textbook and company website. Note: Wikipedia does

not qualify as a quality resource. 5. Clarity, writing mechanics, grammar, and APA formatting requirements.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Write a 4 page paper (includes title page and reference page): page 1 – title page pages 2 & 3 (content) page 4 – reference page The specific course learning outcomes associated with this homework are:

 Demonstrate leadership skills to be an effective manager, including motivating employees and managing communication.

 Explain why decision making is often described as the essence of a manager’s job.

 Design basic diversity principles and practices to manage diversity in an organization.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in business.

 Write clearly and concisely about business issues using proper writing mechanics.

Rubric for Homework 2: Workplace Diversity

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets

Minimum

Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Discuss the company, including the CEO, products, services, annual revenue, employees, and history that gives an overview of the company. Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed the company including the CEO, products, services, annual revenue, employees, and history that gives an overview of the company.

Insufficiently discussed the company including the CEO, products, services, annual revenue, employees, and history that gives an overview of the company.

Partially discussed the company including the CEO, products, services, annual revenue, employees, and history that gives an overview of the company.

Satisfactorily discussed the company including the CEO, products, services, annual revenue, employees, and history that gives an overview of the company.

Thoroughly discussed the company including the CEO, products, services, annual revenue, employees, and history that gives an overview of the company.

2. Describe and evaluate how the company and managers are responding

Did not submit or incompletely described and

Insufficiently described and evaluated how

Partially described and evaluated how

Satisfactorily described and evaluated how

Thoroughly described and evaluated how

to the changing workforce in recognition of generational differences (this includes accommodations for those with disabilities, senior workers, and the lesbian, bi-sexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LBGTQ) communities. Weight: 30%

evaluated how the company and managers are responding to the changing workforce in recognition of generational differences (this includes accommodations for those with disabilities, senior workers, and the lesbian, bi-sexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LBGTQ) communities

the company and managers are responding to the changing workforce in recognition of generational differences (this includes accommodations for those with disabilities, senior workers, and the lesbian, bi-sexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LBGTQ) communities

the company and managers are responding to the changing workforce in recognition of generational differences (this includes accommodations for those with disabilities, senior workers, and the lesbian, bi-sexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LBGTQ) communities

the company and managers are responding to the changing workforce in recognition of generational differences (this includes accommodations for those with disabilities, senior workers, and the lesbian, bi-sexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LBGTQ) communities

the company and managers are responding to the changing workforce in recognition of generational differences (this includes accommodations for those with disabilities, senior workers, and the lesbian, bi-sexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LBGTQ) communities

3. Discuss and analyze how the company promotes a diversified workforce (programs such as work-life balance, contingent jobs, telework). Weight: 30%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed and analyze how the company promotes a diversified workforce (programs such as work-life balance, contingent jobs, telework).

Insufficiently discussed and analyze how the company promotes a diversified workforce (programs such as work-life balance, contingent jobs, telework).

Partially discussed and analyze how the company promotes a diversified workforce (programs such as work-life balance, contingent jobs, telework).

Satisfactorily discussed and analyze how the company promotes a diversified workforce (programs such as work-life balance, contingent jobs, telework).

Thoroughly discussed and analyze how the company promotes a diversified workforce (programs such as work-life balance, contingent jobs, telework).

4. 2 references Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

5. Clarity, writing mechanics, grammar, and APA formatting requirements Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present