Assignment Content

1. Competency
   Evaluate the role of identity, diverse segments, and cultural backgrounds within organizations.
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   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:
   
   • AT&T
   • Toyota Motor
   • Apple
   • Berkshire Hathaway
   • Exxon Mobil
   • Next, develop a business report that:
   • Provides an overview of the company, including a brief history, their mission, and their current cultural make-up.
   • Note: cultural information can be found on company websites in the "About," "Our Company," or "Values" area on the company homepage.
   • Examines the role of identity and how it may create challenges or opportunities for the company.
   • Assesses the importance of diverse segments within the company workforce
   • Describes different cultural backgrounds' impact on a company's success.
   • Identifies the ways in which creating more diversity at this company can create a long-term impact for the company.
   • Be sure the business report displays proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and credible sources cited in APA format.