Unit 2 Assignment: General Motors Commitment to Diversity
Read the vignette General Motors Commitment to Diversity at the end of Chapter 3. Imagine that you are a consultant to GM and have been asked to help them identify ways to avoid discrimination. Write a 500-word business memo to GM leadership answering the questions found in the Assignment Rubric below (not the questions at the end of the case study). Follow the memo format found in theBusiness Memo example
provided. APA style is NOT required for business memos.
Question 1. Of the activities and accomplishments described in this case, which does General Motors need to do in order to meet legal requirements? Which go beyond legal requirements?
Question 2. Do you agree with the GMs assumption that when employees feel fully accepted for who they are, they will feel free to contribute their talents more fully at work? Why or why not?
Question 3. How might GM measure whether its efforts to promote diversity really are helping it achieve business success?