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  1. Diversity as Strategy

    Diversity as Strategy. Summary. IBM's turnaround in the last decade is an impressive and well-documented business story. But behind that success is a less told people story, which explains how ...

  2. 2.5 Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM

    2.5 Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM. Figure 2.11. Peter Dean - Participant Flags - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. When you are a company that operates in over 170 countries with a workforce of over 398,000 employees, understanding and managing diversity effectively is not optional—it is a key business priority.

  3. IBM Diversity and Inclusion

    IBM Be Equal podcast. Hear diverse perspectives from IBMers around the globe who embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in their day-to-day lives through a range of programs that support everyone's ability to show up as their authentic selves. Catch the podcast on Apple Podcasts (link resides outside ibm.com) or Spotify (link resides outside ...

  4. Optional Case Study: Managing Diversity at IBM

    Optional Case Study: Managing Diversity at IBM . When you are a company that operates in over 170 countries with a workforce of over 398,000 employees, understanding and managing diversity effectively is not optional—it is a key business priority. A company that employs individuals and sells products worldwide needs to understand the diverse ...

  5. IBM 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Report

    IBM IBV's latest study, "Dismantling the glass ceiling: Actions to advance gender equality in the workplace." What's also shocking is that IBM's IBV recently reported in its 2021 CEO study that among the most important organizational attributes for engaging employees, CEOs ranked Diversity & Inclusion near the bottom of a 13-choice list.

  6. Transforming the workplace through employee experiences, cultural ...

    Diversity. As awareness and a willingness to achieve more diverse workplaces grow, ... IBM also leverages a range of technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to identify areas of bias and evidence of adverse impact across the talent lifecycle. And in addition to identifying problem areas, we deploy technologies to ...

  7. PDF Responsible Use of Technology: The IBM Case Study

    8 Diversity and inclusion 9 Education and enablement 10 Partnerships and stakeholder engagements 11 Summary of progress ... The IBM Case Study", marks the second in a series, following a White Paper on Microsoft. We would like to thank IBM for sharing their ethical technology

  8. IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

    IBM Finds Profit in Diversity. by David A. Thomas. Former CEO Lou Gerstner established a diversity initiative that embraced differences instead of ignoring them. In this Harvard Business Review excerpt, professor David A. Thomas describes why IBM made diversity a cornerstone strategy. Like many companies, IBM took big strides to eliminate ...

  9. IBM's Diversity Strategy: Bridging the Workplace and the Marketplace

    Explores how IBM incorporated diversity into its business strategy, making the case that workforce diversity is critical to marketing its products and services to its customers. In the early 1990s, Ted Childs, vice-president of Workforce Diversity, proposed to CEO Lou Gerstner the creation of eight diversity task forces. ...

  10. Upholding the Values of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    This includes our commitment, as outlined in IBM's 2021 Annual Report, to the diversity modifier added to IBM's Executive Annual Incentive Program to improving diverse representation of our workforce. Our three-year trend shows an increase year-over-year in women globally and all U.S. minority group representation and hiring across overall ...

  11. 12 Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM

    Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM. Peter Dean - Participant Flags - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. When you are a company that operates in over 170 countries with a workforce of over 398,000 employees, understanding and managing diversity effectively is not optional—it is a key business priority. A company that employs individuals and ...

  12. Diversity at IBM

    From Watson's Policy Letter #4 to recruiting diverse coders, IBM is open in its pursuit of diversity and inclusion as the right thing to do - morally, and for business. As IBM Chairman President & CEO Ginni Rometty says, "IBM thinks about diversity the way we think about innovation — both are essential to the success of our business.

  13. Collecting LGBT+ Data for Diversity: Initiating Self-ID at IBM

    In this study of IBM's LGBT+ self-identification practice, we inaugurate a series of case studies of diversity and inclusion policies and practices adopted by innovative companies. ... As IBM's diversity commitment to LGBT+ employees deepened after 1995, the adoption and implementation of the self-ID practice became necessary to support ...

  14. Ibm'S Diversity As Strategy by David A. Thomas: A Case Study ...

    This document presents a case study analysis of IBM's diversity strategy under CEO Lou Gerstner. It describes how Gerstner launched diversity task forces in the 1990s to address IBM's lack of diversity in senior leadership and underrepresentation of minorities. Each task force, focused on a different group, was asked to provide recommendations on how IBM could better attract, retain, and serve ...

  15. A Case Study On Ibm

    A Case Study on ibm - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document provides a case study of diversity and talent management at IBM. It discusses how IBM actively recruits people from various backgrounds and develops programs to manage its diverse workforce. IBM established equal opportunity policies in the 1950s and works to ...

  16. 2.5: Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM

    2.5: Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM. Page ID. Anonymous. LibreTexts. Figure 2.11. Peter Dean - Participant Flags - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. When you are a company that operates in over 170 countries with a workforce of over 398,000 employees, understanding and managing diversity effectively is not optional—it is a key business ...

  17. 10 2.5 Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM

    A company that employs individuals and sells products worldwide needs to understand the diverse groups of people that make up the world. Starting from its early history in the United States, IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM) has been a pioneer in valuing and appreciating its diverse workforce. In 1935, almost 30 years before the Equal Pay Act ...

  18. EEOC Finding Of Age Discrimination Against IBM Signals New ...

    Twenty years ago, IBM was considered the best practice benchmark for diversity and inclusion. Now the company is a case study for what not to do.

  19. 2.5 Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM

    2.5 Managing Diversity for Success: The Case of IBM. Figure 2.13. Virginia "Ginni" Rometty became Chair of the Board and CEO of IBM in 2012. She began her career with IBM in 1981 in Detroit, Michigan. Since then she held a series of leadership positions including Senior Vice President and Group Executive, IBM Sales, Marketing and Strategy ...

  20. IBMs Diversity Strategy: Bridging the Workplace and the ...

    Diversity Goals: Reframing the Debate and Enabling a Fair Evaluation Diversity Goals: Reframing the Debate and Enabling a Fair Evaluation Shifting the Diversity Climate: The Sodexo Solution Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (A) Monitor Co.: Personal Leadership on Diversity IBMs Dynamic Workplace Framework for Pursuing Diversity in the Workplace Sunripe Marketplace: Private ...

  21. A Trade Secret Case Study: Application of 'Res judicata' Across the U.S

    A recent dispute between Neu Cloud and IBM focused on whether a state district court 's ruling on unfair competition, unjust enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duty has res judicata on a trade ...

  22. IBM fired white worker to fulfill diversity goals, lawsuit claims

    The case is Dill v. International Business Machines Corp, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, No. 1:24-cv-00852. For Dill: Andrew Block of America First Legal; Christopher ...

  23. The Power Of Diversity And Inclusion: Driving Innovation And ...

    The Business Case For Diversity And Inclusion Diversity can stimulate innovation by challenging conventional thinking, encouraging fresh ideas and promoting creative problem-solving.

  24. Diversity and Inclusion

    The IBM Institute for Business Value uses data-driven research and expert analysis to deliver thought-provoking insights to leaders on the emerging trends that will determine future success.'

  25. Classroom Diversity Case Study Analysis: Student Profiles

    Running Head: BENCHMARK- CLASSROOM DIVERSITY CASE STUDY AND ANALYSIS meaning there is an established line of learning tracked monthly according to (ClearingHouse,2013). He will mainly focus on the aid that will be provided in reading and English content area and also writing to help establish success in his goal to increase reading level. This lesson Eduardo will be using state standard 11-12 ...

  26. Genes

    ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms are associated with endurance exercise ability. This case-control study explored the association of ACTN3 and ACE gene polymorphisms with elite pure endurance in Korean athletes, hypothesizing that individuals with both ACTN3 XX and ACE II genotypes would exhibit superior endurance. We recruited 934 elite athletes (713 males, 221 females) and selected 45 ...

  27. New lawsuit accuses IBM of firing white worker to fulfill diversity

    IBM IBM-N is accused in a new lawsuit of forcing out a high-performing white consultant in order to further the company's goals of building a more diverse work force.. The lawsuit filed late ...

  28. 2.5 Optional Case Study: Managing Diversity at IBM

    The number of LBGT executives increased sevenfold, and executives with disabilities tripled. With growing emerging markets and women and minorities representing a $1.3 trillion market, IBM's culture of respecting and appreciating diversity is likely to be a source of competitive advantage. Case written by [citation redacted per publisher ...