Review the scenario below. Using the material from Chapter 9 of the text and your own independent research, you will determine how diversity and collaboration might impact competitiveness in a global economy.
Scenario (fictional):
SolarTrend (ST) is a three-year-old global solar energy company. They configure solar panels for home and industrial use. In the last year, they have had many client complaints that the company is not culturally sensitive regarding their employees and that they do not seem willing to collaborate on the installations in areas of the world that are difficult areas to access by good roads or plane. The CEO has tasked you as the new human resources director to address this issue because they are losing business customers, besides homeowners. You take a look at the organization, and it seems to be populated with only white males, and lately, the company’s employees backed down from installing panels for a company in Africa due to accessibility concerns.
Address the checklist items below in a minimum of eight Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides with additional title and reference slides. Place any notes just below the slide.
Assignment Checklist:
- Identify how diversity relates to competitiveness.
- List three implications of competitiveness for the global company portrayed in the scenario providing supporting details in the notes.
- List three implications of collaboration for the global company portrayed in the scenario providing supporting details in the notes.
- State five total steps a company can take to cultivate a diverse workforce according to the reading with supporting details provided in the notes.
- Outline an implementation plan for SolarTrend to make their workforce more diverse, sensitive to customer needs, and collaborative. Include supporting details in the notes below each slide.
- Address the checklist items in a Microsoft®PowerPoint® presentation in a minimum of 8 slides with additional notes below each slide. Use a 24-point font with 3–5 bulleted points on each slide.
- Your submission must include a minimum of three references. The first being the course textbook, and the second being two articles from the database ABI/INFORM Collection in the PG Library. Any additional articles must also derive from the database ABI/INFORM Collection. Cite using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow current APA format and citation style. Visit the Academic Success Center found in the Academic Tools area in your course for further assistance.