Case Analysis (Gender and Diversity in the workplace)

Topic: Facebook's lack of diversity

Link: http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-blames-lack-of-available-talent-for-diversity-problem-1468526303

Instructions:

You have been hired as an economic consultant by "ABC" (please use the name of the corporation/organization that is pertinent to your case) Corporation. Your task is to provide an economic analysis of a case involving a diversity issue currently being dealt with by the company or organization. This case may involve any form of alleged discriminatory action/policy on the part of the company/organization and/or its management, such as sexual harassment, gender, age, or racial discrimination, etc. You are to write your report in the form of a memorandum to the company Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A number of cases have been included in your reading list for your reference. You cannot select any of the cases included in the course material. Refer to the following instructions to select your case study and to complete your project: This is an independent research project.

I. Select an actual case involving alleged discriminatory behavior by a company or organization. The case must have been previously described in a news article or series of news articles written between July 1, 2016 and September 10, 2016. A copy of the article(s) and its exact citation must be appended to your final report. You are to select cases only from periodicals and not books. To receive credit for this project, your case analysis must be original. You are not to use or copy an analysis from another author, otherwise you will be guilty of plagiarism.

II. Briefly summarize the case you will be discussing and analyzing.

III. Identify the part(s) of the firm/organization that the case may involve or impact.

IV. Utilize the tools of economics learned in class and your knowledge of diversity 2 concepts to explain the impact of the issue. Be sure to explain clearly how the issue impacts the behavior of consumers and/or producers.

V. Write a formal memorandum to the CEO of the corporation, including your analysis of the issue and explaining any recommendation you may have to correct the problem and to prevent its re-occurrence in the future. Make sure that you clearly explain the rationale for your recommendation and clearly articulate how it addresses the specific issue facing the firm.

Project Format and Submission Guidelines:

1. The memo should be between 5 - 6 pages in length. The length of the report refers to the length of the body of the text (mostly your statement, analysis, and recommendation and conclusion). The 5 - 6 pages in length does not include illustrations, list of references, the attached article, or any appendices.

2. Your report must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman, with oneinch margins on all sides, and include a bibliography or list of references.

3. The report must have your name and page numbers.

4. All quotations, paraphrases, and ideas that are not your own must be properly cited. Within the text of your report, a proper citation takes the following form: [Author's last name (year published): page numbers] For example: [Malixi (2012): 25-27]

5. Plagiarism is defined as the claiming of ideas of others as your own by not properly acknowledging the true source of the idea. Plagiarism is cheating and will be subject to disciplinary action associated with academic dishonesty. It will also result in an "F" in course. If you paraphrase the ideas of others, you must still cite the source of the idea. Paraphrasing means stating someone else's idea in your own words and is not simply the substitution of one or two words into another person's statement. Cutting and pasting statements from various authors and passing them on as your own is also plagiarism.

6. You must use references in putting together this project. You are to use books, articles, and other resources. Use 3-4 outside sources (i.e., not including the textbook, any course materials, or the article on which the case is based). The following citation formats are to be followed for books and articles.

For books: Author's name. Year published. Title of Book. Book publisher. Publisher's location.

For example: Blau, Francine, Marianne Ferber, and Anne Winkler. 2014. The Economics of Women, Men and Work. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

For articles: Author's name. (Year published). "Title of articles." Title of Journal or Periodical. Date of Journal or Periodical article or volume number, number in series, page numbers.

For example: Barling, J. (2006). "Interrole Conflict and Marital Functioning Amongst Employed Fathers." Journal of Occupational Behaviour, vol. 8, no. 3, 112-118.

7. You will be graded on the content of your report, the quality and appropriateness of your analysis, and the clarity of your composition. Your report should be grammatically correct and free of any spelling errors. It should also be neat and in the correct format.

8. Your first page heading should be in the form of a memorandum:

TO: Name and Title of Company/Organization CEO

FROM: Your Name and Title

SUBJECT: Title of the Case Study ___________________________________________________________________

Begin text....

9. Consider the following outline for the text (5 - 6 pages):

I. Introduction: The introduction should briefly explain the case/issue to be analyzed.

II. Analysis: Your main arguments and economic analysis should be presented in 4 this section. You should reference other studies, legal measures and cases to strengthen and support your arguments.

III. Conclusion: The final section should summarize your arguments, clearly state your recommendation and include any concluding remarks.

10. Save your case analysis as a PDF once you have finalized it. The file that you submit should be a PDF file to prevent any changes in format and to make certain that the file that you submit can be opened without complications. It is the student's responsibility to submit the correct file.