General Motors DE&I Challenges - Underrepresented women in leadership positions

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University of Washington, women, leader, leadership position, equity, gender equality, inclusivity, GM General Motors, Genaral Motors DE&I, organization, DE&I, inequalities, automotive industry, gender diversity

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The automotive industry will change massively, by far more than ever, given the quickly proceeding innovations related to electric vehicles and autonomous driving technologies, with the current focus on sustainability (Lima Aranzaes et al., 2024). This management consulting project investigates General Motors' DE&I challenges but focuses primarily on underrepresented women in leadership positions, especially those in technical areas like engineering and manufacturing. Pay gaps could occur based on demographics. This project relies on publicly available data and industry reports to identify the root causes of such challenges and recommends data-driven suggestions based on HRM principles to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace at GM.

Topic Selection and Scope
1. Diversity Equity and Inclusiveness Challenges within General Motors
2. Scope
Methodology
1. Data Collection
2. Data Analysis
Key Findings
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[...] In conclusion, this management consulting project has looked at the DE&I challenges faced by General Motors. The results from data analysis show a need for more diversity in the top management positions, primarily and exclusively in the technical areas, and there also are possible pay gaps based on demographics. The recommendations are drawn based on the applicable principles in HRM and show the way forward for the GM work environment to be diversified, made just, and inclusive. Reference GM Stock Price & Latest News Reuters. (n.d.). Www.reuters.com. [...]

[...] This management consulting project investigates General Motors' DE&I challenges but focuses primarily on underrepresented women in leadership positions, especially those in technical areas like engineering and manufacturing. Pay gaps could occur based on demographics. This project relies on publicly available data and industry reports to identify the root causes of such challenges and recommends data-driven suggestions based on HRM principles to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace at GM. Topic Selection and Scope - Diversity Equity and Inclusiveness Challenges within General Motors Workforce diversity management is a practice that values and harnesses all the different talents from various backgrounds that employees bring to a company, leading to workforce diversity and further demographic, experiential, skill-based, and viewpoint diversity. [...]

[...] - Data Analysis Data analysis will break down trends in workforce demographics, such as a high percentage of women leaders holding leadership positions within the technical departments. The analysis will also look to outside industry reports on potential pay gaps within the automotive sector and uncover any disturbing trends at GM. Key Findings This gender pattern is poorly represented in engineering and manufacturing leadership, where only 20% of the GM manufacturing workforce leadership is women Stock Price & Latest News Reuters, n.d.). [...]

[...] https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/GM/ Lima Aranzaes, C., Lyhne Ibsen, C., DeOrtentiis, P. S., & Tapia, M. (2024). Solidarity with atypical workers? Survey evidence from the General Motors versus United Auto Workers strike in 2019. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 62(1), 72-97.https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12763 Noe, R. A., Gerhart, B., Hollenbeck, J. R., & Wright, P. M. (2019). Fundamentals of human resource management (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. [...]

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