Diversity in engineering : managing the workforce of the future / [Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce, National Academy of Engineering].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Academy of Engineering. Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering firms--United States--Personnel management.

Engineering firms.

Minority-owned engineering firms--United States.

Minority-owned engineering firms.

Women-owned engineering firms--United States.

Women-owned engineering firms.

Diversity in the workplace--United States.

Diversity in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report contains fifteen presentations from a workshop on best practices in managing diversity, hosted by the NAE Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce on October 29-30, 2001. NAE (National Academy of Engineering) president William Wulf, IBM vice-president Nicholas Donofrio, and Ford vice-president James Padilla address the business case for diversity, and representatives of leading engineering employers discuss how to increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women and underrepresented minorities in engineering careers. Other speakers focus on mentoring, globalization, affirmative action backlash, and dealing with lawsuits. Corporate engineering and human resources managers attended the workshop and discussed diversity issues faced by corporations that employ engineers. Summaries of the discussions are also included in the report.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""The Importance of Diversity in Engineering""; ""Introduction""; ""Diversity Practices at CH2M HILL""; ""Diversity Practices at Motorola""; ""Diversity Practices at Consolidated Edison""; ""Question and Answer Session""; ""Recruitment, Retention, Advancement: What Works?""; ""National Society of Black Engineers""; ""Society of Women Engineers""; ""American Indian Science and Engineering Society""; ""Question and Answer Session""; ""Advancing Minorities in Science and Engineering Careers""; ""Affirmative Action Backlash""

""A Case Study of the Texaco Lawsuit""""Diversity in the Global Marketplace""; ""Mentoring""; ""Implementing Change""; ""Where Do We Go from Here?""; ""The Business Case for Diversity""; ""Appendix A Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers""; ""Appendix C Corporate Benchmarks""

Notes:

"On October 29 and 30, 2001, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce brought together representatives of corporations ... to participate in a workshop entitled "Best Practices in Managing Diversity"".--P. 1.

ISBN:

9786610209613

9780309169509

030916950X

9781280209611

1280209615

9780309502061

0309502063

OCLC:

923255578