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ConocoPhillips diversity project
Presenters
• Mauricio Duran
• Nancy Nguyen
• Nina Tsai
• Ryan Robinson
• Nelson Ramos
• Javier Palacios
• Clay Warzecha
• Joseph Banks
Introduction
• GENB 2301 course
• Diversity project
• Project objective
• Survey approach
• Results
• Conclusion
GENB 2301: Connecting Bauer to Business
• Introduce students to business careers
• Job search skills
• Student becomes aware of strengths
Diversity project
• University of Houston Diversity
• Important topic in modern world
• Student thoughts
• Corporate experience
Project objective
• As students:
▫ Is a company diverse?
▫ How important is diversity to students?
▫ How can you tell?
Survey approach
• 9 survey questions
▫ Closed and open ended questions
• Face to face surveys
▫ Genuine responses
• Optional information
▫ Statistical purposes
Demographic Data
• Age
• Gender
• Major
• Ethnicity
Total Surveyed : 157
Age
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Age Groups
Total surveyed: 157
Gender
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Total surveyed: 157
Business majors
48
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Total surveyed: 113
Engineering majors
5 6
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Chemical Civil Computer Mechanical Industrial Electrical
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Total surveyed: 37
Ethnicities
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Hispanic Caucasian African American
Asian Middle Eastern
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Total surveyed: 154
• What does “Diversity” mean to you and when you think about “Diversity”, which company(s) come to mind?
What it boils down to!
• Difference in workplace
• Most common responses:
▫ Race, ethnicity, culture, mixture, acceptance
• All cultures coming together
• When you are considering potential employers, how can you tell if a company values diversity?
What it boils down to!
• Observing the company
• Most common responses:
▫ Employees, company, involvement
• Company’s image
• Do you think about diversity…When you go to Career Fairs?When you look for a job?
Analysis of Results
63
96
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120
Career Fairs Jobs Other
• Do you think there is a link between a company’s diversity and its success?
Analysis of Results
• Students believe diversity equals success
• Most common responses:
▫ New ideas, allows for growth
• Students are aware of the potential diversity brings
Faculty member’s opinion
• “Not all successful companies are diverse, and not all diverse companies are successful.”
-Member of the Rockwell Career Center
• Initiatives need to work for their company
• Must work from top to bottom
• Who do you listen to when you are looking for an opinion on whether a company values diversity?
Analysis of Results
• People close to students impact decisions!
• What media sources would you use to learn how a certain company values diversity?
Analysis of Results
• Internet is most convenient source to this generation
• Most common responses:
▫ Company website, Television
• Did you know that many companies use networking sites like Facebook to promote their values?
Analysis of Results
• Aware of company’s reaching out, the most common response:
Yes
• Will students catch on?
• What activities could companies participate in on campus to show you that they value and promote diversity in their company?
What it boils down to!
• Active companies get students attention
• Most common responses:
▫ Special events, career fairs, mixers
• Participate in organizations
• To what degree would you prefer to work for Company A if it valued diversity more than Company B?
Analysis of Results
63
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Strongly Prefer Prefer Somewhat Prefer Indifferent
Analysis of Results
• Students prefer diversity
• Other deciding factors:
▫ Advancement, opportunity, open-mindedness
Research
• Good Example : Study at Oregon State University
• Do students value diversity as much as corporations?
• 504 students
• ¾ of students had a favorable outlook on diversityand its importance
Do Students Support Diversity Programs? Larry D. Roper Change, Vol. 36, No. 6 (Nov. -Dec., 2004), pp. 48-51 Published by: Heldref Publications
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40177961
Research
• “STUDENT DIVERSITY IN CLASSES AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES” – Jack Meacham
• by 117 undergraduate students (93 white, 24 minority)
• All wanted to learn to work with other races
Meacham, Jack, et al. "STUDENT DIVERSITY IN CLASSES AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES:STUDENT PERCEPTIONS." College Student Journal 37.4 (2003): 627-624. Academic Search Complete.
EBSCO. Web. 25 Mar. 2010.
Conclusion
• Students are aware of diversity
• Diversity starts from the top
• Successful company = diverse company
S.P.I.R.I.T. and diversity results
•Safety
•People
•Integrity
•Responsibility
•Innovation
•Teamwork
• Respect differences
• New ideas create opportunities
• All employees should implement
• Diversity opens new horizons
