Presented by: Nana-Adioa Dompreh, Joanna Fugate,

Traci Jancasz, and Nargiza Mavliankulova

Best BuyDiversity Consulting Project

Nation’s #1 Specialty Retailer of Technology and Entertainment

Products and Services

Nation’s #1 Specialty Retailer of Technology and Entertainment

Products and Services

Company HistoryCompany History

1966 Sound of Music

1983 First Best Buy Store

Acquiring of Companies

Globalization

Research MethodologyResearch Methodology

Primary Research•Survey of 4 Best Buy Locations

•80 surveys•Age range between 19-58•48 Males to 32 Females •Professional Interview-

Secondary Research•Best Buy Company Website•Diversity Journals & Articles

Current Diversity Program

Current Diversity Program

•Affirmative Action Program•Community Outreach•Disability Initiatives•Employee Business Networks•Focused Involvement Networks•Latino Initiatives

Employee ResourcesEmployee Resources

• Affinity Groups– Employee

Business Networks (EBNs)

– Focused Involvement Network (FINs)

• Business Networks– AEN– BEN– BLU – INCLUDE– Inter-Faith– LatIN)– Military– PRIDE (GLBT)– SaGE– TEFA)– WOLF

Managing Diversity: IssuesManaging Diversity: Issues

Hiring and Promotional Issues

Communications & Education~ Affinity Groups

and Business Networks

Recommendations for Diversity Success

Recommendations for Diversity Success

Encourage Management……Encourage Employees

Bottom-up Management

Utilizing Diversity and Inclusion

Benchmarking Diversity Best Practices

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Presented by: Nana-Adioa Dompreh, Joanna Fugate,

Traci Jancasz, and Nargiza Mavliankulova

Best BuyDiversity Consulting Project