An Examination Of A Diversity Concentration For A Graduate Level Business Degree Program

Diversity has become an increasingly important issue in the business world as multi-cultural working environments become commonplace. Businesses, operating in today’s global environment, require the ability to leverage diversity by utilizing knowledge and experiences from different groups of workers. A number of benefits are realized by organizations that embrace diversity. As business realizes diversity as a significant factor for organizational competitiveness, demand is created for professionals prepared to think critically about multifaceted diversity issues in the workplace. While the benefits of diversity in society are well established, business schools have not always actively incorporated elements of diversity into their curriculums. In this paper we conduct a survey of twenty-eight universities in Southern California. Our survey results indicate that a large portion of business schools do not incorporate diversity into their curriculum. We provide recommendations for how business schools might effectively incorporate diversity into their curriculum.