Impact of Inclusion and Diversity in Leadership at General Motors

This report focuses on General Motors Corp.'s commitment to diversity and inclusion, particularly highlighted by the appointment of Mary T. Barra as CEO. It examines the significance of this action in the context of corporate social responsibility and its potential to enhance stakeholder appreciation and competitive advantage. The report explores the scope of diversity, including gender, education, and ethnicity, within the organization. It emphasizes the importance of competency-based selection and the positive impacts of diverse expertise on organizational performance, especially in a dynamic business environment. The report also analyzes the consequences and outcomes of diversity in leadership for both workers and the organization and considers the broader industry context and social and political influences affecting the company's approach to diversity and inclusion.

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Executive Summary
General Motors Corp. has appointed Mary T. Barra as their CEO, which is a
revolutionary activity in terms of diversity and inclusion. It is an activity that must be
incorporated by companies to gain appreciation from the part of the consumers and the diverse
groups of stakeholders associated with the company. Hence, the paper has discussed the scope of
diversity and inclusion and linking the same with the action taken by General Motors Corp.
General Motors Corp has shown their affiliation with the policy of inclusion and diversity with
the help of the appointment of Mary Barra as their CEO. This acts as an example that the
company has set to elevate their standards of all the global level MNCs in terms of inclusion in
their ranks. Inclusion of women in the top managerial roles is an issue organisation must cater to
while they are operating in the industry and the fact that General Motor Corp. has been able to do
the same is likely to bolster the goodwill of the organisation thus, helping them in gaining a
competitive advantage. As a result of the appointment, Mary T. Barra as their CEO after which
they have been able to gain appreciation from the diverse groups of stakeholders of the company.
Thus, it can be said that the company aims to cater to the needs associated with the issues such as
diversity amongst genders, diversity in education and diversity through ethnicity. It can be said
that the company excelled in terms of diversity and inclusion and the paper puts forward the
issues that have been taken in to consideration by the company, while it operates in a highly
challenging business environment.

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Introduction
General Motors Corp was founded in 1908 and has its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan
(Gm.com, 2019). In 15th January 2014, Mary T. Barra as appointed as the CEO of the company.
The latter has been termed as an activity that revolutionised the industry, and the paper will
evaluate the scope of the same. Diversity and inclusion is an activity that acts as a CSR activity
that helps in the company in terms of gaining appreciation from the diverse groups of
stakeholders of the company (Oswick & Noon, 2014). It should be identified that the selection
and appointment in organisations should be based on the actual level of competency of an
individual. The gender or cultural belonging of the individual should be the last thing to be paid
attention to while appointing an individual at a position that involves a high degree of
responsibility. Diversity amongst genders is a factors that organisations have to incorporate into
their operations while aiming to cope with the diversity and inclusion. Same has been carried out
by General Motor Corp. while they have been associated to the business environment that is
dynamic in nature. Ethnicity and education are also some factors that have been taken into
consideration while by the organisation. There are various organisations which show a high
degree of nepotism while they make the selection for a position in their organisation. With the
help of diversity, an organisation can boost their levels of competency through the assimilation
of individual bringing in the diverse levels of expertise at the disposal of the organisation. The
paper aims to critically evaluate the scope of operations of General Motor Corp. while they have
been operating in the industry while catering to the needs of diversity and inclusion.

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REFERENCES
Gm.com. (2019). About GM | General Motors. Retrieved 17 September 2019, from
https://www.gm.com/our-company/about-gm.html
Oswick, C., & Noon, M. (2014). Discourses of diversity, equality and inclusion: trenchant
formulations or transient fashions?. British Journal of Management, 25(1), 23-39.