An Audit of the Diversity of the United States Air Force
University of Houston – Victoria
School of Business Administration
MKT 6353 – MANAGEMENT OF DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
An Audit of the Diversity of the United States Air Force
Submitted By:
July 18, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………….3
Air Force Organizational Background………………………………………………….……4
Group’s Criteria for a Diverse Organization…………………………………………………5
Description of Interviews and Visits…………………………………………………………7
Evaluation of the Air Force in Terms of Diversity…………………………………………..10
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………11
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………..13
APPENDECIES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Through conducting a diversity audit on the United States Air Force using quantitative and qualitative information, we have observed that this division of the U.S. military has come a long way in the past two decades to make diversity one of the foundations to build and foster an environment where every individual is valued and respected. The company background shows that the USAF has hundreds of thousands of active duty personnel and civilian personnel working at any given time. Our criteria for a diverse organization includes pay equity and employment equity irrespective of caste, race, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or age. The USAF should create a work environment in which all military and civilian personnel interact with fairness, integrity, and respect. The interviews conducted on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX show that the Air Force’s espoused and operational values are in line with one another. The Air Force is in the phase III, making change an everyday activity, of the inclusion breakthrough. Our audit has proven that this organization has embraced diversity from a top down commitment to create an environment where differences between people are used to achieve mission excellence and sustain dominance in air, space, and
School of Business Administration
MKT 6353 – MANAGEMENT OF DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
An Audit of the Diversity of the United States Air Force
Submitted By:
July 18, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………….3
Air Force Organizational Background………………………………………………….……4
Group’s Criteria for a Diverse Organization…………………………………………………5
Description of Interviews and Visits…………………………………………………………7
Evaluation of the Air Force in Terms of Diversity…………………………………………..10
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………11
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………..13
APPENDECIES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Through conducting a diversity audit on the United States Air Force using quantitative and qualitative information, we have observed that this division of the U.S. military has come a long way in the past two decades to make diversity one of the foundations to build and foster an environment where every individual is valued and respected. The company background shows that the USAF has hundreds of thousands of active duty personnel and civilian personnel working at any given time. Our criteria for a diverse organization includes pay equity and employment equity irrespective of caste, race, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or age. The USAF should create a work environment in which all military and civilian personnel interact with fairness, integrity, and respect. The interviews conducted on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX show that the Air Force’s espoused and operational values are in line with one another. The Air Force is in the phase III, making change an everyday activity, of the inclusion breakthrough. Our audit has proven that this organization has embraced diversity from a top down commitment to create an environment where differences between people are used to achieve mission excellence and sustain dominance in air, space, and