The world is becoming more connected with technology and is constantly developing new challenges. The more businesses operate at a global scale the greater the need to deliver experiences. Xerox focuses on providing that unique and personal occurrence by providing security and precise actionable insights. Xerox is adopting new ways of conducting business engineering which include imaging, business process, analytics, automation and human centric design. Their business engineering and diversity organization has led them to success and have become the most admired company in the computer industry. To begin with, workforce diversity is the presence of individual differences based on gender, race, ethnicity, age and sexual orientation. This allows …show more content…
It's more about the numbers. It’s about inclusion. Diversity means creating an environment where all employees can grow to their fullest potential.” (Schermerhorn, Organizational Behavior, 2012) Xerox knows the importance of the different ways of thinking and perceiving the world and identify these differences can lead to innovative solutions. Xerox dedicates nearly 5% of revenue for Research & Development and Engineering. This step has allowed Xerox to become one of the world's largest technology-and Services Company specializing in document with annual revenue of $21.6 billion. Xerox respects diversity and empowers individuality. Their corporate culture of inclusion goes back to the 1960s, when Joseph C. Wilson was the chairman; he took proactive steps to create a more diverse workforce by increased hiring of African Americans. In the 1970s, Xerox established an affirmative action office and hired a significant number of minority employees and in the 1980s emphasized on the advancement of minorities and females. During this period of time, Barry Rand, was the first minority president of a division and the Balanced Workforce Strategy was established. Xerox's Balanced Workforce Strategy (BWF) aimed to achieve unbiased representation of both minorities and females. Xerox helped recognize females' struggles of balancing work and family which in turn initiated "flex time" to help maintain productivity and satisfaction among its