DIVERSITY AND ETHICS IN HIRING

The Boeing Company is one of the two largest airframe manufacturers in the world, and has a global workforce. Although much of the company's workforce is based in the United States, the company has offices and subsidiaries around the world, and staff members may well be based in these international locations. In addition, Boeing conducts business with international companies, domestic suppliers and military operations around the worldùincluding the United States governmentùand ethics practices can vary greatly among suppliers, customers and governments. In recent years, government regulations have also been developed that affect the ethical practices and relationships for Boeing employees, as well. This research considers the effect that diversity and ethics at Boeing have on the company's hiring and retention practices.

Boeing has a formal diversity statement that is outlined on its Web site. In keeping with federal law, Boeing has a policy of not discriminating against new employees based on their age, race, country of national origin, religion, or sexual orientation. However, the company's diversity program moves well beyond merely following equal employment opportunity practices. According to its Web site, the company believes that diversity is good for its business practices, particularly since it has employees in 38 states and 70 countries, with customers in more than 140

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rograms ("Interns and Grads," 2005). Candidates work on specific projects while they do their internship; often, the internship leads to a job offer within the department where the intern is working. In other cases, the internship serves to introduce the candidate to the company as a whole and the intern may discover other areas of the organization that are of interest. The internship program itself helps Boeing identify candidates with strong potential and, by bringing younger employees into the company with recent academic experience, increases the diversity of the workforce at the same time. ETHICS There are many reasons that companies put formal ethics programs into place. Most companies recognize the legal implications of not having such programs. When employees engage in unethicalùand potentially illegalùbehavior that puts the company at risk, an ethics program provides protection to the company since it can clearly state that the employee was acting outside the company's own guidelines. This makes it easier to dismiss the employee violating the policy, and also protects the company in any litigation or legal proceedings that might result. In other cases, companies clearly want to engage in purely ethical behavior,
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