DIVERSITY PRACTICES & RESOURCES

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TOP TEN BUSINESS SCHOOLS

Provided below is a listing of ten of the top business schools in the country. Firms are encouraged to go beyond those listed below, and to this end, additional colleges and universities are included in each of the market segments of this Guide.

Stanford University
Graduate School of Business
518 Memorial Way
Stanford, CA 94305-5015
650/723-2766
Website: http://www-gsb.stanford.edu
1998-99 Enrollment: 726
Men: 70%
Women: 30%
Minorities: 25%
International: 25%

Harvard University
Graduate School of Business Administration
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
617/495-6127
Website: http://www.hbs.edu
1998-99 Enrollment: 1,767
Men: 70%
Women: 30%
Minorities: 18%
International: 25%

Northwestern University
Kellogg Graduate School of Management
2001 Sheridan Leverone Hall
Evanston, IL 60208
847/491-330
Website: http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu
1998-99 Enrollment: 2,504
Men: 70%
Women: 30%
Minorities: 21%
International: 25%

University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School
102 Vance Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
212/898-3430
Website: http://www.wharton.upenn.edu
1998-99 Enrollment: 1,557
Men: 71%
Women: 29%
Minorities: 18%
International: 31%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sloan School of Management
50 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
617/258-5434
Website: http://mitsloan.mit.edu/
1998-99 Enrollment: 708     
Men: 73%
Women: 27%
Minorities: 16%     
International: 37%

University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business
1101 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
773/702-7369
Website: http://gsbwww.uchicago.edu
1998-99 Enrollment: 2,808   
Men: 81%
Women: 19%
Minorities: 13%
International: 30%

Columbia University
Columbia Business School
3022 Broadway 105 Uris Hall
New York, NY 10027
212/854-1961
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/business
1998-99 Enrollment: 1,373
Men: 63%
Women: 37%
Minorities: 22%       
International: 28%

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Business School
701 Tappan Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734/763-5796
Website: http://www.bus.umich.edu
1998-99 Enrollment: 1,927
Men: 71%
Women: 29%
Minorities: 22%
International: 25%

Duke University
The Fuqua School of Business
Box 90104
Durham, NC 27708-0104
919/660-7705
Website: http://www.fuqua.duke.edu
1998-99 Enrollment: 671
Men: 67%
Women: 33%
Minorities: 19%
International: 28%

University of California - Los Angeles
The Anderson School at UCLA
110 Westwood Plaza
Box 951481
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481
310/825-6944
Website: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/
1998-99 Enrollment: 1,046
Men: 72%
Women: 28%
Minorities: 20%
International: 23%

TOOLS TO DEVELOP YOUR OWN TRAINING PROGRAM

Human Diversity Workshop, Instructor’s Guide
By George Banks, Ph.D. Human Resource Development Press, Published by HRD Press, 22 Amherst Road, Amherst, MA 01002, 800/822-2801

This program goes beyond cultural awareness to focus on skills and a “how-to” curriculum. It includes development of skills for communicating respect to others, for working together to set mutual goals, for handling difficulties that might arise when relating with diverse people and a “how-to” curriculum for working with diverse groups.

The Diversity Tool Kit
By Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe, McGraw-Hill Companies
1333 Burr Ridge Parkway, Burr Ridge, IL 60521, 800/634-3966

Contains 100 training tools addressing a variety of essential aspects of understanding and managing a diverse workforce for diversity trainers, consultants and HR professionals. The training tools are structured to increase awareness, build knowledge, and develop skills.

Tools & Activities for a Diverse Workforce
By Anthony Patrick Carnevale, S. Kanu Kogod (Editors) Sponsored by

American Society for Training & Development,
Published by McGraw-Hill, Inc.,
New York, NY 1996

Inventory of activities, personal narratives, and case studies.  Includes a number of assessments that can be used to help clarify needs of the organization, measure individual awareness, and manager awareness. There are chapters on activities for building awareness, developing management skills, and resolving conflicts that can be implemented in a workshop setting. The tools help individuals and groups plan for cultural interactions and learn to effectively handle cultural collisions.

Managing Diversity:  A Complete Desk Reference & Planning Guide
By Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY 1998

Contains a blend of conceptual information, strategic guidelines, and useful tools. The conceptual areas add knowledge and insights; the strategic suggestions provide a structure for change, while the tools lead to practical application for individuals, work groups, and organizations. The combination of individual assessments, management training tools, systems audits, and clear models makes this a one-stop shopping reference. A list of charts, models, and training tools is given with page numbers to make them easily accessible.  Comprehensive resource guides outline training materials, simulations, books, videos, and other resources.

LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

Please note that SIFMA has not independently contacted or interviewed the referenced organizations, and thus, you are encouraged to make your own independent evaluations of any organizations you are considering using.

American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc.
Morehouse College
Box 83, 351-55 Westview Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
404/756-1170

American Management Association
PO Box 319
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
800/262-9699

The Atlanta Consulting Group
1600 Parkwood Circle, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
800/852-8224

Better Communications
1666 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 14
Lexington, MA 02173
800/878-5440

Blanchard Training and Development
125 State Place
Escondido, CA 92029
800/728-6000

Blessing White
230 Orchard Road
Skillman, NJ 08558
800/222-1349

Center for Creative Leadership
1 Leadership Place
PO Box 26300
Greensboro, NC 27438
910/545-2810

Center for Excellence
206 Goodwin Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450-5203
201/612-5203

Communispond, Inc.
300 Park Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
212/486-2300

Covey Leadership Center
3507 North University Avenue, Suite 100
Provo, UT 84606
800/331-7716

Decker Communications, Inc.
44 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
415/391-5544

The Diversity Training Group
11654 Plaza America Drive
Reston, VA 20190
703/478-9191

Edge Learning Institute
2217 North 30th Street, Suite 200
Tacoma, WA 98403
800/858-1484

Executive Speaking, Inc.
3036 Plaza VII Tower
45 South 7th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612/338-5748

Executive Technique
716 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611
800/992-1414

Intercultural Communication Institute
8835 SW Canyon Lane, Suite 238
Portland, OR 97225
503/297-4622

J. Howard & Associates, Inc.
Ledgemont Center
999 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, MA 02412
781/862-8887

James H. Lowry & Associates
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 950
Chicago, IL 60606
312/223-9570

Knowledge Communication
Linbergh Drive
Dallas, TX 75244
800/851-4134

NTL Institute
1240 North Pitt Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314-1403
800/777-5227

Personnel Decisions International
2000 Plaza VII Tower
45 South 7th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-16098
800/633-4410

Psychological Associates, Inc.
8201 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63105
800/333-8878

Situation Management Systems, Inc.
195 Hanover Street
Hanover, MA 02339-2294
617/826-4433

Speakeasy, Inc.
3414 Peachtree Road N.E.
Monarch Plaza, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30326
404/261-4029

The Tom Peters Group
555 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 300
Palo Alto, CA 94301
800/333-8878

Videoconferencing Programs

LIVEware5
PO Box 75002
222 Third Avenue Southeast, Suite 5
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319/298-3455

Walt Disney World
Disney University Seminars
PO Box 10093
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-0093
407/824-4855

EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITIES

Columbia University
Graduate School of Business
2880 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10025
212/854-3395

The Diversity Training Group
11654 Plaza America Drive, #747
Reston,  VA 20190
703/478-9191

Cornell University
NYSSILR, MD/HR Programs
16 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016-4328
212/340-2863

Duke University
The Fuqua School of Business
Office of Executive Education
Durham, NC 27706
800/372-3932

Harvard Business School
Executive Education Programs
Soldiers Field - Glass Hall
Boston, MA 02163
800/427-5577

Northwestern University
J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management Executive Programs
James L. Allen Center
2169 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2800
708/864-9270

Rice University
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration
Office of Executive Development
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
713/527-6060

Southern Methodist University
Executive Development
Edwin J. Cox School of Business
Dallas, TX 75275-0333
214/768-3549

Stanford Continuing Education Executive Programs
Stanford Alumni Association
Bowman Alumni House
Stanford, CA 94305-4005
415/723-2027

Thunderbird, American Graduate School of International Management Thunderbird Executive Training Center
15249 North 59th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85306-99004
602/978-7820

University of Michigan Business School
Executive Education Center
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234
313/763-1000

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenan-Flagler Business School, Executive Education
Campus Box 3445
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3445
800/862-3932

University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School
Aresty Institute of Executive Education
Steinberg Conference Center
255 South 38th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3932

University of Southern California
Office of Executive Education
School of Business Administration
Davidson Conference Center, Room 111
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0871
213/740-8990

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Management Institute
Grainger Hall
975 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1323
800/348-8964

Yale University School of Management
Executive Programs
Box 208200
New Haven, CT 06520
800/203-432-6038

Computer-based Training Programs

Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Way
Boston, MA 02163
800/545-7685

Knowledge Communication
Lindergh Drive
Dallas, TX 75244
800/851-4134

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN

The organizations listed in this section provide valuable information about women and/or minorities. In addition, some of the organizations offer memberships and partnership opportunities for individuals and firms.

Catalyst
120 Wall Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10005-3904
212/514-7600
Website: www.catalystwomen.org

Catalyst is a non-profit organization with the goal of helping women advance in business and in their professions. They conduct research on women’s leadership development (career advancement, and work/family issues) and have been publishing reports since 1977, tracking women’s progress through the boardrooms, sales territories, and management ranks of the American workplace. Catalyst Advisory Services works with corporations and professional firms to identify issues and develop action strategies related to the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women.  In addition they help place women on corporate boards and hold conferences several times a year.

Financial Women’s Association (FWA)
215 Park Avenue South, Suite 1713
New York, NY 10003
212/533-2141
Website: www.fwa.org

The Financial Women’s Association (FWA) is a non-profit organization that is supported by diverse members of more than 1,100 women and men. The mission of FWA is to advance professionalism in finance and in the financial services industry with special emphasis on the role and development of women; to provide public forum for examination of important contemporary issues in business, finance, governmental policy and civic affairs; to attain greater recognition for women’s achievements in business; and to encourage women to seek career opportunities in finance and business. The association and its  affiliates are located in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Hong Kong, London and Tokyo.

Minority Interchange Foundation
PO Box 200514
1 Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102-0309
212/778-3038

The Minority Interchange Foundation sponsors an annual career conference. It is an intensive weekend retreat designed to provide in-depth career building information and skills. The faculty consists of highly effective consultants and Minority Interchange members who have achieved positions of significant responsibility in their companies. The vision of the MI Career Conference is to present an educational and inspiring conference that helps to move all in attendance to a greater skill and knowledge level. It has become a “spring board” for many participants who now enjoy significant success in their careers. It has also been a catalyst for change in others who have altered their jobs to a more progressive career path.

National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP)
1212 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20005-3987
202/371-5535
Website: www.nasphq.com

The goal of NASP is to expand the presence and influence of women and minorities in the nation’s securities industry.  NASP has chapters in New York, Cleveland, and Philadelphia. They distribute a quarterly newsletter and membership directory, conduct annual conferences and help members access the NASP network.

Securities and Exchange Commission - Securities Industry Committee
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
202/942-7040
Website: www.sec.gov

The SEC-SIC is an industry-wide Committee of representatives from brokerage firms, self-regulatory organizations and the SEC.  The Committee promotes dialogue about diversity to foster recruitment, retention, and greater representation of minorities and women at all levels in the securities industry. Over the years, the SEC-SIC has provided more that 100 scholarships for minority and female students.  In July 1999, the SEC-SIC sponsored the first Securities Industry Career Fair for Minorities and Women, with 36 securities firms and approximately 500 potential minority employees in attendance.

Women Unlimited
300 Park Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, NY 10022
212/572-6211

The mission of Women Unlimited is to assist women of diverse organizational, cultural and generational backgrounds in the achievement of parity in the workplace through mentoring, networking, and ongoing educational opportunities. The program consists of a twelve-month leadership development curriculum with initial skill assessment, goal setting, mentoring and monthly skill development workshops.