Specialty Lists
- No. 3 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Supplier Diversity
- No. 2 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans
- No. 10 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees
- No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities
- No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Global Diversity
Why It's in the DiversityInc Top 50
A results-driven company with strong global ethical values, IBM excels at making its executives at all levels be accountable for integrating diversity into all lines of business. The long-time diversity leader continues to evolve its diversity-management practices throughout the world.
A results-driven company with strong global ethical values, IBM excels at making its executives at all levels be accountable for integrating diversity into all lines of business. The long-time diversity leader continues to evolve its diversity-management practices throughout the world.
Diversity Strengths
The company, which has changed its business model in recent years to become primarily a global consultancy, has successfully integrated its deep-rooted ethical values in its lines of business.
IBM's performance appraisals are closely linked to its compensation system, and diversity and inclusion are critical factors. The company has remarkable benefits and has created a flexible working environment that helps all employees and is especially beneficial to parents, people with eldercare issues and people with disabilities. Its outreach to the disability and LGBT communities are among the strongest we've seen.
IBM also leads the way in talent development, with innovative and varied mentoring programs, a variety of strong employee-resource groups, and a wide array of mandatory diversity-training programs, including leadership training, generational training, education on inappropriate conduct for people with disabilities, global cultural intelligence and women in high tech.
The company remains committed to philanthropy worldwide and to maintaining a strong base of diverse suppliers.
The company, which has changed its business model in recent years to become primarily a global consultancy, has successfully integrated its deep-rooted ethical values in its lines of business.
IBM's performance appraisals are closely linked to its compensation system, and diversity and inclusion are critical factors. The company has remarkable benefits and has created a flexible working environment that helps all employees and is especially beneficial to parents, people with eldercare issues and people with disabilities. Its outreach to the disability and LGBT communities are among the strongest we've seen.
IBM also leads the way in talent development, with innovative and varied mentoring programs, a variety of strong employee-resource groups, and a wide array of mandatory diversity-training programs, including leadership training, generational training, education on inappropriate conduct for people with disabilities, global cultural intelligence and women in high tech.
The company remains committed to philanthropy worldwide and to maintaining a strong base of diverse suppliers.
Sam Palmisano Chairman, President and CEO:
"The employees of IBM represent a talented and diverse work force. Achieving the full potential of this diversity is a business priority that is fundamental to our competitive success. Business activities such as hiring, training, compensation, promotions and compensation of employees are conducted without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. In respecting and valuing the diversity among our employees, and all those with whom we do business, managers are expected to ensure a working environment that is free of all forms of harassment. This policy is based on sound business judgment and anchored in the IBM values."
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Ron Glover Vice President, Diversity and Workforce Programs:
"IBM has a long history of commitment to diversity and has consistently taken the lead on diversity practices that enable us to attract the best people in the world and provide them a work environment that enables them to achieve their greatest potential. This commitment enables IBM to tap into the best our people have to offer while leveraging their differences so we can drive innovation and take on the kind of complex projects that help improve the world, from systems that reduce traffic to technology that speeds up medical research."
Company Info
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Main Competitors
Accenture, HP, Microsoft Corp.
Information Technology and Services
Main Competitors
Accenture, HP, Microsoft Corp.
U.S. Headquarters
Armonk, N.Y.
Number of U.S. Employees
106,000
Armonk, N.Y.
Number of U.S. Employees
106,000
% of Operations Outside U.S.
71
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