Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is rapidly growing. What began last month as a moderately sized gathering of about 2,000 New Yorkers to protest the perceived greed of Wall Streetand its resulting inequitieshas since erupted into an international phenomenon, the 99 Percent movement, which currently totals more than 1,500 protests in 82 countries. So how can you keep your company from being an OWS target
We see this relating back to diversity management in three key areas:
Corporate reputation:The public was up in arms when several Wall Street corporations accepted taxpayer bailouts to avoid bankruptcy and then proceeded to dole out hefty bonuses to its executives. With now-tarnished reputations, these organizations give protesters a key target to blame for continued economic inequity. Keep your executives accountable for achieving individual, non-financial initiatives, such as diversity goals, and publicize these efforts to help avoid attacks from protesters.
