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Global Beliefs Concerning

Diversity Acceptance in Indiana

Chris Boger, Haben Gebreslassie, Conor Lakin, Mert Kiranoglu, Mehmet Top

June 2, 2015

2June 2, 2015Global Perspectives of Public and Private Sector Interaction

Reputation tainted...

• Religious Freedom Restoration Act in March 2015

• Discrimination based on “religious beliefs” (Epps, 2015).

• Backlash prompts Governor Mike Pence to amend RFRA (Pence,

2015)

Damage is already done.

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List of Opposition

Organizations, corporations, states, cities, colleges,

people….

President Michael McRobbie of Indiana University:

“All public officials and public institutions in our state need to

reaffirm our absolute commitment to the Hoosier values of

fair treatment and nondiscrimination.” (King, 2015)

• State funded travel banned by three governors and five

mayors

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Diversity

Gender, race, nationality, military experience, sexual orientation, color,

age, family status, work experience…… (Barkman, Speaker, n.d.).

“Employees at these companies (firms who promote diversity) are 45%

likelier to report that their firm’s market share grew over the previous

year and 70% likelier to report that the firm captured a new market.”

(Hewlett, S., Marshall, M., Sherbin, L., 2013).


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Globalization

• Globalization is driven by …

• Communication

• Economy

• Culture

• Science

• Ecology

• Politics and Society (Seitz, 2014)

• In an increasingly globalized society, cultures are intersecting now

more than ever, how do other countries use diversity as a tool?


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Diversity in Germany

• Law protects against

discrimination

• Diversity causes positive

economic growth

• North Rhine-Westphalia

has 15000 foreign firms (Amadeus-Unternehmensdatenbank,

2014)


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Foreign Businesses

in Germany


• Foreign businesses are becoming a more prevalent factor in

Germany’s GDP

• The regulatory regime supports innovative business formation and

operation (The Heritage Foundation, 2015).

• The German legal system protects property and individual rights.

• 6.6 million people without a German passport in 2012 for a surplus of

22 billion euros (Bonin, 2014)

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North Rhine-Westphalia


(nrwinvest.com, 2012)

FDI Ranking (number of investment projects)

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Indiana at a Glance

Current Economy

• Indiana’s 2014 GDP = $325.4 billion

16th highest in the nation (Chantrill, 2015)

• 2.1% annual growth from 2013

19th highest in the nation (BEA, 2013)

Demographics

• 74% of population are affiliated with a religion, while 26%

claim not to be religious( Research PewCenter, n.d.).

• 88.5% White, 8.9% Black, 1.3% Asian, 2.3% two or more

races, and 0.3% American Indian (Kinghorn, 2008).

• 3.7% of Indiana’s population are apart of the LGBT

community, ranking Indiana at 19th among 50 states (City-

Data.com., n.d.).

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Workforce Diversity

Effects of Diversity/Inclusion

• Diversity leverages strengths and complements

weaknesses for a greater conclusion

• Being exposed to new cultures & perspectives give

colleagues a better understanding of their surroundings

• Customer service representatives can be paired with

customers from their demographic to make them more

comfortable

(Ingram, n.d.)

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Main Cause of RFRA

• Consequences of an altercation in State of Oregon

• Legislation banning anti-discrimination

• Bakery denies baking a cake in a specific manner for a

homosexual couple

• Company goes out of business

• Fined 75,000 per customer (USA Today)

• Indiana signs RFRA bill to react to the stipulation

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Economic Challenges

• Traditional Culture

• Primarily dominated by agriculture and automotive

industry

• Unable to innovate new ideas

• Lack of Innovation

• Job market is scarce

• Younger generations can find jobs easier in other

states

• Repairing the image of the state

• Negative perception across the state

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Short Run Challenges

• Public relations firm is hired

• Could cost taxpayers $2 million

(Cook, T., LoBianco, T., 2015)

• “Welcoming place to live, visit and do business.”

• Tasks

• Stay away from political affiliation

• Refrain from questions about the RFRA

• Do not over emphasize the campaign

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State Comparison


(Census, 2010) (BEA, 2013)

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Change in GDP Trends


(Chantrill, 2015)

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How to Undo the Damage

• How can Indiana be more attractive than more accepting neighbors?

• Join 23 other states who have anti-discrimination legislation

protecting LGBT community (ACLU, n.d.)

• Make Indiana a welcoming place: “Hoosier Hospitality”

• Why bar an entire class of people from feeling welcome?

Ideas + Economic Activity


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Sources

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• Amadeus Unternehmensdatenbank (April, 2014).

http://www.nrwinvest.com/nrwinvest_deutsch/NRW_im_Ueberblick/Gute_Gruende_fuer_NRW/Auslaendische_Firmen/index.php

• Chantrill, C. (2015). State Growth and Debt. Retrieved from http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2013bZ0g.

• Seitz Nikolaus (2014). „Internatinalisierung von Unternehmen“

• BEA. (2014, June 11). Widespread But Slower Growth in 2013. Retrieved from

https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2014/_images/gsp_0614.png

• Census Bureau. (2010). 2010 Population Finder. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/popfinder/

• ACLU. (n.d.). Non-Discrimination Laws: State by State Information - Map. Retrieved from https://www.aclu.org/map/non-discrimination-laws-state-state-

information-map

•Epps, G. (2015, March 30). What Makes Indiana’s Religious-Freedom Law Different?. Retrieved from

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/03/what-makes-indianas-religious-freedom-law-different/388997/.

•Pence, M. (2015, March 31). Ensuring Religious Freedom in Indiana. Retrieved from http://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-pence-ensuring-religious-freedom-in-

indiana-1427757799

•Cook, T., LoBianco, T., Eason, B. (2015, April 2). Gov. Mike Pence Signs RFRA fix. Retrieved from

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/04/01/indiana-rfra-deal-sets-limited-protections-for-lgbt/70766920/

• Pew Research Center. (n.d.). Religious Composition of Indiana. Retrieved from http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-

study/state/indiana/

• Roth, Sara (2015) “Bakery risks large fines for anti-gay discrimination”, Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/02/02/bakery-

same-sex-oregon-fined-wedding-cake/22771685/

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http://www.incontext.indiana.edu/2008/sept-oct/1.asp.

• City-Data.com. (n.d.) Bloomington, Indiana.; Indianapolis, Indiana Retrieved from http://www.city-data.com/city/Bloomington-Indiana.html.

• Ingram, David (n.d.). Advantages and Disadvantages of Diversity in Workplace. Retrieved From http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-

disadvantages-diversity-workplace-3041.html

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location-germany/Federal-states/nrw.html

• NRWinvest (2012). Ausländische Direktinvestitionen. Retrieved from

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http://www.nrwinvest.com/nrwinvest_deutsch/NRW_im_Ueberblick/Gute_Gruende_fuer_NRW/Auslaendische_Firmen/index.php

http://www.incontext.indiana.edu/2008/sept-oct/1.asp

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-diversity-workplace-3041.html

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