Contributing Factors in Corporate America\u27s Implementation of Policies and Procedures That Protect and Enhance the Work Experience for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Transgender (GLBT) Employees: An Examination of Corporate GLBT Initiatives

Business organization executives today are routinely challenged to attract and retain key talent and employ innovative techniques to expand their consumer-base. Moreover, these executives have advanced their business initiatives to include workplace equality initiatives with a motivation to attract and retain key talent. In this research the author examined the contributing factors that lead executives in corporate America to implement Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) initiatives as business strategies. The case study methodology applied in this examination illustrated that the implementation of GLBT initiatives can increase a business organization\u27s ability to attract and retain key talent, and increase employee work productivity while expanding the consumer base. Therefore, the business organization\u27s competitive advantage in the marketplace is increased