Great Northern Savings Bank: A Case On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion

Abstract

The case exposes students to the role that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) plays in corporate culture and asks students to critically think of the best way to manage a challenge they encounter while role playing as auditors. Students role play as auditors in a situation where there are loan portfolio issues at a savings bank. The audit engagement partner in the accounting firm, states that he will ignore the loan portfolio issue to protect the relationship with the client. The client offends a member of the audit team when he questioned his credentials seemingly motivated by bias against his ethnicity. Students will conduct research and write a memo to the managing partner at the accounting firm and will develop skills in research, critical thinking, and written communication.