Apply Thomas

1
What happened at Coca-Cola?

• Apply Thomas Elys 3 paradigms (assimilation,
  accommodation, integration) and 8 preconditions
  for learning and effectiveness to Coca-Cola
  (continued)
• Culture encourages openness
• Culture makes workers feel valued
• Well-articulated and understood mission
• Egalitarian and non-bureaucratic structure

2
What happened at Coca-Cola?

• Relate the Coca-Cola case to Robinson Dechants
  Building a Business Case for Diversity in terms
  of
• Tracking results
• Cost savings
• Marketplace issues
• Creative and innovation
• Teamwork

3
What happened at Coca-Cola?

• Do the strategic business objectives of Coca-Cola
  link to diversity
• When the lawsuit was filed?
• When the case concluded?
• Today?

4
Culture and Gender in Fords Mexican High
Performance Plant

• Power distance and cooperative work behavior
  (Hofstede) should be considered in dealing with
  other cultures and in multi-cultural situations
• Cultural liaisons are valuable facilitators in
  explaining cultural practices of each group to
  cross-cultural management teams
• Work force diversity programs (largely the
  products of U.S. corporate environments) may need
  to be adapted for other cultures such as Mexico