Organizational Communication in the News
Case Studies of Organizations and Organizational Communication in the Media
Apple’s Gay CEO Fills Role Model Void for LGBT Employees
Cook is the first CEO of an S&P 500 company to come out in public. It’s a watershed moment for the gay community, which still lacks protections against workplace discrimination in 29 states in the U.S.
Yet while a growing number of business leaders are now openly gay — including Burberry Group Plc CEO Christopher Bailey, Anthony Watson, Nike Inc.’s chief information officer and Robert Greenblatt, chairman at NBC Entertainment — others worry that coming out still carries a stigma… Gay employees instead are often expected to stay discreet with customers or clients.
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