Team Case #2: Culture Change at Texaco By “The Moral Matadors” (team #6) Michael Breler | Chris Hollis | Matt Hoover | Laura Beth Martin | Chanda Pathak | Scott Stover PIPSCo CASE WRITE-UP Situational Facts • Texaco was sued for discriminating against African Americans • CEO Peter Bijur settled the case for $175 million ($140 to damages‚ $35 to independent task force) • The stock to fall $3 per share • Blatant racist language and behavior on the part of Texaco employees
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Symptoms of Problems at Texaco Identification of Root Problems and Unresolved Issues Highly qualified African-American employees filed a class action suit against Texaco in 1994‚ stating that the company failed to promote African-American employees to a higher position and it failed to compensate them in relation to Caucasian employees in similar positions. Throughout the investigation of Texaco if was found that documents would potentially damage Texaco were being withheld. When secret tape
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Texaco Racial Discrimination Suit Legal Issue Texaco‚ one of the larges oil companies‚ recently faced to a discrimination lawsuit. In 1994‚ six African-American employees on behalf of 1500 other employees of Texaco filed suit asserting that Texaco engaged in illegal racial discrimination. They claimed they had not received equal employment opportunities. African – American employees also claimed that Texaco employers did not respect them as other white employees. Employers called minorities "orangutans
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Change and Culture Case Study I Darlinda Smith HCS/514 October 15‚ 2012 Steve Kovak‚ MHA Change and Culture Case Study I During the past decade the hospital industry has made profound organizational changes‚ including the extensive consolidation of hospital system through merger and the formation hospital systems (Evans & Gertler‚ 2012). The rules of health care are changing. Growth is not about just getting bigger. It is about developing all of the components needed for coordinated
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Ethics in Mangement PHL/323 Cultural Change at Texaco Introduction. Texaco was founded in the American South around the beginning of the 20th century. The oil and gas demands of the industrial revolution required energy providers and Texaco was an early pioneer of American oil drilling and refining services. The company’s profits grew and the company matured parallel to the automotive industry. Unfortunately‚ the company’s cultural values toward civil rights failed to evolve in step with the American
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Change and Culture Case Study 1 Joan Ramos HCS/514 February 4‚ 2013 Debra Williams Change and Culture Case Study 1 The cost of health care in the United States remains an important concern for American consumers. The challenges for controlling costs and providing a better health care system are various and complex. These challenges‚ in many cases‚ are in the realm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or other federal or state agencies (Department of Justice‚ 2012). Hospitals
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Change and Culture Case Study 1 Jacqueline Frithsen HCS/514 January 14‚ 2013 Dale Kruger Change and Culture Case Study In tough economic times‚ companies are looking for ways to continue to provide services and products to the public without compromising quality and efficiency. When it comes to smaller businesses‚ or businesses that provide the same product or service‚ it is often wise to merge the companies
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Change and Culture Case Study I Paul Sullivan HCS/514 August 15‚ 2011 Kendra Slatton Change and Culture Case Study I The job of a middle manager is not easy‚ especially during times of extreme change. It requires balancing and maintaining varying personnel within the organization including upper management and a subordinate workforce. An option for many who successfully have not influenced the direction of an organization is to leave the company. However‚ according to Covey (2004)‚ “A more common
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Change and Culture Case Study I July 18‚ 2011 Case Study I This paper focuses on the merger of company A and company B. The middle manager of a health care organization
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[pic] RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED BY: SISA‚ MARILYN VILLAFLORES‚ CYLLEN D. BFA AA 4 SUBMITTED TO: MRS. ARACELI JAYNE CANONIGO-CULIBRA‚ MMBM I. COMPANY PROFILE Chevron is one of the world’s largest integrated energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon‚ Calif.‚ we conduct business worldwide. We are engaged in every aspect of the crude oil and natural gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚ manufacturing‚ marketing and transportation‚ chemicals manufacturing and sales‚ geothermal
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