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Case
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Reference no. 9-921-018
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2021
Version: 21 May 2021
Length: 2 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

A career professional at a major consumer goods company, Kym Lew Nelson is hoping to negotiate a promotion to vice president, which would make her one of the senior-most African American women in the organization. But when Nelson's white German boss arrives in the United States to discuss the promotion, the conversation quickly takes a turn for the worse, when the boss confronts her with comments that are insensitive in multiple ways that touch on race, gender, and culture.
Location:
Size:
Fortune 500
Other setting(s):
1983-2000

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Abstract

A career professional at a major consumer goods company, Kym Lew Nelson is hoping to negotiate a promotion to vice president, which would make her one of the senior-most African American women in the organization. But when Nelson's white German boss arrives in the United States to discuss the promotion, the conversation quickly takes a turn for the worse, when the boss confronts her with comments that are insensitive in multiple ways that touch on race, gender, and culture.

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Location:
Size:
Fortune 500
Other setting(s):
1983-2000

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