Below is the list of resources I used to widen my knowledge on the tech industry, organizational culture and ethics, specific case studies, and conduct my independent study overall.
Abelson, Max. “This Is What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss.” Bloomberg, 2019, https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-arbitration-hell/.
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Armitage, Susie, and Sarah Karlan. “Here’s What Parental Leave Is Like For LGBT Families.” Buzzfeed News, 2017, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/susiearmitage/this-is-what-its-like-to-take-parental-leave-when-youre-lgbt.
Bärí A. Williams. The Answer to Tech’s Ethical Problems Is Greater Diversity. https://www.fastcompany.com/90259821/the-answer-to-techs-ethical-problems-is-greater-diversity. Accessed 2 Nov. 2018.
Bereznak, Alyssa. “The Workplace That Susan Fowler Wrought.” The Ringer, 2018, https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/2/21/17029442/susan-fowler-memo-tech-industry-one-year-later.
Bhuiyan, Johana. “Women Alleging Sexual Assault by Their Uber Drivers Want to Go to Trial.” Vox, 2018, https://www.vox.com/2018/4/26/17285774/uber-sexual-assault-drivers-arbitration-lawsuit.
Bhuiyan, Johana. “With Just Her Words, Susan Fowler Brought Uber to Its Knees.” Vox, 2017, https://www.vox.com/2017/12/6/16680602/susan-fowler-uber-engineer-recode-100-diversity-sexual-harassment.
Briody, Elizabeth, et al. “A Story’s Impact on Organizational‐culture Change.” Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 25, no. 1, Feb. 2012, pp. 67–87, doi:10.1108/09534811211199600.
Brock, Jonathan, et al. “What Exactly Is Zero Tolerance on Sexual Harassment?” The Boston Globe, 2018, https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/01/02/what-exactly-zero-tolerance-sexual-harassment/3mKqMjzMDll3UZqgWoXu7N/story.html.
Cornish, Audie, and Vicki Tardiff. “Google Employees Hope To Turn Last Year’s Walkouts Into Real Change.” National Public Radio, 2019, https://www.npr.org/2019/01/21/687255712/google-employees-hope-to-turn-last-years-walkouts-into-real-change.
Czarnecki, Sean. “Timeline of a Crisis: The #MeToo Movement Comes to Google.” PR Week, 2018, https://www.prweek.com/article/1519122/timeline-crisis-metoo-movement-comes-google.
Danziger, Pamela. “Walmart Doubles Down On Its Transformation Into A Technology Company.” Forbes, 2018, https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2018/10/22/walmart-doubles-down-on-its-transformation-into-a-technology-company/#33803e92404c.
Dash, Anil. “There Is No “Technology Industry”;” Medium, 2016, https://medium.com/humane-tech/there-is-no-technology-industry-44774dfb3ed7?mod=article_inline.
DePillis, Lydia, and Ivory Sherman. “Amazon’s Extraordinary Evolution: A Timeline.” CNN, 2019, https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/10/business/amazon-history-timeline/index.html
Eidelson, Josh, et al. “Riot Games Keeps Arbitration Clause Despite Employee Protest.” Bloomberg, 2019, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-17/riot-games-to-keep-arbitration-clause-despite-employee-protest.
Enciso, Sarah, et al. Corporate Culture and Ethics: From Words to Actions. doi:10.1108/JBS-01-2017-0001. Accessed 15 Feb. 2019.
Feiner, Lauren. “Google Employees Pressure Tech Companies to End Forced Arbitration.” CNBC, 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/14/google-employees-pressure-tech-companies-to-end-forced-arbitration.html.
Fluker, Dominique. “How This Tech Executive Advocates For Diversity And Inclusion.” Forbes, 2018, https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominiquefluker/2018/06/28/bariawilliams/#5029ab426446.
Fowler, Susan. “Five Things Tech Companies Can Do Better.” Susanjfowler.Com, 2017, https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/5/20/five-things-tech-companies-can-do-better.
Fowler, Susan. “Reflecting on One Very, Very Strange Year at Uber.” Susanjfowler.Com, 2017, https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19/reflecting-on-one-very-strange-year-at-uber.
Fowler, Susan. “I Wrote the Uber Memo. This Is How to End Sexual Harassment.” The New York Times, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/opinion/metoo-susan-fowler-forced-arbitration.html.
Gover, Laura, et al. “Is It Just Me? Exploring Perceptions of Organizational Culture Change.” British Journal of Management, vol. 27, no. 3, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (10.1111), July 2016, pp. 567–82, doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12117.
Hawkins, Andrew. “Uber Sued for $10 Million by Woman Who Was Sexually Assaulted by Her Driver.” The Verge, 2019, https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/1/18290630/uber-sued-sexual-assault-driver-dc-lawsuit.
Isaac, Mike. “Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.” The New York Times, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/technology/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick.html.
Kennedy, Merrit. “Details Of Uber Harassment Settlement Released.” National Public Radio, 2018, https://www.npr.org/2018/08/22/640900988/dozens-sued-uber-for-harassment-heres-what-they-re-set-to-receive.
Kolowich, Lindsay. “27 Companies With Really Catchy Slogans & Brand Taglines.” Hubspot, 2019, https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/brand-slogans-and-taglines.
Kolowich, Lindsay. “17 Truly Inspiring Company Vision and Mission Statement Examples.” Hubspot, 2019, https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/inspiring-company-mission-statements.
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Litt, Michael. “I Accidentally Built A Brogrammer Culture. Now We’re Undoing It.” Fast Company, 2018, https://www.fastcompany.com/40524955/i-accidentally-built-a-brogrammer-culture-now-were-undoing-it?cid=search.
Loeb, Walter. “Amazon Is The Biggest Investor In The Future, Spends $22.6 Billion On R&D.” Forbes, 2018, https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2018/11/01/amazon-is-biggest-investor-for-the-future/#79793d441f1d.
Mayer, David. “Why Google Was Smart To Drop Its “Don’t Be Evil” Motto.” Fast Company, 2016, https://www.fastcompany.com/3056389/why-google-was-smart-to-drop-its-dont-be-evil-motto.
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Rangarajan, Sinduja. “Here’s the Clearest Picture of Silicon Valley’s Diversity yet: It’s Bad. But Some Companies Are Doing Less Bad.” Reveal, 2018, https://www.revealnews.org/article/heres-the-clearest-picture-of-silicon-valleys-diversity-yet/.
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Wakabayashi, Daisuke, and Katie Benner. “How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android.’” The New York Times, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-harassment-andy-rubin.html?login=email&auth=login-email.
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