The Walt Disney Company: Job Displacement and the H1-B Visa

Authors
Leary, C., Shannon, B., Lawton, M., O'Rourke, J. S. (editor)
Region
Africa
Europe
Latin & South America
North America
Topic
Strategy & General Management
Human Resources & Organizational Behavior
Length
23 pages
Keywords
Conflict Management
corporate culture
employee relations
International
workplace culture
Copyright Holder
Notre Dame
Student Price
$4.00
Target Audience
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students

Perhaps no brand is more deeply embedded in American culture than that of The Walt Disney Company. So, it was especially shocking when the company decide to use the H-1B visa system to replace hundreds of American IT workers with cheaper, foreign workers. Adding to the insult, Disney conditioned the American workers’ severance pay on their willingness to train their foreign replacements. How would Disney navigate the backlash from government officials, the media and the general public?