Support your answers to the following questions with specific information from the case and text or with other information you get from the Web or
other sources.
1. What is the evidence that W. L. Gore & Associates aspires to meet the goal of human relations?
How does Gore & Associates depict an organization that fully appreciates the "systems effect"?
One can argue that W. L. Gore's lattice structure encompasses some of the unexpected discoveries brought out by Elton Mayo and the
Hawthorne Studies. Identify some features of the lattice structure that align with some of the unexpected discoveries of the Hawthorne
Studies.
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How does Gore's "sponsorship" program contribute toward meeting some of the 10 human relations guidelines outlined in the chapter?
Watch the video (www.managementexchange.com/video terri-kelly-wl-gores-original-management-model-0) of CEO Terri Kelly, and
describe what she believes people would find surprising about management and how they work with their people at W. L. Gore.
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What is the evidence that W.L.Gore & Associates aspires to meet the goals of human relations?