{"id":26473,"date":"2025-08-20T12:06:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/programs\/organizational-behavior-professional-certificate__trashed\/lessons\/lesson-8-case-study-microsoft\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:40:10","slug":"lesson-8-case-study-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/ar\/programs\/organizational-behavior-professional-certificate\/lessons\/lesson-8-case-study-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 8: Case study &#8211; Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26473\" class=\"elementor elementor-26473\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e112c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93e112c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9bf7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e9bf7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bbd898 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bbd898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logos-png-01-296x57-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logos-png-01-296x57-1.png 96w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logos-png-01-296x57-1-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logos-png-01-296x57-1-42x50.png 42w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77492c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77492c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db9a72 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8db9a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lesson 8: Social constructionism\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1312b72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1312b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70b717 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a70b717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case study - Microsoft\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fe374 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"16fe374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0561d0 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0561d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-1024x358.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-1024x358.png 1024w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-600x210.png 600w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-768x269.png 768w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-1536x537.png 1536w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-2048x717.png 2048w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/certifeka-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Microsoft-143x50.png 143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7917319 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7917319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 tabindex=\"0\" data-element-id=\"ebookHeading4\" data-node-type=\"text\" data-magic=\"col-description\"><span style=\"color: #011c7c;\">One real-life case study of social constructionism in an organisation is the implementation of diversity and inclusion initiatives at Microsoft. In 2014, the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, announced a new diversity and inclusion initiative aimed at increasing diversity within the company.<\/span><\/h5><h5 tabindex=\"0\" data-element-id=\"ebookHeading4\" data-node-type=\"text\" data-magic=\"col-description\"><span style=\"color: #011c7c;\">This initiative was rooted in the social constructionist perspective that diversity is not a fixed trait of individuals, but rather a social construct that is shaped by cultural and historical contexts.<\/span><\/h5><h5 tabindex=\"0\" data-element-id=\"ebookHeading4\" data-node-type=\"text\" data-magic=\"col-description\"><span style=\"color: #011c7c;\">Microsoft&#8217;s diversity and inclusion initiative involved a number of strategies, including training programs to raise awareness about unconscious bias, creating employee resource groups for underrepresented groups, and implementing a diversity recruiting program.<\/span><\/h5><h5 tabindex=\"0\" data-element-id=\"ebookHeading4\" data-node-type=\"text\" data-magic=\"col-description\"><span style=\"color: #011c7c;\">The company also made a commitment to transparency by publicly sharing its diversity statistics and progress towards its diversity goals.<\/span><\/h5><h5 tabindex=\"0\" data-element-id=\"ebookHeading4\" data-node-type=\"text\" data-magic=\"col-description\"><span style=\"color: #011c7c;\">One of the key principles of social constructionism is the idea that knowledge is co-created through social interactions. 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