At Kodak, employee networks benefited both their members and Kodak corporate. While Kodak expanded globally, it worked with its employee networks, so its commitment to diversity and inclusion would expand with it.
Kodak Policy
Mike Morley justifies Kodak's DP benefits
At the 2001 Out & Equal conference, Mike Morley, vice president of Kodak Human Resources, explained why Kodak included Domestic Partnership benefits in its policy, citing the Kodak Values introduced by George Fisher.
Employee Networks as Resources to Support Kodak's Global Performance Expectation of Managing a Truly Diverse Corporation
Employee Networks at Eastman Kodak Company, 1993
As Kodak's employee network program grew, it updated its guidelines for them.
Employee Networks at Eastman Kodak Company, 1995
As Kodak's employee network program grew, it updated its guidelines for them. Notice the difference of the author of these guidelines and the autor of the 1993-11 guidelines.
A memo from Bob Berman to the HR Leadership Council
Kodak's employee networks received much support from Kodak Human Resources and management. As a result, networks were able to grow without much external resistance.