---
id: "entity-coca-cola-d7"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "Coca-Cola"
aliases: ["Coca-Cola Company"]
source_timestamps: ["¶6"]
tags: ["corporate-leadership", "ai-transition"]
related: ["claim-consensus-fatal-post-ai"]
sources: ["governance"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-governance"
originDay: 7
articleStem: "hbr-sig-59-consensus-decision-making"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/04/decision-making-by-consensus-doesnt-work-in-the-ai-era"
sourceTitle: "Decision-Making by Consensus Doesn’t Work in the AI Era"
---
# Coca-Cola

**Entity type:** organization · **Canonical name:** Coca-Cola

Mentioned alongside [[entity-walmart-d7]] as a legacy company whose CEO cited the scope of the AI transition as a factor in deciding to retire, underscoring the overwhelming and non-negotiable nature of the shift away from legacy management. Used illustratively in support of [[claim-consensus-fatal-post-ai]].

**Canonical reference (from enrichment):** coca-colacompany.com.