technical and project management. Henry Larsen chose Gary Allison to be project manager, knowing full well he did not have the knowledge, nor the know-how to be a project manager, especially of such a big project. I will address Henry Larsen’s unethical behavior and poor leadership skills as well. Henry Larsen tried to put all the blame on his project manager, but he as a sponsor was practically absent and let the project get totally out of control. My recommendation would be to have a project manager
Words: 2109 - Pages: 9
this case are George, Paul, and the company management. The case reveals three critical issues, two of them are organizational issues and the third one is related to human character and integrity. The critical issues are as follows: a) the company had lack of quality control system, b) the company had lack of inventory control and management system, and c) Paul showed unethical behavior and influenced George to follow the same. Detailed analyses of each of the critical issues are discussed below
Words: 5147 - Pages: 21
Confirming Pages 3 Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has gone green. Since 2005 it has worked to plan and execute a sustainability strategy that includes using renewable energy sources, reducing its waste, and selling sustainable products. A packaging scorecard helps Walmart’s 60,000 suppliers learn about Walmart’s expectations and guides the firm in making its purchasing decisions. The company has built energy-efficient stores and retrofitted others, and it offers reusable shopping
Words: 15103 - Pages: 61
Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Organizational Behavior 5/e emerging knowledge and practice for the real world by Steven L. McShane and Mary Ann von Glinow Chapter 1 Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior Prepared by: Steven L. McShane, University of Western Australia This Instructor’s Manual 1ile is part of the Instructor’s Resource CDROM for Organizational Behavior: Emerging Knowledge and Practice for the Real World, 5th edition 10‐digit ISBN: 0073364347 13‐digit ISBN: 9780073364346
Words: 9749 - Pages: 39
Riordan’s Strategic Plan Team C: MGT/498 May 29, 2014 Riordan’s Strategic Plan Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune 1000 company that that leads the world in the manufacturing of plastics and plastic injection molding. With more then a billion dollars in revenue, Riordan has decided to shore up their global business by developing a strategic plan that will take the company into the next five years. With global and domestic operations based in Michigan, California
Words: 3314 - Pages: 14
governance models around the world (see section 9 below). There has been renewed interest in the corporate governance practices of modern corporations since 2001, particularly due to the high-profile collapses of a number of large U.S. firms such as Enron Corporation and Worldcom. In 2002, the U.S. federal government passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, intending to restore public confidence in corporate governance. In the 19th century, state corporation laws enhanced the rights of corporate boards to
Words: 7882 - Pages: 32
The supporting material for this discussion can be found at Harvard University’s 2011 lecture: Justice, What’s the right thing to do? as presented by Professor Michael Sandel8. To examine the elements of the case, we will inspect the unethical behavior of five key figures culpable in the “rise and fall of the small town saga of epic dimensions8”. John J. Rigas (Founder), his two sons; Timothy J. Riga’s (CFO), Michael J. Riga’s (VP of Operations), James R. Brown (VP of Finance) and Michael C. Mulcahey
Words: 2168 - Pages: 9
Corporate Social Responsibility On an Organization Abstract Corporate social responsibility and business ethics have become the focus of an increasing amount of attention from the business sector and academicians following the scandal-ridden era of Enron and others during the 1990s. Although the findings from the research to date are mixed, there is a growing body of research in this area that has lent support to the notion that ethical business practices and corporate social responsibility initiatives
Words: 4724 - Pages: 19
chapter examines the nature of organizational control and describes the four steps of the control process. It also discusses three types of systems available to managers to control and influence organizational members: output control, behavior control, and organizational culture(clan control). Effective management of organizational change is addressed, as well as the role of the entrepreneur in the change process. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Define organizational control and identify the main
Words: 8914 - Pages: 36
ethically. The corporation is increasingly expected to be accountable to stakeholders in a transparent or ethical manner. Questions: 9 1. What are the ethical issues or factors involved? Did these companies benefit (好处，利益）from their behavior（行为）? What would future
Words: 1590 - Pages: 7
