Mr. Kabir was working in an Administration Department as officer Administration. He was responsible for keeping account
Question:
Mr. Kabir was working in an Administration Department as officer Administration. He was responsible for keeping account of all the Vehicles of the company apart from other arrangements including the guesthouse of the company. Mr. Kabir has been working in the company for 6 years in the same grade without promotions. He was supposed to be very honest in his job. Once the GM of the factory Mr. Rakesh Gupta, requested for the company car during office time for his personal work. Mr. Kabir refused it saying that it cannot be given during the office work, as the work would suffer due to its duty to go to bank. Mr. Gupta became quite upset and asked his boss Mr. Srivastava to give the car. Mr. SK Srivastava was too happy to oblige Mr. Gupta as he wanted one of his relatives to be employed as Officer. Hence he fired Mr. Kabir for his disobedience and threatened to transfer him to stores if he continued to show disrespect to senior officers Kabir was also active member of staff union. He immediately went to the Union President and informed him about the misuse of the company car for private purpose by GM at the cost of the office work. It was decided that Kabir would send a note in writing to Mr. Srivastava asking him to approve sending the car to the house of Mr. Gupta. Mr. Srivastava understood the repercussions and refused to sign the approval. He lent his own car to Mr. Gupta.
1. What power was being used by Kabir?
2. What power Mr. Srivastava was using?
3. What was the game Kabir played when Srivastava ordered the car?
Management Accounting
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