solve case study 1 and case study 2 using case study format attached?

Case Study 1

Are Workplace Romances Unethical

A large percentage of married individuals first met in the workplace. A

2005 survey reveled that 58 percent of all employees have been in an of

fice romance. Given the amount of time people spend at work, this isn't terribly

surprising. Yet office romances pose sensitive ethical issues for organizations and

employees. What rights and responsibilities do organizations have to regulate the

romantic lives of their employees?Take the case of former General Electric CEO Jack Welch and Suzy

Wetlaufer. The two met while Wetlaufer was interviewing Welch for Harvard

Business Review article, and Welch was still married. Once their relationship was

out in the open, some accused Wetlaufer of being unethical for refusing to disclose

the relationship while working on the article. She eventually left the journal. Other

accused Welch of letting his personal life get in the way of the interest of GE and its

shareholders. Some even blamed the scandal for a drop in GE stock.

Welch and Wetlaufer didn't even work for the same company. What

about when two people work together in the same work unit? Chicago advertising

firm, started dating Kevin, one of her account s

upervisors. Their innocent banter turned into going out for drinks, and then dinner, and soon they were dating. Kevin

and Tasha's bosses were in house competitors. The problem: Sometimes in meetings

Kevin would make it seem that Tasha and Kevin were on the

same side of important issues even when they weren't. In response, Tasha's boss began to isolate her from

key projects. Tasha said, "I remember times when I would be there all night

photocopying hundreds of pages of my work to show that [Kevin's] allegations [of her incompetence] were unfounded. It was just embarrassing because it became a

question of my professional judgment. "

These examples show that while workplace romances are personal

matters, it's hard to keep them out of the political complexitie

s of organizational life.

1.Do you think organizations should have policies governing workplace romances?

What would such policies stipulate?

2.Do you think romantic relationships would distract two employees from

performing their jobs? Why or why not?

3.Is it ever appropriate for a supervisor to romantically pursue a subordinate under

his or her supervision? Why or why not?

4.Some companies like Nike and Southwest Airlines openly try to recruit couples.

Do you think this is a good idea? How would you feel working

in a department with a "couple"?

Case Study 2

GE's Work Out General Electric established its worked process in the early 1990s. it continues to be

a mainstay in GE's efforts to has also been adopted by such divers organizations as General Motors, Home Depot, Frito Lay, L.L. Bean, Sears, IBM, and the World

Bank. The impetus for the WorkOut was the belief by GE's CEO that the company's culture was too bureaucratic and slow to respond to change. He wanted to create a vehicle that would effectively engage and empower GE workers.

Essentially, WorkOut brings together employees and managers from many different

functions and levels within an organization for an informal 3day meeting to discuss and solve problems that have been identified by employees or senior management. Set into small teams, people are encouraged to challenge prevailing assumptions about "the way we have always done things" and develop recommendations for

significant improvements in organizational processes. The Work Out teams then present their recommendations to a senior manager in a public gathering called a Town Meeting.

At the town Meeting, the manager in charge oversees a discussion about the

recommendation and then is required to make a yes or no decision on the spot. Only in unusual circumstances can a recommendation be tabled for further study. Recommendations that are accepted are assigned to managers who have volunteered to carry them out. Typically, a recommendation will move from inception in 90 days

or less. The logic behind the Work Out is to identify problems, stimulate divers

input, and provide a mechanism for speedy decision and action.

More recently GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt has extended the WorkOut concept to build

capabilities in anticipating future technologies and engage in long range planning. GE wants all its managers to be adept at the kind of strategic thinking that most

companies entrust only to senior management. For example, GE is offering

managers new classes focused on learning how to create new lines of business.

1.What type of change process would you call this? Explain.

2.Why should it work?

3.What negative consequences do you think might result from this process?

4.Why so you think new GE CEO Jeff Immelt has revised the WorkOut concept?

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