Domestic Violence Attack Case Study Bill Simmons

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Bill Simmons, a former outspoken analyst for ESPN, was suspended last September for his critical comments of Rodger Goodell surrounding his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. Goodell claimed to have not seen the graphic footage of Rice knocking out his then Fiancé in a hotel elevator. Rice was handed a two game suspension for the domestic violence incident. Simmons, who was outraged by this decision, went on the air to call Goodell a liar, and said that his statement was “f—— b——-“. ESPN responded swiftly to Simmons’ remarks, handing him a three-week suspension. It is important to note that the prompt asks for an individual manager using his power to influence actions of any employee, but for this example if the entity ESPN is seen as an individual, the example will work. To analyze this, Simmons has two personality traits that are both on the extreme side, agreeableness and extraversion, which were contributing factors to his suspension. By suspending Simmons, ESPN sent a strong message to him to change his behavior, and speaking out against Goodell, and more broadly, the NFL, is not acceptable. There could possibly be several negative implications for ESPN following the suspension. First, fans of Bill Simmons could protest the network by no
An obvious con is that managers may exploit formal power for personal gain, which in turn loses the respect of their employees. Additionally, those do not have formal power can exploit expert or referent power to get what they want for their own personal gain. All types of power are often used in cases of sexual harassment in the workplace, where managers try to get favors from an employee in return for career advancements or to even keep a job. This occurs more often when an employee has a greater dependence on another coworker or