Problem Statement
Problem Statement
Liz’s male colleague seems to be considering only whether or not he should advise Liz to send or not send the memo. The issue here is not whether Liz should communicate her message to Clark, but how and when she should communicate that message. As her colleague examines his options for counseling and supporting her, he should carefully consider how best he can help communicate the importance of addressing gender diversity at Vision Software.
Analysis and Issues
When the senior-level women at Vision resigned, it seems from the information in Liz’s memo that people assumed that they were choosing family over a career and therefore, management believed there was nothing that the company could have done to retain these women. However, these women may have left for better opportunities, potentially with competitors. Vision’s obvious costs of losing these employees include the loss of investment made in recruiting and training them as well as the cost of recruiting and training their replacements. Yet, the hidden cost of employee turnover is possibly even more devastating. These hidden costs include the loss of intellectual capital and the potential for the former employee to become a competitor; potential disruption in the.
General Electric and its river pollution problems; GE and Westinghouse’s antitrust action in turbines; WalMart’s aggressive growth strategy and the loss of small town businesses; Wal-Mart and its labor and legal practices; and Wal-Mart with its “Buy America Program.” Now here comes Enron, Arthur Andersen, Global Crossing, Tyco, Martha Stewart, Disney (remember its privacy practices and guest safety issues), Adelphia, Rite Aid, Nordstrom, the dot com bubble, Xerox and its large restatement of earnings, ditto Lucent, and who could forget Krispy Kream donuts? There is a point here. Bad ethics isn’t necessarily new, but there does seem to be more problems that are even bigger today than yesterday. These issues can be national news,
Liz’s male colleague seems to be considering only whether or not he should advise Liz to send or not send the memo. The issue here is not whether Liz should communicate her message to Clark, but how and when she should communicate that message. As her colleague examines his options for counseling and supporting her, he should carefully consider how best he can help communicate the importance of addressing gender diversity at Vision Software.
Analysis and Issues
When the senior-level women at Vision resigned, it seems from the information in Liz’s memo that people assumed that they were choosing family over a career and therefore, management believed there was nothing that the company could have done to retain these women. However, these women may have left for better opportunities, potentially with competitors. Vision’s obvious costs of losing these employees include the loss of investment made in recruiting and training them as well as the cost of recruiting and training their replacements. Yet, the hidden cost of employee turnover is possibly even more devastating. These hidden costs include the loss of intellectual capital and the potential for the former employee to become a competitor; potential disruption in the.
General Electric and its river pollution problems; GE and Westinghouse’s antitrust action in turbines; WalMart’s aggressive growth strategy and the loss of small town businesses; Wal-Mart and its labor and legal practices; and Wal-Mart with its “Buy America Program.” Now here comes Enron, Arthur Andersen, Global Crossing, Tyco, Martha Stewart, Disney (remember its privacy practices and guest safety issues), Adelphia, Rite Aid, Nordstrom, the dot com bubble, Xerox and its large restatement of earnings, ditto Lucent, and who could forget Krispy Kream donuts? There is a point here. Bad ethics isn’t necessarily new, but there does seem to be more problems that are even bigger today than yesterday. These issues can be national news,