Sapora Case Study
CS: Sapora, Sasha Lyutse
1. Summary of Case
The Sapora case is about GlobCom and the way they conduct business in Sapora, a Pacific Rim island. GlobCom is an American telecommunications firm that has been in Sapora a long time. They recently decided to expand the Sapora branch and increase the amount of business it conducts in Sapora. Business conducted in Sapora has been so successful that GlobCom started using the Sapora firm as a training ground for new managers looking to climb the corporate ladder.
However, Sapora is a patriarchal society and the businessmen do not work well with women managers. For this reason, Women who go through the training process at Sapora hit their career ceiling because they cannot perform as well as their male counterparts in Sapora’s culture.
2. Values in the Case
The main qualities in this case are equality or fairness and traditionalism. GlobCom, in accordance with American culture and laws, desires an equal opportunity for employees regardless of gender, race, etc. The people of Sapora do not treat business this way. Their perception of business is more traditional. In Sapora the men manage the businesses and only conduct business with other men.
3. Propose a Solution
In order to solve this issue a middle ground must be found. Do something too extreme such as ignore the Saporan culture and force them to work with women managers and they may be offended and cease to conduct business with GlobCom. Be too confirmative toward the Saporans and GlobCom would break U.S. laws and limit the potential of up and coming female managers. In order to appease both sides, GlobCom should consider pairing their managers together into pairs. This way, businessmen in Sapora get the opportunity to work with female managers with the reassurance of having a male manager present as well.
4. Description of Ethical Theory
I think that Ubuntu ethics best suits this situation. Ubuntu focuses on community and the role an individual plays. Ubuntu
1. Summary of Case
The Sapora case is about GlobCom and the way they conduct business in Sapora, a Pacific Rim island. GlobCom is an American telecommunications firm that has been in Sapora a long time. They recently decided to expand the Sapora branch and increase the amount of business it conducts in Sapora. Business conducted in Sapora has been so successful that GlobCom started using the Sapora firm as a training ground for new managers looking to climb the corporate ladder.
However, Sapora is a patriarchal society and the businessmen do not work well with women managers. For this reason, Women who go through the training process at Sapora hit their career ceiling because they cannot perform as well as their male counterparts in Sapora’s culture.
2. Values in the Case
The main qualities in this case are equality or fairness and traditionalism. GlobCom, in accordance with American culture and laws, desires an equal opportunity for employees regardless of gender, race, etc. The people of Sapora do not treat business this way. Their perception of business is more traditional. In Sapora the men manage the businesses and only conduct business with other men.
3. Propose a Solution
In order to solve this issue a middle ground must be found. Do something too extreme such as ignore the Saporan culture and force them to work with women managers and they may be offended and cease to conduct business with GlobCom. Be too confirmative toward the Saporans and GlobCom would break U.S. laws and limit the potential of up and coming female managers. In order to appease both sides, GlobCom should consider pairing their managers together into pairs. This way, businessmen in Sapora get the opportunity to work with female managers with the reassurance of having a male manager present as well.
4. Description of Ethical Theory
I think that Ubuntu ethics best suits this situation. Ubuntu focuses on community and the role an individual plays. Ubuntu