Further, Valerie doesn't have any experience in the beauty industry other than Wisson, so the loss of a reference for this experience would be devastating. A loss of a job at Wisson would also mean that she would lose her tuition reimbursement for a master's of science program she has just been accepted to at the prestigious University of Chicago. Without this assistance, she might be unable to pay the very expensive tuition bills and would lose the ability to earn a degree that would greatly benefit her career.
Discuss Valerie's manager, Waters, in relationship to his ethics in handling business and employees.
There are many ways that Water's ethics negatively impacted the business and employees. There is a common theme among experts who have researched leadership; integrity is the most important of all the qualities a leader must possess and leaders must act with integrity at all times (Cunningham, 2002). Instead of having integrity, "Waters preferred to look for only one goal -- to enrich himself. Therefore, he was willing to accept kickbacks at the expense of his department's performance and to engage in promotional activities to showcase his own horseback riding talent rather than the company. Waters also had a poor work ethic, taking 20 weeks off per year for vacation, missing or being late for meetings, and avoiding the office. As such his team quickly learned that they needed to make most decisions without him. "Effective communication occurs only if leaders understand and respect the exact information or idea that their employees transmit (Communication and leadership) and only if the...
Wisson's failure stemmed from its selection of leaders such as Waters who reflected their lack of principles onto the organizational culture. Further, these types of managers and their behavior appear to be rewarded and condoned by the company. For instance, Waters brought in friends as executives and the company gave them pay and vacation time above industry standards. Water's manager no doubt approved the $25,000 horseback riding boondoggle. No wonder Waters felt like he could get away with anything and employees such as Valerie were afraid to speak up.
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