More specifically, Tyrrell should attempt to develop a method of helping the Bishops understand the positive elements of modern communications and information media and to overcome their existing reluctance based on ignorance and fear of something new.
Post Response #4 -- Cleveland
Dilemmas and Most Prominent Dimensions at Issue
The dilemma presented by this situation is that, on one hand, the United States Navy promotes, supports, and encourages all enlisted individuals to respect cultural diversity and individuality of all persons; but on the other hand, the U.S. Navy also maintains an extremely rigid set of formal organizational values and standards that must be adhered to strictly by all personnel. In some respects, this presents a fundamental conflict between the notion of respecting cultural diversity and individualism and the simultaneous requirement to uphold the rules, policies, procedures, and codes of the Navy regardless of any other allegiances or orientation to other cultures or value systems.
In principle, this particular dilemma reflects the universalism vs. particularism dimension in that it involves the standardized Navy rules and the flexibility of cultural relativism; and it reflects the individualism vs. communitarianism dimension in that it simultaneously relates to the cohesiveness of Navy culture and to the freedom or creativity of the individual to pursue and identify with cultural values and beliefs.
Suggested Approach for Reconciliation and Resolution
The suggested approach to reconciliation and resolution would, (again), also rely primarily on the process of educating the individuals involved (i.e. Navy personnel) to better understand the specific distinctions and lines separating Navy policies and values from areas of life where the individual is permitted to adhere to and uphold personally held cultural identities and values at the same time. In that regard, training should provide explicit instruction to help sailors honor their sworn obligation...
As a result, the PR department has been unable to perform some of its most important functions optimally. To do so, it would be necessary to establish better information sharing to enable the PR department to respond as timely and as effectively as possible to situations affecting the public image of the organization. United States Navy promotes, supports, and encourages all enlisted individuals to respect cultural diversity and individuality of all persons; but on the other hand, the U.S. Navy also
Suggested Approach for Reconciliation and Resolution
The suggested approach to reconciliation and resolution in this case would involve communicating to management the importance of establishing communications and information-sharing protocols, policies, and procedures to ensure that the PR department is included in the operational loop within the organization. Presently, it appears that the other business units are preoccupied with issues that affect them directly and that information is shared among different business units on a needs basis. Since no other business unit requires input from PR, the task of updating the PR department falls to the wayside. The optimal solution to this dilemma would involve increasing the understanding among the other business unit management that every organizational component shares an obligation to the organization to provide all possible assistance to the PR department to enable the PR department to protect the organization against potential public relations threats.
