Fierce Creatures Who are the main stakeholders in the zoo acquisition?

There are two directly opposing groups in the zoo acquisition. The first group, represented by Rollo, is comprised of the new purchasers of the zoo and the people who thus have a financial stake in the success and progression of the zoo. Rollo has been given strict instructions that the zoo is to be completely and thoroughly reorganized to both increase attendance and provide a surge in the profit margin of the enterprise. His employers, Octopus Inc. demand that each business in the empire have a 20% profit margin. At present the zoo is not making any profit whatsoever. These are the financial stakes involved in the equation. On the opposing side of the equation are those who are involved with the zoo in its current iteration. They have an emotional stake in this acquisition because they are mainly concerned with zoology and with the welfare of the animals in the zoo. This side represents the emotional stakeholders in the dichotomy.

2. How are the values of the stakeholders being expressed in the meeting?

The values are being expressed by the various factions according to their position on the subject. Since Rollo is serving Octopus, he represents the financially-minded people, it is logical that he uses only logical, unemotional appeals to make his point to his listening audience. Antithetically, the zoo workers are basing their position on their emotions. They have developed...

Thus, the side of the zookeepers can only explain to this man in terms of an emotional appeal, something that he does not yet understand or that he at the very least pretends not to be able to understand.
3. What are the important dilemmas apparent in the stakeholders' dialogue?

Each of the two opposing sides sees themselves as being correct in the dialogue between factions in the zoo. For Rollo, functioning as the speaker for the Octopus Company, the dilemma of the park is that it is not making a profit and is therefore requiring of reorganization and restructuring. His job has been based upon the understanding that he will bring the profit of the zoo up to the levels that have been dictated by his employers. Any ethical feeling he has about the right to mistreat and even kill helpless animals are checked by his need to fulfill his obligations. For the zookeepers, Rollo's policy that only fierce animals be allowed to live in the zoo forces them to outright lie about the attitudes of their animal friends. They are also emotionally distressed at the idea that Rollo demands that creatures that are not fierce enough to draw attention be executed. Thus, they are literally being asked to serve as executioners of animals with whom they have developed close relationships.

4. Discuss the following statement. Stakeholder dilemmas need to be understood and reconciled if…