CEO
-He admitted he was wrong
-He approached the stakeholders involved and apologized
-He took steps to correct his mistakes
-He took legal and ethical actions towards the manager
Manager
-racist
-breached the policy of Starbucks
Four day (disagree)
-demotivates
-taking advantage of the employees
-Management may think its unfair
Four day (agree)
-Fairness approach, ethical
-They have been notified, they are inclined to follow the responsibilities of their job and respect the
decision of the company
Tell anyone except immediate staff
(Board of directors)
-Yes because the board of directors should have the right to know the decision of the CEO because the
board of directors control the power to make decisions
(Union)
-Yes he should in order to make sure that his decision conforms with the rights of the employees
(Employees)
-No, because the decision has no relation to them in any ways, also to respect the privacy of information
of the managers
Impending layoff
-Ethical in order to give the general public peace of mind , and also being transparent increases the
people’s trust In the company.
Keep the lid on
-when the number of layoffs is not that high
-When the layoff is caused by scandals
Comments
-The American plant wasn’t keeping up with the required standards, so George fired the
underperforming staffs in the American plant instead of the other plants in favor of the common good.