Alert when this question is answered × Download the Chegg Study App GET ★★★★★ (80K+) " ! Find solutions for your homework home / study / business / operations management / operations management questions and answers / imagine... Question: Imagine that you are a manager at a consumer products company. Your company is in… Imagine that you are a manager at a consumer products company. Your company is in negotiations for a merger. If and when the two companies merge, it seems probable that some jobs will be lost, but you have no idea how many or who will be gone. You have !ve subordinates. One is in the process of buying a house while undertaking a large debt. The second just received a relatively lucrative job o"er and asked for your opinion as his mentor. You feel that knowing about the possibility of this merger is important to them in making these life choices. At the same time, you fear that once you let them know, everyone in the company will !nd out and the negotiations are not complete yet. You may end up losing some of your best employees, and the merger may not even happen. What do you do? -Do you have an ethical obligation to share this piece of news with your employees? -How would you handle a situation such as this? Please consider following criteria *Your voice – please, make sure you present what you believe *Your support – please, use an outside source (your textbook is !ne) to support what you believe *Your explanation – please, explain why you’ve decided to respond the way you d Expert Answer Anonymous answered this Question 1 - Do you have an ethical obligation to share this piece of news with your employees? Answer: I will answer this question by using your three criteria matrix: *Your voice Yes, it is important to inform the news to all employees so that they are aware regarding the happening with in the company and therefore than can take informed decisions for their life. * Your support Whenever any two companies decides to merge, rumors start #owing with in the company and this directly or indirectly impact employees performance, and thats why it becomes very important for the company to be very transparent towards their employees, it is the duty of the manager (on behalf of company) to inform to his respective employees on correct information so that employees are informed and this change does not impact their morale and productivity in case company at all decide to get merged with another company, as they correct information will do less damage than wrong information. *Your explanation As a manager and people person it is my duty and responsibility to think towards my employees and their well being. Employees puts their soul and heart for the company and spent maximum time at work place and only thing they want from their company to be as much transparent they can be for any future change that may impact their life (Mind you employees are also legally bound towards code and conduct so the company should not think they will disclose the information), so it is my sole responsibility to inform, guide and coach my employees by giving them the information so that they are aware and helping with the support they wish to get from his manager so that they can perform to their fullest without thinking of the future outcome. Question 2 - How would you handle a situation such as this? I will answer this question by using your three criteria: *Your voice As a manager i feel company should be transparent and honest with the employees and should therefore inform to employees on expected future change and results thereon if at all company decide to proceed further, In my view !rstly it is important to get a environment sense check and are their any rumors spreading, once it is known inform to employee on the change and how company wish to move ahead in future. * Your support Transparency and honesty goes a long way, these two are basic principle on which employee trusts are built, by following these two very simple approaches, company can show to employees they care for them and also employees feels that they are part of company. *Your explanation Step one - As a manager i will !rst try to get a sense of environment and how employees are feeling, i will do this through a one to one meeting with couple of random sta" on co"ee to get feel on current happening in the company Step two - Will schedule a lunch meeting with all my employees at outside the company just so that are at ease and environment is relaxed Step 3 - At the end of lunch, will share the future goals & plans of the company and disclose the information that can be shared with them with future action plans and expected timelines. Step 4 - Will open the platform for discussion and chat after concluding that I am happy to answer any questions they might have due to this and also provide my a$rmation that i will be available for everyone in the future and they can always come to me for any guidance. Step 5 - After 2 weeks, will again schedule a one to one meeting with all the sta" to make them feel that they are important and any help as manager that i can o"er. Face to face meeting always create magic. 2 Comments Was this answer helpful? 3 0 Practice with similar questions Imagine that you are a manager at a consumer products company. Your company is in negotiations for a merger. If and when the two companies merge, it seems probable that some jobs will be lost, but you have no idea how many or who will be gone. You have !ve subordinates. One is in the process of buying a house while undertaking a large debt. The second just received a relatively... 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