STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS: What Am I Living For? By Leonisa Guerrero Torino A CASE ANALYSIS PRESENTED TO THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS ON BSA 314 HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION Notre Dame of Midsayap College College of Business and Accountancy Midsayap, Cotabato June 2022 Leonisa Guerrero Torino BSA – 2 Case Analysis #1 STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS: What Am I Living For? I. PROBLEM Mr. Francisco Bundoc is stucked between the “friendship” of Dr. Agao and Mrs. Bundoc. Since, Dr. Agao befriended Mrs. Bundoc in exchange of being the food caterer of the university. Mr. Bundoc could no longer make a fair judgment towards the proposals of Dr. Agao. He could not oppose to him because his wife has been given a lucrative source of income. II. OBJECTIVES 1. For Mrs. Bundoc to discover personally that she was being used by Dr. Agao against her husband Mr. Bundoc and to stop her from manipulating his husband's mind. 2. For Mr. Bundoc to stand for his right of expressing his opinions about the proposal. 3. To determine if there's anything wrong in the actions of the three personalities. 4. To analyze the decision making process of the board of regents 5. To determine whether the actions of the personalities are ethical or unethical 6. To come up with a recommendation that will best limit the conflict of interest in the management decision making, where both the university and its recipients could benefit from. III. WRITTEN ANALYSIS OF THE CASE (SWOT ANALYSIS) Strength – The state university has a competent and expert personnel like Mr. Bundoc. - The board of regents is a mix of different professionals, thus different opinions and perspectives are gathered and considered for every discussion about certain issues before coming up with a decision. - The board of regents has the power to either approve or veto the proposals presented by the president, in effect promoting the welfare of the students. Weaknesses - There is transparency between the president and his board members. - Less sharing of ideas for any decisions to be establish - The decision making process of the board is based on the majority of votes among the members. Quantity becomes the measure and thus can easily be influenced by a dominant member through pressuring others. - The board of regents who attend the monthly meetings may consist majorly of professionals living in the capital city of the province, where consideration of those out-of-town campuses may be neglected. Opportunities - The University’s president which is Dr. Agao would have better and higher chance of making decisions with less oppositions - The board can appoint and take in new member/s from the society that will represent the less fortunate in the decision making of the school. Threats - The state university might faces difficulties in the near future because of not having a concrete decisions of deciding. - The board members' ideas would no longer be heard nor be used - The board members would probably withdraw their shares due to lack of proper making of decisions - The board of regents can be influenced by external interests such as family, friends, and adjacent communities. IV. ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION 1) Mrs. Bundoc should be fair enough to her husband and should deeply know what really the motives of Dr. Agao for having her as the sole food caterer through investigation. Advantages: a. Mrs. Bundoc will know her husband's side about the sudden offers and relationship shared by Dr. Agao. b. She would also discover the truth or intentions of Dr. Agao from befriending her. Disadvantages: a. Mrs. Bundoc may neglect the truth and continue dealing with Dr. Agao. b. Nothing will change even the facts are revealed because of Mrs. Bundoc personal decision. 2) Mr. Bundoc should introduce new business that would best suited to his wife's personality with greater opportunities and greater qualities. Advantages: a. Mrs. Bundoc might give up her business transaction with Dr. Agao if she found out another business which she likes to work for. b. Her friendly relationship with Dr. Agao may not be active anymore. Disadvantages: a. Dr. Agao would not accept the decision made by Mrs. Bundoc and would make her reputation get ruin by him. b. Revenge from Dr. Agao for the two of them. 3) Mr. Bundoc should stands for his beliefs, for what really he is, fights for what is right and should not be affected for selfish reasons of others. He should not let others manipulated his decision even if it is his wife. Advantages: a. Knowing that Mr. Bundoc is the chairman of the student's cause he would be able to fight not to increase the tuition for the goodness of the students, he could continue to voice out the opinions from students. b. He would have the chance to express his expertise in his field for further development. Disadvantages: a. There will always an argumentation between him and Dr. Agao. b. Might end up his married life because of different decisions and choices in life. V. RECOMMENDATIONS I highly recommended the alternative course of action no. 1 because by letting Mr. Bundoc explains his side of not agreeing the said proposal of Dr. Agao, his personal perception about it and his ideas of the consequences might arise would lead for Mrs. Bundoc to understand and reflect directly of doing what really is good for the benefits of the students and what really matters for his husband's opposition. Reality speaking, giving chances to other people to share what they have for and what they believe for would help to come up a quality decisions because of the combined wisdom, major errors are likely to be avoided and in gaining acceptance and commitment. Meanwhile, searching for the truth would help every people to gain trust and genuine friendship. I chose to recommend also alternative course of action no. 2 because it is right and just. The way to conquer fear is to fight for it. The results doesn't matter at all what matters most is that you know in yourself that you fought for it. In Mr. Bundoc case, his only option is to ignore everything and listen to what his mind and heart dictates for. By following with it he would able to prove that he is suitable for being the champion of the student's cause. It is always good to stand for what we believe is right because for us there is nothing wrong. VI. ACTION PLAN ACTIVITIES 1. Board meetings PERSON IN TIME CHARGE FRAME Members of the monthly board 2. Have a talk to his wife Mr. Bundoc about Dr. Agao’s real Explanation To get their approval and support for plan As soon as For his wife to be possible aware that she’s just intention being used by Dr. Agao 3. Layout current system and tracking 4. Discuss to the board the possible consequences of approving a proposal Members of the monthly board Members of the board To see what historic performance reveals weekly To be fully aware what benefits they can get