Discussion Post: Organizational Behavior
• How should Facebook respond to the 2014 research situation? How could an earlier response have helped the company avoid the 2018 controversies and keep the trust of its users?
• Should the company promise to never again conduct a survey of this sort? Should it go even further and explicitly ban research intended to manipulate the responses of its users?
• How can Facebook balance the concerns of its users with the necessity of generating revenue through advertising?
• What processes or structures should Facebook establish to make sure it does not encounter these issues again?
• Respond in writing to the issues presented in this case by preparing two documents: a communication strategy memo and a professional business letter to advertisers.
Sources: Kramer, Adam; Guillory, Jamie; and Hancock, Jeffrey, "Experimental evidence of massive scale emotional contagion through social networks," PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America).
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.