Problem
I. Describe how to engage employees in discussion of unethical conduct.
II. Identify which conditions of sexual harassment (if any) apply to the different scenarios.
i. A female manager fires a male employee because he refuses her request for sexual favors.
ii. An employee overheard two male co-workers (employees) exchanging jokes of a sexual nature in the workplace.
When answering the questions, you should keep in mind the main forms of sexual harassment, as well as the steps that the employee must take in managing the alert.
III. Describe the nature of stress and ways to manage it
IV. How should an organization design its structure and culture to obtain a core competence in manufacturing and in research and development?
i. What is the difference between a low-cost strategy and a differentiation strategy? How should a differentiated biotechnology organization and a low-cost fast-food organization design their structures and cultures to promote their respective competitive advantages?
ii. Why would an organization choose a corporate-level strategy to expand its value creation activities beyond its core domain? Discuss how an organization's structure and culture might change as the organization begins to enter new domains.
V. Compare the competitive advantages enjoyed by a large restaurant chain, such as Red Lobster, and the sources of competitive advantages enjoyed by a small, local restaurant.