Assignment task: You work for United Electric Power and Light Co. in the Corporate Communications Department.
It has come to your company's attention that a group of people living in a subdivision on the edge of town has begun meeting to protest your plans to build a much-needed substation nearby. The substation will supply power to a four-mile radius in the fast-growing area of the city. This location is the most cost-effective according to your engineering staff.
The group is planning to launch a formal protest against your company and force government regulators to require United to move the site of the substation.
The group is concerned about the health hazards posed by low level, non-ionizing magnetic radiation. You have heard of this issue before, but have been unable to get your upper management to believe that there is a potential problem both in terms of a health hazard and a potential regulatory threat to your company.
1. Create a stakeholder analysis of this issue.
2. What possible situations could arise from this issue and the subdivision protesters?
3. What steps can you take to help your upper management see the potential harm that could come from this issue?