Case Analysis Assignment
The subject of this analysis is to examine the ethical issues surrounding the treatment of employees and colleagues in the workplace.
What are the factors that determine the appropriateness of demands made on employees?
The accompanying article "Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace". An alternative perspective is presented by Christine
Porath in the TED Talk Video:Why Being Nice to your Coworkers is Good for Business by Christine Porath.
Draw on ethical principles discussed in Chapter 9 of the text in your analysis.
Feel free to consult other sources as well.
This should be accomplished in 4-5 pages (body only). Your page format should follow that prescribed in the syllabus for the final paper. Guidelines for electronic submission are also in the syllabus.
The assignment is due at noon on Sunday, March 10.
I. Are there limits to the demands that can be placed on employees?
As long as all required behaviors are legal, should leadership be morally bound to "protect" employee well-being?
2. Professor Porath advocates an organizational culture that is much different from Amazon's. How would you describe the civility the Professor Porath refers to, in terms of managerial morality?
3. What are the likely organizational outcomes for a company like Amazon?
Is their culture likely to result in superior performance in the long run?
How might their demands lead to negative outcomes for the employees, and the organization as a whole?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.