Motor Parts Corporation
Case: Motor parts Corporation
Every company has people who represent them as a president and vice president. These positions are very important, well paid, some privileges but also have a lot of responsibilities. Motor Parts Corporation is not the exception in regards the organizational structure in where the President Bob Marvin and the Vice president Al Shepherd are the principal characters in this case. There are a lot of important issues to be point in this case as well as many decisions to be taken.
As a first, the main issue that is provoking all this problems is the illness of Ruth, Al’s wife who had recurrence of a malignant brain tumor. It is very understandable and remarkable that Al wants to support his wife in this situation; however, his desperation to help his wife is consuming his time provoking that he forgets about other responsibilities. As a Vice president of a company, he has the obligation to project to his employees a good example to follow and he is doing the opposite.
There is not an excuse that Al at the last minute pretends to cancel a meeting schedule long time ago, where everyone had to put aside the time to attend. Now, he can not leave the meeting just saying he has to go taking advantage of his position, and assuming that Bob (the president) can assume full responsibility of a big project. Also, how if possible meetings have to be scheduled based on his availability (personal issues) and then cancel as if nothing wrong happened? This behavior clearly demonstrates a lack of seriousness to his work and employees.
Second, the lack of commitment in Al’s job is now reflecting. Many employees are complaining that it is impossible to work around Al because he is not concentrating in what he is doing. This is showing lack of seriousness, bad performance, wrong behavior and a bad example to the company. For instances, in the case is mentioned that many people started arising their own problems when they heard that Bob cannot
Every company has people who represent them as a president and vice president. These positions are very important, well paid, some privileges but also have a lot of responsibilities. Motor Parts Corporation is not the exception in regards the organizational structure in where the President Bob Marvin and the Vice president Al Shepherd are the principal characters in this case. There are a lot of important issues to be point in this case as well as many decisions to be taken.
As a first, the main issue that is provoking all this problems is the illness of Ruth, Al’s wife who had recurrence of a malignant brain tumor. It is very understandable and remarkable that Al wants to support his wife in this situation; however, his desperation to help his wife is consuming his time provoking that he forgets about other responsibilities. As a Vice president of a company, he has the obligation to project to his employees a good example to follow and he is doing the opposite.
There is not an excuse that Al at the last minute pretends to cancel a meeting schedule long time ago, where everyone had to put aside the time to attend. Now, he can not leave the meeting just saying he has to go taking advantage of his position, and assuming that Bob (the president) can assume full responsibility of a big project. Also, how if possible meetings have to be scheduled based on his availability (personal issues) and then cancel as if nothing wrong happened? This behavior clearly demonstrates a lack of seriousness to his work and employees.
Second, the lack of commitment in Al’s job is now reflecting. Many employees are complaining that it is impossible to work around Al because he is not concentrating in what he is doing. This is showing lack of seriousness, bad performance, wrong behavior and a bad example to the company. For instances, in the case is mentioned that many people started arising their own problems when they heard that Bob cannot