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This case is about the high profile firing of Julie Roehm (Roehm) from the world's

Assignment Solutions, Case study Answer sheets <br>Project Report and Thesis contact<br>aravind.banakar@gmail.com<br>www.mbacasestudyanswers.com<br>ARAVIND – 09901366442 – 09902787224<br><br>Human Resource Management<br><br>CASE STUDY (20 Marks)<br>This case is about the high profile firing of Julie Roehm (Roehm) from the world's largest retail chain WalMart Stores Inc. (WalMart) and the ugly aftermath that saw both the parties engage in legal (as well as public) battle. Roehm was a highflier in theautomotive industry who had earned a name for herself due to her edgy advertising tactics. In early 2006, she was hired by WalMart in the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Marketing Communication. This was viewed by some analysts as the retail giant's move to shake up its marketing department. However, in late2006, Roehm was fired from the company amidst rumors of her violating WalMart's ethics and gratuity policy. Shortly afterwards, Roehm filed a civil suit against WalMart for unlawfully terminating her employment, infringing compensation agreements, and for slandering her in the press. In reply WalMart accused her of violating its employment policies. The public battle between Roehm and WalMart became murkier by the day with Roehm accusing WalMart's top brass including the CEO of violating its ethics code. Analysts felt that this episode brought to the fore various issues which could provide vital learning on organization culture, organizational change, office politics, organizational communication, managerial ethics, employee misconduct, employee surveillance, etc.<br><br>Answer the following question.<br><br>Q1. Give key concepts in managerial ethics and also explore ways in which an organization can deal with employee misconduct.<br><br>Q2. Explore ways in which an organization can ensure that the employees comply with the ethics code.<br><br>Q3. Discuss and debate the controversial issues such as employee monitoring and employee surveillance both from the business as well as ethical perspective.<br><br><br>Assignment Solutions, Case study Answer sheets <br>Project Report and Thesis contact<br>aravind.banakar@gmail.com<br>www.mbacasestudyanswers.com<br>ARAVIND – 09901366442 – 09902787224<br><br><br>

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  1. Human Resource ManagementDr. Aravind Banakar9901366442 – 9902787224

  2. Human Resource Management CASE STUDY (20 Marks) This case is about the high profile firing of Julie Roehm (Roehm) from the world's largest retail chain Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Wal-Mart) and the ugly aftermath that saw both the parties engage in legal (as well as public) battle. Roehm was a highflier in the automotive industry who had earned a name for herself due to her edgy advertising tactics. In early 2006, she was hired by Wal-Mart in the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Marketing Communication. This was viewed by some analysts as the retail giant's move to shake up its marketing department.

  3. However, in late2006, Roehm was fired from the company amidst rumors of her violating Wal-Mart's ethics and gratuity policy. Shortly afterwards, Roehm filed a civil suit against Wal-Mart for unlawfully terminating her employment, infringing compensation agreements, and for slandering her in the press. In reply Wal-Mart accused her of violating its employment policies. The public battle between Roehm and Wal-Mart became murkier by the day with Roehm accusing Wal-Mart's top brass including the CEO of violating its ethics code. Analysts felt that this episode brought to the fore various issues which could provide vital learning on organization culture, organizational change, office politics, organizational communication, managerial ethics, employee misconduct, employee surveillance, etc.

  4. Answer the following question. Q1. Give key concepts in managerial ethics and also explore ways in which an organization can deal with employee misconduct. Q2. Explore ways in which an organization can ensure that the employees comply with the ethics code. Q3. Discuss and debate the controversial issues such as employee monitoring and employee surveillance both from the business as well as ethical perspective.

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