Rio Grande Supply Case Study

Presented by:

• Cody Fontaine

• Dan Mahoney

• Kris Doyle

• Jillian Sottile

• Samantha Mita

Contributions to the Presentation

• Cody Fontaine(Chair)

• Marquee Slide

• Committee Slide

• What is the problem?

• Relation to the Text

• Logo

• PowerPoint Compilation


• Dan Mahoney

• Question 1 Part 1


• Overview: About the Company


• Kris Doyle



• Overview: The Situation


• Jillian Sottile



• Overview: The Industry


• Samantha Mita




Overview: The Company

• Rio Grande Supply Company

• President: Jasper Hennings

• COO: Henry Darger

• An involvement culture company

• Company values respect for the individual employee

• Top executives are largely responsible for corporate culture

Overview: The Industry

• Texas based wholesale plumbing supply company

• Takes pride in holding certain values

• Honesty

• Integrity

• Respect for every individual employee

Overview: The Situation

• No security on workstations

• Female worker just fired by Henry Darger

• Out of work problems

• Henry Darger broke company policy

• President pondering two solutions

The Problem

• A new internet policy

• Termination of an employee

• Chief of Operations violating the policy

• How to deal with this new situation.

Question 1 Part 1: What Environmental Factors Have Helped to Create the Situation Jasper

Hennings faces?

• Enforcement of the Hard and Fast Policy

• Blind eye towards minor infractions

• Use of company computers for non company activities

• Personal email

• Banking transactions

• Making Vacation Arrangements

• Checking the Weather

Question 1 Part 2: What Factors Does Jasper Need to Consider

When Deciding his Course of Action?

• Fire-able Offenses

• Questions Jasper Should Ask

• Should the company make an example of these two employees?

• Should Jasper hold a meeting with both employees and tell them this is

their one mistake?

Question 1 Part 2: What Factors Does Jasper Need to Consider

When Deciding his Course of Action?

• Something to Consider

• The female employee may sue knowing what Henry did behind closed

doors.

Question 2 Part 1

• Part 1: What are the expressed cultural beliefs?

• Southern based company (religious)

• Integrity

• Honesty

• Respect

• Policy to respect individuals internet policy

Question 2 Part 2

• Part 2: What are the subconscious beliefs you detect

• Conflicts effecting Jasper’s decision

• Why accessing employees email

Question 2 Part 3Jasper has to make a choice

• Fire Henry

• Jasper did not want to be hypocritical

• Keeping Henry would force Jasper to get involved in his personal life

• Henry did not set a good example for the other employees

Question 2 Part 3Jasper has to make a choice

• Don’t Fire Henry

• Replacing Henry would be costly and difficult

• He was honest and admitted to what he did

• Jasper knew other employees were using the internet for personal use

Question 2 Part 3Are Conflicting Values Present?

• What is best for the company?

• Respect for each individual employee

Question 2 Part 3What is Best for the Company?

• It would be costly to replace Henry

• It is easier to replace the female employee than Henry

• It would be difficult to replace him

• Hiring a new CEO might require training

• Training a new employee could be timely

Question 2 Part 3Respect for Each Individual Employee

• It would be unfair and hypocritical to keep Henry after firing the

female employee

• Other employees might lose trust in Jasper

• Jasper would be breaking the companies values by keeping Henry

Question 2 Part 4How Would you Decide Which Ones Take Precedence?

• Best decision for the company

• Have a meeting with the management team

• Other employees opinions'

Question 3 Part 1What are the first two action steps you would take to handle

the Henry Darger situation?

• Contact the head of HR

• Contact the company lawyer.

Question 3 Part 2How would your role as a cultural leader influence your decision?

• Cultural Leader

• A person who articulates a vision for the company’s culture that employee

can believe in.

• “Walks their talk.”

• Jasper would have to let go of Henry

Question 3 Part 3What message will your solution send to the other managers

and rank-and-file employees?

• Serious matter

• Web Filtering Controls

Relation to the Text

• Technological Dimension Page 63

• Sociocultural Dimension Page 65

• Corporate Culture Page 75

Questions?

Documents

Rio Grande Supply Case Study