BUS 082 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Whistleblower, Opportunity Cost, Telecommuting

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Business (BUS)
• Course: BUS 082
• Professor: Tootle

Document Summary

Large number of direct reports by the position holder. Physical presence at work at least 10 hours a day. Less than high earners with extreme jobs are women. Women are less likely to want an extreme job. Kathryn mcneil case: clash of values, can organizational values change or should individuals adapt? (it is an organizational problem for women/parents) Employers need to understand the importance of a realistic job preview if it wants to keep people, you gotta find flexible solutions (flextime, telecommuting) The ford pinto: put a pinto under your tree~ Pitched pinto to the public as a cute, safe, family car. Limit of 2000 under 2000 pounds and under . Produced in record time (25 months vs usually over 40 months) 8 of 8 crash tests vehicles suffered catastrophic gas tank ruptures. Tank fitted between bumper and axle; studs would puncture tank. Ford had to deal with criminal charges.