
Understanding Business
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ISBN: 9781259929434
Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Transcribed Image Text:MANAGEMENT CASES - DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES
Your Task
For each scenario, discuss the following:
What is the issue (there may be more than 1)?
Who are the parties affected?
List and explain 2 alternatives for handling each situation
o Discuss 2 pros and 2 cons for each alternative
What is your conclusion?
o Discuss the best way to handle each situation
use reasoning to justify
your decision
Situations
1) You are the owner of a small craft store. When doing the scheduling, you put Judi on the
Friday shift. On Tuesday, Judi comes to you and says that she cannot work. You remind
Judi that she needs to tell you the days she is unavailable at least one week in advance.
You insist that she work on Friday. At 7:00 a.m. on Friday, Judi calls in sick. You must
take Judi's shift-giving up your only day off. When making deliveries for the store, yo
see Judi eating lunch on Friday in a local restaurant.
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