Jianbao Questioning His Values? (A)

Henri-Claude de Bettignies; Charlotte Butler

Jianbao Questioning His Values? (A)

Henri-Claude de Bettignies, Charlotte Butler

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Abstract

Jianbao, a conscientious middle manager at a state-owned enterprise, learns the ugly truth about the behavior of a trusted senior colleague, Ren, whom he once considered his mentor. Now, Jianbao must walk a fine line and find a way to balance his loyalty to Ren against the risks to the company, while also safeguarding his own career. He chooses to write a letter describing Ren’s misappropriations to the parent company’s Disciplinary Inspection Committee. This scenario is presented in Case A. In Case B, the approach backfires. Should he have handled the matter differently? Did he do the right thing but in the wrong way?

Original language	English
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

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ESR-14-067

Case normative number

ESR-14-067-CE

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Field Case

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15/01/2021

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China Europe International Business School

Keywords

Business Ethics
Communication
Employee's Value
Sense of Responsibility
Social Responsibility

Case studies discipline

Ethics & Social Responsibility

Case studies industry

Transportation and Warehousing

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