Unresolved Issues That Need to Case Study

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Clearly however, if the second e-mail is to be believed, this is not the case. The root problem here, as mentioned, is trust. Messages such as the second e-mail are designed to undermine what trust might have remained from employees towards management. Such trust would however have been stronger if management had been ethical in the first place and honest in the second. There would have been no rumors if there were not a seed of truth in them. Furthermore, the facts and figures relating to the company's performance and the actions of management tend to speak for themselves. This remains unresolved, because management refuses to face up to its mistakes.

The main player in the dilemma is Jeremy Campbell. He appears untouchable, continuing his practices and encouraging those working directly with him to act in a similar manner. Other players include the members of the "ethics committee," interestingly enough appearing to be elected by management itself, with no involvement from employees.
This in itself suggests that management prefers people of its own choosing to cover up unethical behavior by management. At the same time, employees are encouraged to look for unethical behavior among fellow employees. This would act as a smoke screen for the higher-level lack of ethics.

One could argue that the anonymous message is also unethical, being that the employee was not honest and open enough to disclose his or her true identity. However, it is not difficult to understand why this was done. Clearly the employee fears disciplinary action, while at the same time being unable to remain silent about the clear indiscretions occurring at VideoTek. Certainly it is tragic that a company once known for its culture of trust, hard work, and also ethics, has been practically ruined by the indiscretion of a single manager. Whether the company can be saved may depend on nothing less than new….....

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