Harvard Business School : Glenn Taylor Case

Case Summary Glenn Taylor, Sage Electronics Company's Vice President for Finance and Controller is having a problem with John Smith, another Vice President of the company, and has decided to write a case (problem) and assigned it to a new recruit of his department, Phil Hawkins for confidential reviewing, expecting him to come up with a solution to the problem. In the case, Taylor depicted the points which he considered troublesome stemming from Smith's actions, …

…a structure within a firm, the role personalities and characters play, but also benefits that can be had by intuitive officers and individuals, we surmise that all can be respectfully treated and work with each other to a firm's benefit, provided the members are cognizant of the complications personal and regimented views can create but rather seek to exchange all views and information through properly set communication channels, sharing thoughts and responsibilities on each action.