Case 4
Part 1
Prevention:
1. a. George could figure out the corporate culture through the media. For instance, he
could find how the media discussed the corporation, how the employee thought about
the corporation, and whether there were scandal or negative news about the corporation.
These pieces of information provide a good opportunity for George to judge the
corporate culture.
b. Employees could closest describe the corporate culture. Because employees
knew the inside culture and operation of the corporation. To investigate the “mood
in the middle” and the “buzz at the bottom”, George should talk with the managers
and the clerks. George could figure out whether the clerks follow the manager.
This is a standard to judge whether the corporate culture applied properly.
c. Firstly, George should find the people who worked in the Big Four before. If he
knew these people well, he could judge the corporate culture. But if he did not
know these people well, he could not evaluate it.
d. The information about the firm handled prior whistleblowing reports were
necessary for George. He should read the whistleblowing and investigate the
whistleblower. Based on the investigation, he could judge the corporate culture.
Choices
2. If I were in George’s position, I would like to talk to prior managers in my
old position. They might provide me some suggestion about how to deal with the
