Introduction / Peter
The Company Man: A Case of a White-Collar Crime is primarily about a man named Peter and a company named GPC. The purpose of this paper is to read, analyze, and critique the case study from an organizational behavior, and leadership, lens, focusing on organizational culture and its influence on ethical behavior in organizations.
Peter was born and raised in the South, had two younger brothers and grew up in a middle-class household with both parents. Peter's mother was a stay at home mom, while his father has been employed for a small freight company. Peter and his younger brothers were raised as Catholics with strong moral and ethical values, and were sternly disciplined for disobeying rules. He recalls being …show more content…
Using the same method that Peter did for more than a year which was only beneficial to GPC, both Stanley and Peter decided that they would create a fake business and Peter would redirect cash into the account. They proceeded with their plan, and was successful for more than a year. Altogether, they generate almost $6 million dollars during this period. Not to mention, Peter lived a lavish lifestyle.
Eventually, both Stanley and Peter decided that they had generated enough money, and it was time to close the fake business. Peter resigned from GPC, and Stanley moved to another state. It seemed like they had committed the perfect crime. All the evidence had been destroyed, except for Peter's conscience that is. After a while his conscience got the better of him. Paranoia, and guilt snuck in, and eventually Peter turned himself into the …show more content…
Leadership is different from management in that a leader strives for voluntary corporation, whereas a manager may have to depend on coercion to change employee behavior (p. 172). In my opinion, there are many ways in which employees can learn an organizations culture such as training, visual aids, etc. However, I believe that it is important that the leaders in any organization model the behavior that they want their employees to follow. Although there are a variety of training methods available for employers to assist in the creation and sustainability of ethical culture in the working environment, I believe that modeled behavior is the most beneficial. Therefore, leaders must always be mindful of how they portray themselves, especially since employees are constantly
The Company Man: A Case of a White-Collar Crime is primarily about a man named Peter and a company named GPC. The purpose of this paper is to read, analyze, and critique the case study from an organizational behavior, and leadership, lens, focusing on organizational culture and its influence on ethical behavior in organizations.
Peter was born and raised in the South, had two younger brothers and grew up in a middle-class household with both parents. Peter's mother was a stay at home mom, while his father has been employed for a small freight company. Peter and his younger brothers were raised as Catholics with strong moral and ethical values, and were sternly disciplined for disobeying rules. He recalls being …show more content…
Using the same method that Peter did for more than a year which was only beneficial to GPC, both Stanley and Peter decided that they would create a fake business and Peter would redirect cash into the account. They proceeded with their plan, and was successful for more than a year. Altogether, they generate almost $6 million dollars during this period. Not to mention, Peter lived a lavish lifestyle.
Eventually, both Stanley and Peter decided that they had generated enough money, and it was time to close the fake business. Peter resigned from GPC, and Stanley moved to another state. It seemed like they had committed the perfect crime. All the evidence had been destroyed, except for Peter's conscience that is. After a while his conscience got the better of him. Paranoia, and guilt snuck in, and eventually Peter turned himself into the …show more content…
Leadership is different from management in that a leader strives for voluntary corporation, whereas a manager may have to depend on coercion to change employee behavior (p. 172). In my opinion, there are many ways in which employees can learn an organizations culture such as training, visual aids, etc. However, I believe that it is important that the leaders in any organization model the behavior that they want their employees to follow. Although there are a variety of training methods available for employers to assist in the creation and sustainability of ethical culture in the working environment, I believe that modeled behavior is the most beneficial. Therefore, leaders must always be mindful of how they portray themselves, especially since employees are constantly