Case Study
Decision[2]
[2] Turn to page 267 to compare your thoughts with those of the author.
Eric is thirty years old and an engineer for a giant utility. Commuting daily from the suburbs to a central city headquarters, he arrives early but refuses to work beyond 4:30 P.M. except in emergencies. Eric puts his personal life first and clearly separates work from his private life. He is highly family and church oriented.
Management believes that Eric is talented, ethical, and patient enough to play the corporate game. Eric's co-workers know he is extremely ambitious and is growing increasingly impatient. Eric is usually motivated, but now his ambition is beginning to flag. He has the impression management is keeping him in an unnecessary holding ...
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