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Presented By :- Abhishek Singh (12PGP004)
Arnab Roy (12PGP011)Vijay Krishnan G (12PGP016)
Tikka Sujitha (12PGP048)Vivek Kerketta(12PGP053)
Venkata Achyuth Kumar (12PGP054)
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• Fred Westen is the CEO of Hathaway Jones
• Mimi Brewster is the daughter of John Brewster, Fred’s old roommate
• Mimi had heard that Fred planned to expand the Philadelphia-based Hathaway Jones into China, and she wanted to be part of the move
• John asks Fred to fix an interview for Mimi.
• Mimi had grown up in China and speaks both Mandarin and local dialect.
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• Fred finds Mimi perfectly suitable for the job
• Virginia Flanders, Vice president of Hathway Jones runs a routine Google search on Mimi
• She finds news paper articles related Mimi’s involvement in some non violent protests including one of China’s treatment of a dissident journalist and others related to human rights and world trade.
• Virginia asks Fred to not to hire Mimi and consult their company’s lawyers.
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• Who would you pick?
A good candidate with bad online history
Vs.A less qualified candidate
with good online history
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• There are 2 alternatives in this case.– Option1: Hire Mimi Brewster– Option2: Do not hire Mimi
Brewster
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STRENGTHS
A candidate with a very good profile it’s very difficult to get a candidate who
is a total saint Online information can easily be
falsified False information flow much faster than
the good things and hence unreliable They can hire her at a lesser salary and
she might become costly in future media have a habit of exaggerating
things and hence may not be exactly true knowledge about China and Mandarin
language
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WEAKNESSES
Chinese people are internet savvy and they can easily find the online details about Mimi
Nepotism Bad impact inside the organization Nature of business does not suit an
expatriate Chinese employees want their leader
to be humble and modest
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STRENGTHS
Opinionated and brash Bad Attitude Newspaper article on Google
portraying the ugly side of Mimi Their first store in China and
hence They should not take any risk in selecting the right candidateAvoiding Nepotism
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WEAKNESSES
Opportunity cost Risk of losing a potential
candidate because of a trifling issue Person with a good know-
how about Chinese attitudes Person with a good know-
how about the apparel industry
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• Arrange an interview, to get clarified regarding the information found on Google.
• If the information provided by her is justified, she can be hired.
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REASONS
• Information on the candidate is found on Google - which might not be authentic.
• Information is outdated - 8 years old!
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