How General Motors Silenced a Whistle-Blower
GM Recalls: How General Motors Silenced a Whistle-Blower
Read the case in the link below then answer the following Qs:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-18/gm-recalls-whistle-blower-was-ignored-mary-barra-faces-congress
Questions:
1. What kinds of circumstances might drive employees to blow the whistle?
2. Why might some employees observe wrongdoing and come forward, while others do not?
3. As a manager, what procedures or processes might you suggest to encourage more employees to blow the whistle when necessary?
4. If you were Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors who inherited the problems that led to 20 million recalls, what steps might you take to change the organization’s culture?
The assignment is from 1 to 2 pages no more. It’s due in 3 HOURS.