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Essay / Maple Leaf Footwear Case Study - 735
TITLE PAGEName: Divesh KanwarStudent Number: 822-728-176Course Section: BGMT300 – 1RAns. 1 Britney MacPherson, as manager of Maple Leaf Shoes' Winnipeg location, is assigned three cases regarding problems at the facility. Depending on the case, the problem that needs to be resolved first concerns Paul Bertuzzi, warehouse supervisor at the Winnipeg facility. During his training, Paul met two other supervisors from different sites who revealed to him a lucrative plan to sell the company's latest shoe designs and production techniques to a foreign shoe manufacturer in exchange for an equity stake. in the company. A company auditor discovered the scheme by two warehouse supervisors at other facilities and they were fired. Paul and an employee admitted to knowing about this scheme. It is very important to resolve this issue because it is related to company confidential information. The manager needs to look into the problem in depth to find out if he actually gave information or just planned this project. Because if information is leaked, the company might have to face disastrous problems because the foreign manufacturer might produce and sell the products at cheaper rates than their company, which might force them to to plan new ideas to solve the future problem. the one that requires the least attention is related to Max MacSweeney, an accountant for the company who is several years old and has a good reputation in the business world. When the company monitored its employees' Internet usage, it was found that Max was visiting pornographic sites after hours on four different evenings, with an average duration of 3 hours per visit. He used ...... middle of paper ...... inventory misuse incident to the manager. He may also be accused of planning to join the program later, which is why he did not report the fraud. 6 The Court can overturn the decision to fire Paul because he was not involved in the scheme. Because of his honesty, he even admitted to knowing about the project. Furthermore, no fraud has been noted in his establishment and he must be held responsible for the warehouse he is responsible for. Additionally, senior management should be held accountable for not monitoring the activities of supervisors at different sites.Answer. 7 From my perspective, I would have reported the project to senior management. The project would have proven to be very detrimental to the entire company and the damage caused to the company is harmful to each of its employees. Many people may have lost their jobs because of this program.