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Case 34: Who’s Telling the Truth?
Case Discussion:
Who’s Telling the Truth?
Summary
Joan Lloyd managed the Information Systems Division of the Four States Medical Supply Corpo-
ration. There were 36 people in her department, and they were organized into three groups: plan ning,
data entry, and operations. The operations group worked round-the-clock shifts, while the typical
working day for everyone else was 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The nonmanagement personnel were
members of a union, and their shop steward was Brenda Upton. Brenda aggressively repre sented
employees before management and was disliked by many in management and elsewhere. Brenda
worked in the data entry group.
One day, Brenda asked ...