The Peninsula Hotel Chain Case Study: UWENM

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Introduction UWEAR, an upscale uniform supply company, and PALEDENIM, a supplier of low cost denim and coveralls, are in the midst of a merger. Since the merger is still undergoing, there are many fears between the employees of UWEAR and PALEDENIM. The employees at UWEAR and PALEDENIM are feeling the pressure to perform and fears that the companies could downsize because of the merger. While this is happening, Joe Smith, a sales representative of UWEAR, and Bill Bateman, the chief of executive officer of the Peninsula Hotel chain are trying to come to an agreement on a contract renewal. Joe and Bill happen to be very good friends, which Joe has come to benefit from. Bill would give Joe expensive presents, would allow him to use his hotels for business or pleasure, and also let Joe and his wife join Bill and his family on sailing trips on Bill’s yacht. Bill has received an offer from Threads4U, which would beat UWEAR’s price by ten percent. When Joe signed on Bill’s hotel chain, he was reprimanded from the management team because the bid was too low. Now Joe is concerned about his employment with UWEAR and his friendship with Bill. Bill recently called Joe and invited Joe and …show more content…

The stakeholders are Joe Smith, who is the sales manager for UWEAR and Bill Bateman, the CEO of the Peninsula Hotel. Other stakeholders in this situation are UWEAR, which is Joe’s organization, PALEDENIM, which is merging with UWEAR, and UWEAR’s management team. The reason that there are a lot of stakeholders involved is because of the upcoming contract renewal. If Joe accepts Bill’s invitation it may look like an unethical decision and might hurt the relationship between PALEDENIM and UWEAR. UWEAR’s management team would be a stakeholder because they need Joe to make an ethical decision because any decision he makes could affect the future of

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