Jonah Creighton Case
After reading the Jonah Creighton Case that we will be discussing in class tomorrow, one main dilemma came to mind. While both the England and Australia locations of Coulding-Henson are obviously discriminating against African-American employees, would these plants be the "best fit" for African-American candidates? One of the main purposes of Jonah and Dan's position within the CHAMPS program was mentioned as finding the right job fitted for each candidate. While it was obviously wrong for the England and Australia locations to express and act on bigoted views, would it be fair to fight for Martin Banks’ position in the England location? If Jonah fought the case and Martin Banks was sent to England, would it be right to place him in an environment where he faced potential discrimination? Jonah and Dan were in charge of assigning the right recruit to the right job. Would placing a recruit in a position where they would face potential discrimination classify as "the right job”? I agree that discrimination is obviously a problem within the company, and I believe that something needs to be done about it, however, if Martin were to experience harassment while placed in the England job, is Jonah in the wrong for placing him somewhere "not fit”? I'm not sure what the right answer to this question is. I believe Jonah is right for fighting the discrimination he observes, but would he really be able to change people's minds in the England and Australia locations in the process?
Comments
Posted by: Amanda Juliano
Posted on: November 2, 2005 07:25 PM
I think you brought up a very good point. They do need to find a position for their recruits that will be beneficial to both parties involved. Sending Martin Banks to England would not be the right decision. He would not get to put to use his knowledge or skill, and would literally be confined at work. It is so unfortunate that the situation played out like it did; letting a successful recruit be discriminated against and held back in his career potential.