Jonah Creighton
Having read the Harrah’s Casino case and the Jonah Creighton case, I can say that the latter was more interesting.
After receiving his MBA, Creighton joined the Coulding-Henson Company in 1985. He was an efficient and effective worker. In 1988, however, after working in other divisions of the company, Creighton was asked to become the assistant director of CHAMP. He worked well in unison with Dan Newell, director of CHAMP, and brought new ideas to the organization. While Creighton helped Newell work toward sending talented recruits for an overseas placement, he learned of the company’s discriminatory hiring practices. Influenced by childhood experiences, he felt that this issue must be taken very seriously. Racial discrimination is considered illegal to a certain extent.
Although his boss and other managers of the company thought he magnified the issue, I agreed with Creighton. One of his main goals was to get this issue of potential racial discrimination taken seriously within the company. Although his relationship with Newell fell apart, Creighton was adamant about his beliefs. This left him in a dilemma as to what he must do to address this issue with severity.
Comments
Posted by: Grace Liaw
Posted on: November 4, 2006 12:23 AM
So, what was your opinion on the case? Did you think Creighton did everything right? I would imagine he'd be more successful by presenting his case to more concerned members of the organization, or by gathering more information beofre jumping into his course of actions.
Did you think Newell deserves any sympathy, either? He seems like such an antagonist, but what do you think?