Topic > Maple Leaf Shoe Case Study - 735

PAGE TITLEName: Divesh KanwarStudent Number: 822-728-176Course Section: BGMT300 – 1RAns. 1 Britney MacPherson, as manager of the Winnipeg location of Maple Leaf Shoes, is handed three cases regarding problems that had occurred at the facility. As it happens, the problem that needs to be resolved first concerns Paul Bertuzzi, warehouse supervisor at the Winnipeg plant. During his training, Paul met two other supervisors from different locations who revealed to him a money-making scheme involving selling the company's latest shoe designs and manufacturing techniques to a foreign shoe manufacturer in exchange for an ownership stake in the company. agency. A company auditor discovered the scheme of two warehouse supervisors from other facilities and they were fired. Paul and an employee admitted knowledge of this plan. This issue is very important to resolve as it is related to the company's confidential information. The manager needs to look deeply into the problem to find out whether he actually provided any information or whether he simply planned this scheme. Because in case the information is leaked, the company may face disastrous problems as the foreign manufacturer may produce and sell the products cheaper than their own company, so they may have to plan some new ideas to solve the future problem . who needs the least attention is related to Max MacSweeney, an accountant at the seven-year-old company who has a good reputation in the business community. When the company monitored employees' Internet usage, Max was found to be visiting pornographic sites after normal work hours on four different evenings, with an average time of 3 hours per visit. Used…half of paper…inventory misuse incident for manager. He may also be accused of planning to join the scheme later due to which he did not report the fraud.Ans. 6 The Court can overturn the decision to fire Paul as he was not involved in the scheme. For his honesty he even admitted that he knew about the plan. Additionally, no fraud has been found at his facility and he should be held accountable for the warehouse he is responsible for. Also, upper managers should be held responsible for not keeping an eye on the activities of supervisors in different places.Ans. 7 From my point of view I would have reported the project to senior management. The scheme would prove to be very harmful to the entire company and the damage to the company is harmful to every single employee of the company. Many people may have lost their jobs due to this scheme.