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Bob Knowlton
CASE FACTS
MAJOR CHARACTERS BOB KNOWLTON- HEAD OF PHOTON LAB. SIMON FESTER - NEW RESEARCHER ASSIGNED TO PHOTON
LAB. TO ASSIST KNOWLTON
Dr. JERROLD- PROJECT HEAD LINK- MATHEMATICIAN OLIVER - RESEARCHER DAVENPORT- RESEARCHER THURLOW- RESEARCHER LUCY&MARTHA- SECRETARIES
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BACKGROUND
THE CASE PRESENTS A TYPICAL AMERICAN RESEARCH
LABORATORY WHERE SPONSORED RESEARCH IS GOING ON IN CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES. TYPICAL AMERICAN
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THE WHOLE SCENARIO CHANGES WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SIMON FESTER
AND STARTED MOVING CLOSELY WITH FESTER. FESTER COMES OUT WITH
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE WORKING AT. Dr. JERROLD PRAISES FESTER IN KNOWLTONS PRESENCE. KNOWLTON BECOMES INSECURE AND FEELS THAT HE IS VERY SMALL BEFORE FESTER.
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WRONG PERCEPTION COMMUNICATION BREAK DOWN WRONG ASSUMPTIONS PERSONALITY RELATED PROBLEMS EGO CLASH JEALOUSY FEAR LACK OF SELF CONFIDENCE INTOLERANCE
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OUTCOMES
GROUP COHESION STARTED DISAPPEARING LOSS OF WORK MOTIVATION GROWING SENSE OF INSECURITY AMONG PEOPLE FINANCIAL LOSS SUSPICION KNOWLTONS RESIGNATION Dr. GERROLDS UNHAPPINESS LOSS OF CREDIBILTY
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PERCEPTION RELATED ISSUES PERSONALITY RELATED ISSUES COMMUNICATION RELATED ISSUES BEHAVIOURAL RELATED ISSUES
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QUESTIONS POSED?
HOW THE PRESENT CRISIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED? WHAT IS DR. JERROLDS CONTRIBUTION IN THIS CRISIS? WHAT IS FESTERS CONTRIBUTION IN THIS? WHAT WENT WRONG WITH KNOWLTON? WHAT IS LINKS CONTRIBUTION IN THIS FIASCO? WHO WON AND WHO LOST? WAS THEIR ANY SOLID REASON FOR THIS CRISIS?
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OBTAINED
2.
OFFICIAL THINGS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MIXED WITH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
3.
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4.
ALONE WITH
6. Dr. JERROLD SHOULD HAVE TOLD KNOWLTON THAT FESTER WAS TO JOIN SOME OTHER GROUP LATER 7. Dr. JERROLD SHOULD HAVE CONTIUED HIS USUAL DIALOGUE WITH KNOWLTON SO THAT KNOWLTON SHOULDNT HAVE GOT TIME FOR WILD IMAGINATION. 8. FULL BREAK DOWN OF COMMUNICATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY ALL.