Sturdivant Electric Corporation
1. This particular case presented a conflict within the organization, Sturdivant Electric Corporation dealing with three men; Johnson, Eden and Abrams. This corporation was a large manufacturer of electrical equipment for industry, the armed services and the consumer and generally, these electronics division specialized in radar and all types of communications equipment. It also describes that this group had a field test facility at U.S. which purpose was to conduct performance tests on missile guidance system. Organizationally, the three people Al Abrams, Bill Eden and Harris Johnson are the employees that worked in the test facility focusing on the digital computer. Sturdivant had prepared the performance specification for the computer, for it was the only major piece of equipment not designed and built by the company. In terms of their assigned tasks, Al Abrams was the Sturdivant Electric’s chief programmer who was making preparation of the special operating system of the computer while Bill Eden was the superior of Al Abrams and the computer project engineer. Eden’s task was to review the design of the operating system and compare it to the specification. Finally, there was Harris Johnson who was the Sturdivant test facility supervisor who reported directly to the manager of the missile control department at corporate headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Furthermore, in terms of their potential sources of power, it may have been originated from their position in this company but their personal background of previous experiences as well. Analysis demonstrates that Bill Eden graduated from college majoring in electrical engineering following the Korean War, which he served as a first-class petty officer. In addition, he was in charge of a group preparing technical manuals in large West Coast aircraft manufacturer. Now, performing good results with Sturdivant and doing an excellent job of coordinating the many system functions assigned to him, his power may