The case of Mark Whiting
Organisational Behaviour ; Assignment 2- The case of Mark Whiting
Mark's self fulfilling prophecy:- Mark's expectation about himself was to achieve the highest point of his career in his company, corporation presidency. He made this expectation at his own based upon his previous career success;
- the years he had spent as manager in marketing and sales,
- the last four years as vice-president of the company
- the careful planning,
- the long hours of work that had brought him to as vice-president
- the use of his all resources, knowledge, experience and competency of marketing and sales skills to raise the company profile
Previous career success /achievements:-
He was, in fact, credited with many "firsts" in the chemical industry.
He had been appointed, in recognition, to numerous important committees in various industry associations.
He had been elected to the Presidency of the American Chemical Manufacturers
Association.
He travelled extensively, giving lectures and speeches before university audiences. He was a familiar figure in Washington, testifying before the Federal Trade Commission, the Pure Food and Drug Administration, and various other agencies concerned with chemical manufacturing.
His long-range program had been adopted by the Board of Directors
His home life, religious practices, and community associations were exactly as they should be for an executive who conscientiously attempted to be the man on top.
Present Failure:-
His name did not show up as president, instead Board chose an outsider as president
Marketing responsibilities were taken off from him and assigned to another person. Now Mark was only responsible for sales.
He showed plainly to the group that he was emotionally incapable of working with the new team
He was kept from his area of operations
New executive team had been meeting twice a week regularly and without him.
He was completely separated from the company meetings and affairs. Mark
Mark's self fulfilling prophecy:- Mark's expectation about himself was to achieve the highest point of his career in his company, corporation presidency. He made this expectation at his own based upon his previous career success;
- the years he had spent as manager in marketing and sales,
- the last four years as vice-president of the company
- the careful planning,
- the long hours of work that had brought him to as vice-president
- the use of his all resources, knowledge, experience and competency of marketing and sales skills to raise the company profile
Previous career success /achievements:-
He was, in fact, credited with many "firsts" in the chemical industry.
He had been appointed, in recognition, to numerous important committees in various industry associations.
He had been elected to the Presidency of the American Chemical Manufacturers
Association.
He travelled extensively, giving lectures and speeches before university audiences. He was a familiar figure in Washington, testifying before the Federal Trade Commission, the Pure Food and Drug Administration, and various other agencies concerned with chemical manufacturing.
His long-range program had been adopted by the Board of Directors
His home life, religious practices, and community associations were exactly as they should be for an executive who conscientiously attempted to be the man on top.
Present Failure:-
His name did not show up as president, instead Board chose an outsider as president
Marketing responsibilities were taken off from him and assigned to another person. Now Mark was only responsible for sales.
He showed plainly to the group that he was emotionally incapable of working with the new team
He was kept from his area of operations
New executive team had been meeting twice a week regularly and without him.
He was completely separated from the company meetings and affairs. Mark