Case study: WorldCom
Read the WorldCom case study from the Principles of Management book available from Saylor Academy.
Identify how managers at WorldCom failed
Use the knowledge you’ve acquired so far in this learning pathway to answer the following question: What errors did the managers at WorldCom make that eventually led to their downfall?
Share your thoughts with your classmates by writing a blog post. Remember to tag (WordPress) or label (Blogger) your blog post using the course tag: Planning and managing organizations/pman103/tag
For example, think about:
- How the managers at WorldCom, including Bernard Ebbers, fell victim to some of the biases mentioned in your readings.
- How group decision-making was a disadvantage in this case.
Note that you can also record your reflections in a written journal, if you prefer, but sharing your insights with your classmates means that you can trigger a discussion that may lead to a deeper understanding as we can all benefit from each other’s experience.
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: The course tag appears in full in the text.)
Read the WorldCom case study from the Principles of Management book available from Saylor Academy.
Identify how managers at WorldCom failed
Use the knowledge you’ve acquired so far in this learning pathway to answer the following question: What errors did the managers at WorldCom make that eventually led to their downfall?
Share your thoughts with your classmates by writing a blog post. Remember to tag (WordPress) or label (Blogger) your blog post using the course tag: Planning and managing organizations/pman103/tag
For example, think about:
Note that you can also record your reflections in a written journal, if you prefer, but sharing your insights with your classmates means that you can trigger a discussion that may lead to a deeper understanding as we can all benefit from each other’s experience.
(
: The course tag appears in full in the text.)
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