Do you want to go to jail? Personal and professional decision making in context of economic warfare
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Do you want to go to jail? Personal and professional decision making in context of economic warfare

This case consists of three critical decisions. Each decision presents the reader with highly unexpected circumstances, little time to decide, and extreme pressure. The decisions are based on real stories in which the business and the personal world collided. One such story is that of Frédéric Pierucci, a former Alstom executive who spent two years in a high security prison in the United States. Despite serious accusations of corruption, he maintains his innocence. Rather than attempting to find the truth of who is right and who is wrong, the case aims to inspect high stakes situations such as Mr. Pierucci’s arrest from different perspectives. What would you do?

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About the authors

This case study was written by Marc Le Menestrel, Affiliate Professor of Decision Sciences at INSEAD, Henri-Claude de Bettignies, Emeritus Professor of Asian Business and The Aviva Chair in Leadership and Responsibility, Emeritus at INSEAD with the assistance of Henry Heinemann.

Content

E1: Snitches get stitches

Personal decision making in the heat of the moment

E2: Family

Factoring in family and loved ones into the decision

E3: The Board

Executive perspective: differentiating personal and professional values

E4: Reflect

There are no right and no wrong answers to questions of personal values. They are intrinsically subjective. Nonetheless, through the process of reflecting on our values, we may conclude that decisions we previously thought were "correct", as dictated by our own ethical framework, bring unintended consequences. As a result we may decide to change our mind. Following the discussion with your classmates, and yourself, did you change your mind?

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Categories: Business Ethics,Crisis Management,Compliance,Personal Development

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