Case “EXCESS”

     Stephanie Simon knew environmentalmanager Adam Baines would not be pleased with her report on thechemical spill. The data clearly indicated that the spill was largeenough that regulations required it to be reported to the state.Stephanie perceived Adam to be someone who thinks industry isoverregulated, especially in the environmental area. At the sametime, he prided himself as a major player in maintaining LPCChemical’s public reputation as an environmental leader in thechemical industry. “We do a terrific job,” he often said. “And wedon’t need a bunch of hard to read, difficult to interpret, easilymisunderstood state regulations to do it. We got along just finebefore the regulators ran wild, and we’re doing fine now”

     When Stephanie presents her report toAdam, he loses his temper. “This is ridiculous! We’re not going tosend anything like this to the state. A few gallons over the limitisn’t worth the time it’s going to take to fill out those damnedforms. I can’t believe you’d submit a report like this. Stephanie,go back to your desk and rework those numbers until it comes outright. I don’t want to see any more garbage like this.”

     Stephanie refuses to rework the report.Instead she goes back to her desk, signs the report, writes a memoabout her conversation with Adam, and then returns to Adam’soffice. She hands him the report and says, “You don’t want to seeany more garbage like this? Neither do I. Here’s my original report– signed, sealed, and delivered. I’ve had it here. I’m not fudgingdata for anyone. As she turns to leave, she adds, “By the way,Adam, before you get any ideas about making it hard for me to getanother job, I have a nice little memo about our earlierconversation. I won’t hesitate to send it right upstairs at theslightest provocation.”

disobedience (by contrary action, by nonparticipation, byprotest),

Describe these 3 different types of organizational disobedience.In what type of disobedience did Stephanie engage?. Do you thinkshe handled the problem in the best way? If not, how should shehave handled it? Why?