Question

Case Study

Diane recently started a new industry research job, joining the interactive technologies team. In graduate school, her advisor had collaborated with several members of the team on a number of research projects, involving and highlighting Diane's work and recruited her as she was approaching graduation.
Max, the team's technical leader had built a reputation as a brilliant yet mercurial expert in augmented reality. His team's contributions were highly cited within the field, with Max typically claiming primary authorship as the team leader. Their work was also highlighted frequently in popular press, always with quotes only from Max. Dispited the team's repeated successes, Max would erupt with verbal and personal attacks for even minor mistakes. He woul yell at the person and berate them in internal chat forums. On multiple occasions, women team members have found their names removed from journal manuscript submissions as punishment.
Diane soon found herself the target of one of Max's tirades when she committed a code update that introduced a timing glitch in the prototype shortly before a live demo. Infuriated, Max refused to allow Diane to join the team on stage. Feeling Max's reaction was unprofessionsl and abusive, Diane approached the team's manager, Jean. Jean agreed that the experience was unpleasant, but that was the price to pay for working in an intense, industry-leading team. Jean's advice to Diane was to "Grow up and get over it."


A. What is the Main Problem in the Case Study?
B. Provide an analysis on the course of action of each persona in the Case Study. Relate their actions to professional ethics, codes of conduct and moral responsibility
1. Diane
2. Max

C. What should be the course of action of Jean after knowing the unprofessional and abusive of Max?

Answer 1

A)The main problem in this case is unprofessional and abusive behaviour of max.

And also the behaviour of jean (the team manager).

B)Diane as a employee who works has teh responsibility of complaining about the behaviour of max when he is being abusive.In this case Diane did a good thing as it is our responsibility to fight aganist the wrong.

Max as a leader has a responsibility to be calm and compassionate.Mistake is common among humans and in workplace due to stress there may be mistakes.So he has the responsibility to be calm and work ethics restrict abuse so what max is doing is wrong and unethical.

C)Jean as a team manager she has a responsibility to protect and maintain professionalism among employees and when there is a complaint about a leader of a team she should have talk with max and explain to him that this is unprofessional and may result in being punished legally.

If he is abusive even after the warning she should take legal action aganist max and complaint to higher authorities.