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Carat USA: An E-mail Gaffe and Reputational Furor
Husack, D., Knoblauch, K., Schwarber, C., and O’Rourke, J.S. (Editor)
February 12, 2018
SKU:
BUS-004102 Region:
North America
Topic:
Strategy & General Management
Length:
9 pages
Keywords:
implementing, Process, restructuring plan, HR, human resource, human resource executive
Copyrighted by:
Notre Dame
Student Price:
$4.00 (€3.78)
Average rating:
0
As Carat USA was in the process of implementing a restructuring plan, a top HR executive accidentally forwarded the communication plan to the entire company via e-mail. The confidential document included the firm’s messages to employees, clients, vendors and other stakeholders. How can Carat USA recover from the mistake and restore its reputation?
Learning Outcomes:
- To demonstrate the suddenness and depth with which communications crises can develop;
- To provide a real world example of a corporate communication plan relating to a key business decision;
- To encourage analysis of a quickly developing business problem that needs to be handled swiftly in order to avoid negative consequences;
- To illustrate that information technology can be misused and mismanaged in large organizations;
- To encourage discussion regarding the proper level of disclosure of difficult business decisions to key stakeholders.