Lonestar Case Study

Summary
Lone Star Power Company is situated in Southwest. The main objective of the company is to
provide power generation and power distribution in the country. Currently, the company
distributes electric power to more than 750000 homes, government agencies and business. Along
with power distribution and generation, the company also is also selling some other products
such as power generation backup system.
The problem statement refers to the concise description of the issues that needs to be addressed.
It identifies the issues or gap between the current and desired type of the organization, and thus
requires to be stated in order for the management to look for change.
Who?
Julia Martinez is a secretary that is been harassed by Ron French who happens to be her boss.
However, Jack Decoste is the Manager that finds out about the situation. He is the decision
maker. His responsibility as a manager is to help Julia with her situation
What?
Julia Martinez is not comfortable working with her boss. Her boss is making graphic comments
and touching her when nobody is around. He is basically harassing her. However, it is her word
against his because nobody has witnessed the incidents. This issue is of high significance for the
organization. The company could be held responsible for what happens in the workplace.
Why?
Jack Decoste is involved in the situation because he overheard Julia talking on the phone about
her problem. Jack then called the General Counsel's Office and learned that he should report the
problem to the Equal Employment Office. If he ignores the problem and fails to report it, it will
look like he condones it. Mr. Decoste is legally obligated to report he issue.
When?
There is an urgency to resolve the issue. The company is undergoing a takeover and many
employees might lose their job. Julia thinks she could transfer to another position but Jack
Decoste knows the company will experience a re-engineering process. Julia and Jack have
agreed to meet at the end of the day to decide what to do
To Do:
Explores the legal and ethical responsibilities of a manager that he is due to a severe case of
sexual harassment, but who has the victim was begging, believe it not to report. The discussion
can focus on the immediate problem or be extended to a broader analysis of the difficult
decisions in crafting organizational measures involved the behavior and effective procedures for
the review of the apparent violations..