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Presented By :Click to edit Master subtitle style Abhishek Singh (12PGP004) Arnab Roy (12PGP011) Vijay Krishnan G (12PGP016) Tikka Sujitha (12PGP048) Vivek Kerketta(12PGP053) Venkata Achyuth Kumar (12PGP054)

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Fred Westen is Hathaway Jones

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Mimi Brewster is the daughter of John Brewster, Freds old roommate Mimi had heard that Fred planned to expand the Philadelphia-based Hathaway Jones into China, and she wanted to be part of the move John asks Fred to fix an interview for Mimi. Mimi had grown up in China and speaks both Mandarin and Indian Institute Of 33

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Fred finds Mimi suitable for the job

perfectly

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Virginia Flanders, Vice president of Hathway Jones runs a routine Google search on Mimi She finds news paper articles related Mimis involvement in some non violent protests including one of Chinas treatment of a dissident journalist and others related to human rights and world trade. Virginia asks Fred to not to hire Indian 44 Mimi Institute Of and consult their

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Who would you pick?

A good candidate with bad online history Vs. A less qualified candidate with good online history
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There are 2 alternatives in this case.

Option1: Hire Mimi Brewster Option2: Do not hire Mimi Brewster

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STRENGTHS

A candidate with a very good profile its very difficult to get a candidate who is a total saint Online information can easily be falsified False information flow much faster than the good things and hence unreliable They can hire her at a lesser salary and she might become costly in future media have a habit of
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WEAKNESSES

Chinese people are internet savvy and they can easily find the online details about Mimi Nepotism Bad impact inside the organization Nature of business does not suit an expatriate Chinese employees want their leader to be humble and modest
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STRENGTHS

Opinionated and brash Bad Attitude Newspaper article on Google portraying the ugly side of Mimi Their first store in China and hence They should not take any risk in selecting the right candidate

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WEAKNESSES

Opportunity cost Risk of losing a potential candidate because of a trifling issue

Person with a good know-how about Chinese attitudes

Person with a good Indianknow-how about the Institute Of 1010

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Arrange an interview, to get clarified regarding the information found on Google. If the information provided by her is justified, she can be hired.
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REASONS
Information on the candidate is found on Google - which might not be authentic. Information is outdated - 8 years old!

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