The case is set up to deal with a sensational number of suicides at France Telecom between 2009 and 2008. Over an interval of 18 months preceding the date of the opening lines, 23 France Telecom workers, took their lives.
Many of the deceased had left notes attributing work- related stress or management decisions as the reasons for their extreme activities. The French government thought it was essential to intervene and demand France Telecom's management to indicate to the workforce and society, they were considering the dilemma cautiously.
The case tersely describes the annals of France Telecom, the shift initiatives ensuing the development of international people toward the company in the aftermath of the suicides and suicide attempts and the focus of the French state, as well as the deregulation of the European telecommunications industry. The instance shuts citing the result of the authorities, the firm, the unions, psychologists, and stock analysts after a crisis meeting between French Labor Minister Xavier Darcos and France Telecom's PDG (Chairman of the Board and CEO) Didier Lombard in September 2009.
Suicides at France Telecom case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: May 19, 2014 PRODUCT #: ES1491-HCB-ENG
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