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II. Why did the Falcon executives act as they did?

The Falcon executives acted the way they did because they wanted to protect and maintain the positions they have in the hierarchy. The managers also wanted to emphasize the superiority and authority that they have over all the other employees. This is proven by a statement in the case saying that the top executives are at the front of the room in meetings instead of arranging their chairs in a circular form to show equality and the open, direct, person-to-person communication they are encouraging. They also did not actually believe in the importance of the values they put in the document that is why there are discrepancies between what is written in the document and what really is actually being practiced. The document containing the "Falcon Values" seemed only for show since no one was taking it seriously. The executives were blinded by their self-interest which is why the reality that is truly emphasized in the organization follows hierarchy, secrecy, and expediency.

They want to maintain their superiority in the company.

Top executives are at the front row

They did not believe in the importance of the values they put in the “Falcon Values” document.

Discrepancies

The document seemed only for “show”.

No one takes it seriously.

The Falcon executives acted as they did because they wanted to maintaintheir supremacy in the organization by virtue of the positions held but at the sametime also wanted to create and maintain such an organizational culture that everyemployee in the organization could identify with. Through the “Falcon Values”document, the executives did want to develop their own organization – specificculture but they also wanted to make sure that their positions in the organizationhierarchy were maintained. While the executives wanted to create and thereby project a common culture in the organization, the reality was that hierarchy,secrecy and expediency was truly emphasized in the...