As an Employee, Mark Is Having a Hard Time Adjusting

Multiple Choice

As an employee, Mark is having a hard time adjusting to his new role as a plant manager in India. Mark has always managed by recognizing the hard work of individual employees. He feels it is the right thing to do and has always helped motivate employees in the United States. In India, however, he is noticing that the employees seem uncomfortable when he does this, and that the other employees seem to take great offense to such recognition of others. What should Mark do?

A) Keep recognizing the hard work of the employees and assume the other employees are jealous.
B) Tell the employees that they need to understand why he is recognizing individuals, and they should work to receive the same recognition.
C) Mark should speak with his supervisor about the issue and see if company policy allows for gifts to be given to those who are strong employees.
D) Have a conversation with some of the employees to better understand why the response to individual recognition seems to be negative.