Decision Making Q12:
Dilemma: A senior partner at an elite management consulting firm discovers that a junior analyst falsified primary market research data to secure a favorable client recommendation. The client has already acted on the report, achieving positive early results despite the falsified data. Reporting the breach will trigger a mandatory contract termination and lawsuits against the junior analyst, ruining their career. What should the senior partner do? [Case #12]
Dilemma: A senior partner at an elite management consulting firm discovers that a junior analyst falsified primary market research data to secure a favorable client recommendation. The client has already acted on the report, achieving positive early results despite the falsified data. Reporting the breach will trigger a mandatory contract termination and lawsuits against the junior analyst, ruining their career. What should the senior partner do? [Case #12]