What is the underlying problem in this case from Commissioner Rob Manfred’s perspective? Management in ActionDid Major League Baseball Value Money OverBob Bowman's Behavior?Major League Baseball (MLB) is the oldest major pro-fessional sports league in the United States. It is com-posed of 30 teams in two leagues, the National Leagueand the American League, each containing 15 teams.The two leagues merged into a single organization in2000 and are led by the Commissioner of Baseball.The Commissioner oversees the hiring and manage-ment of umpiring crews and negotiates all contractscontrolling marketing, labor, and television rights.MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) is the multimediaarm of MLB. It was formed in 2000 by then Commis-sioner Bud Selig: Selig was Commissioner from 1998 to2015. MLBAM "operates the official website for theleague and the 30 Major League Baseball club websitesThe Exceptional ManagerCHAPTER 139 via MLB.com, which draws four million hits per day.The site offers news, standings, statistics, and sched-ules, and subscribers have access to live audio andvideo broadcasts of most games. The company also enploys reporters, with one assigned to each team for theseason and others serving more general beats. MLBAdvanced Media also owns and operates Basebal-Channel.tv and MLB Radio."4turn informed Commissioner Seligdisrespectful. "BOWMAN AND HIS SUCCESS AT MLBAMBob Bowman was hired to run MLBAM in 2000.Prior to that he worked as treasurer of the state ofMichigan from 1983 to 1990 and then for ITT Corp.He ultimately became ITT's president and chief oper-ating officer, D5Bowman was given great latitude and autonomyby Commissioner Selig. He thus decided to locateMLBAM's headquarters two miles away from theleague office on Park Avenue and ran his operationlike a fiefdom, according to The Wall Street Journal.A reporter from the New York Times concluded thatthe physical distance between the two corporateoffices and Bowman's "ability to deliver enormousprofits for the league and its team owners, apparentlyenabled Bowman to operate with little scrutiny fromleague officials. "6MLBAM prospered under Bowman. The New YorkTimes reported that MLBAM "became the crown jewelof Major League Baseball, the envy of every sportsleague and one of the most important companies asthe broadcast world transitioned to digital streaming.It generates hundreds of millions of dollars in revenueannually, and 75 percent of a spinoff company, Bam-Tech, has been sold for $2.58 billion." Current MLBCommissioner Rob Manfred said "Bob's vision madeour game even more accessible and enjoyable tomillions of fans."NBowman's success led one reporter to conclude thathe "was once considered one of the two or three mostRed Sox parent company, and verbally abusing theAll-Star Game. These women were believed toThe Wall Street JournalA former high-ranking baseball official to WarStreet Journal reporters that what Bowman a inheartburn was always overshadowed by what he emoney." This individual also stated that Bud Sno interest in dealing with it."4NOW WHAT?Current MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he wasunaware of Bowman's historically bad behavior. Hedid, however, believe that the latest incidents necessi-tated a conversation with BoWman. This conversationresulted in a joint decision that it was time for Bowmanto leave, 45Bowman provided a statement to The Wall StreetJournal. He acknowledged that MLBAM's culture washardworking and driven, and that his behavior was in-appropriate. He took full responsibility for his actions.He also apologized to those he offended or hurt.Following Bowman's departure, CommissionerManfred made it mandatory for all full and part-timestaff to participate in a 45-minute online trainingcourse that focused on discrimination and harassment.Manfred wants employees to have practical tools theycan use in combatting disruptive employee behavior.according to The Wall Street Journal.Manfred also is addressing the culture gap betweenMLB and MLBAM. His solution is to combine the twooffices in one location in the summer of 2019.powerful figures in all of professional sports."" It waseven suggested that Bowman should have been selectedover Rob Manfred as Commissioner, and as a possiblesuccessor to replace Bob Iger as CEO of The WaltDisney Company, 40ALLEGATIONS PERSIST ABOUTBOWMAN'S BEHAVIORReporters from The Wall Street Journal concluded thatBowman was forced to resign "after years of troublingworkplace behavior that former baseball executiveswere said to be made aware of at least a decade ago."The reporters noted evidence suggesting that Bowman"engaged in a pattern of behavior that included propo-sitioning female colleagues, allegedly having consen-sual relationships with subordinate co-workers andcultivating a culture of partying and heavy drinkingFOR DISCUSSIONProblem Solving Perspective1. What is the underlying problem in this case fromCommissioner Rob Manfred's perspective?2. Why do you think Bowman's behavior was ignoredfor over 10 years?3. What would you have done if vou were CommissionetManfred?40PART 1Introduction

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