• Assume that you are the Vice President, Business Development Samuel Vulli, for your Manufacturing company Canadian Plastic Plus.
• You have received an email from Sasha Gupta, a Product Manager within your company. She is responsible for new product development in your plumbing product line. She reports directly to you.
• Sasha has emailed you with a proposal request to attend a tradeshow to exhibit her new Grease Interceptor plumbing product. The product is designed for restaurant use to collect grease before it enters the sewer system.
• You have a good relationship with Sasha, and she is an excellent employee who is always eager to find new ways to improve the customer experience, the user experience, and increase profits.
• However, you cannot approve this proposal for the following reasons:
  • The tradeshow conflicts with another tradeshow the company is attending, and the booth will be in use.
  • The tradeshow will cost over $20,000 USD to exhibit, travel, and stay. This was not budgeted in the current year.
  • The tradeshow is not one that is dedicated to restaurant owners so it will not generate as much traffic or interest in this specific product.