Anu at Tech-edu (A)

• Main Authors: CHUA, Roy, JOSHI, Havovi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Whistleblowing; Integrity; Personal ethics in business; Organizational ethics; Employee-employer expectations; Work environments; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Organization Development
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cases_coll_all/300; https://smu.sharepoint.com/sites/admin/CMP/cases/SMU-20-BATCH%20%5BPDF-Pic%5D/SMU-20-0007%20%5BAnu%20at%20Tech-edu%5D/SMU-20-0007A%20%5BAnu%20at%20Tech-edu%5D.pdf Alternative URL: https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/4366
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This three-part case study is about Anu, a young Singaporean MBA graduate. Part A begins with Anu’s story when she relocates to start work at her dream job at Tech-edu in Denmark. Soon after, she picks up cues that make her suspect that things are not quite right at the company. Tech-edu’s founder and CEO, Sofia Vilkner, was an old and dear school friend, and the state-of-the-art learning platform that the firm was developing had appeared very promising with investors already putting in funds amounting to US$3 million. However, Anu is hearing rumours from the other team members and investors that the firm does not deliver what it promises. While she continues to have faith in the start-up and its CEO, she is beginning to have some doubts. Are there red flags she is missing out on? What should she do?