C-Suite Shocker and an Employee Revolt : OpenAI and the Power of Followership / Stephanie Thum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thum, Stephanie, author.

Series:

SAGE business cases.

SAGE business cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Followership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2025.

Summary:

This case explores the power of followership in the events of November 2023, when the board of directors of OpenAI fired CEO Sam Altman, and nearly all of OpenAI's 800 employees threatened to walk out. Recently, ChatGPT, the revolutionary AI tool from OpenAI, became a widely accessed Internet destination, a source of experimentation, and a topic of fascination for hundreds of millions of people from all walks of life. But in a shocking turn of events, over a weekend in November 2023, OpenAI, its leaders, and its employees became the story when nearly all of the company's employees threatened to walk out. This case study explores a leadership crisis that is just as much about followership as it is about leadership. It serves as an example of how followers have power and influence that can sway decisions and direction at the highest levels of a global company.

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ISBN:

9781071974353

1071974351

OCLC:

1483993152