Business and Administrative Communication 10th Edition by Kitty Locker,Donna Kienzler

Exercise 14

Your boss has been pressuring you because you are weeks late turning in a termination report. However, you cannot begin your section of the report until your colleague, Matt Churetta, finishes his section. Right now, he is the problem. Here is a series of e-mail exchanges between you and Matt:

It is now September, and over a month has passed from the termination report's original due date. While you are sympathetic to Matt's situation, the boss is demanding the finished report.
As your instructor directs,
a. Write an e-mail to Matt telling him you have to have his portion of the report as soon as possible. You are concerned for your job security, as well as his, if this report is not finalized soon.
b. Write an e-mail to your boss explaining the situation.
c. Write an e-mail to your instructor that focuses on the ethical choices you had to make while constructing the two messages.