ABC Electronics Corporation Ltd. recently diversified its activities and started producing computers. It employed personnel at lower level and middle level. It has received several applications for the post of Commercial Manager-Computer Division. It could not decide upon the suitability of the candidate to the position, but did find that Mr. David is more qualified for the position than other candidates. Now the Corporation has created a new post below the cadre of General Manager i.e. Joint General Manager and asked Mr. David to join the Corporation as Joint General Manager. Mr. David agreed to it viewing that he will be considered for the General Manager's position based on his performance. Mr. Henery, the Deputy General Manager of the Corporation and one of the candidates for General Manager's position was annoyed with the management's practice. But, he wanted to show his performance record to the management at the next appraisal meeting. The management of the Corporation asked Mr. Smith, General Manager of Televisions Division to be the General Manager in-charge of Computer Division for some time, until a new General Manager is appointed. Mr. Smith wanted to switch over to the Computer Division in view of the prospects, prestige and recognition of the position among the top management of the Corporation. He viewed this assignment as a chance to prove his performance. The Corporation has the system of appraisal of the superior's performance by the subordinates. The performance of the Deputy General Manager, Joint General Manager and General Manager has to be appraised by the same group of subordinates. Mr. David is a stranger to the system as well as its Modus Operandi. Mr. Smith and Mr. Henery were competing with each other in convincing their subordinates about their performance and used all sorts of techniques for pleasing them like promising them a wage hike, transfers to the job of their interest, promotions etc. However, these two officers functioned in collaboration with a view to pull down Mr. David.