What should Sumati do knowing her husband is involved in graft and her
marriage to him might get jeopardized if she takes a drastic step?
Ethics Case Study-11: Emotional Intelligence
Radha was very proud of her father. He was a senior bureaucrat in the
state and he was invited to every major functions in Radha’s school and
colleges. She used to feel like a star on such occasions. She boasted
about her father in her friends’ circle. It was not without reason as her father
himself used to tell her his stories of honesty, integrity in administration
from his personal experiences.
Radha was a brilliant student in her studies. She had many friends and
some enemies too. Ramya was one of those enemies who was jealous of
Radha and she constantly searched for an opportunity to hurt Radha with
her acerbic taunts. Most of the times Radha avoided encountering Ramya
inside the college campus.

When Radha was in her final year of graduation, just before her final
exams, her father was arrested on charges of corruption and was sent to
jail. This became a major news in the state and severely affected Radha
mentally.
She did not want to write her exams as she felt embarrassed to go to
college. But her friends and mother convinced her to give exams as it was
very important for her future. As soon as Radha entered college, Ramya
met her and started talking sarcastically about Radha’s father that how an
honest father got arrested and how Radha had come to write exams in
spite of a major crisis in her family. Ramya wryly asked Radha if her father
had gone to jail to deliver lecture about honesty and integrity.
One of Radha’s close friends slapped Ramya there itself.
Radha was hurt by Ramya’s comments and not able to control her
emotions she rushed out of college crying loudly. That day she did not give
her exam. Next day she committed suicide at her home.
In the above example, Radha, Ramya and Radha’s friend who slapped
Ramya all have displayed different shades of low emotional intelligence.
Analyze how each one of them would have behaved if they all had
possessed high emotional intelligence?
Ethics Case Study – 12: Emotional Intelligence Part 2
Mukul was a hard working policeman. He married a beautiful girl from his
village. Both of them stayed in a house at police quarters.
Mukkul’s boss, Sub-Inspector Sandeep was an arrogant and flirtatious
officer. He did not treat his subordinates well. He had an eye on Mukul’s
wife ever since he first saw her on the day of Mukul’s wedding. His house
was in the neighborhood of Mukul’s. Unlike other superior officers,
Sandeep often invited Mukul to visit his home with his wife for dinner and to

other get together parties. Mukul had noticed that Sandeep was trying to
get closer to his wife by making jokes and giving unsolicited advises.


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- Fall '08
- ALLEY,RICHARDBANANDAKRISHNAN,SR
- Local government in India, Indian Administrative Service