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Did the board of directors of Wynn Resorts operate according to the principles of good corporate governance, as described in this chapter? Why or why not?
What do you recommend senior executives and the board of Wynn Resorts do now?
What factors make it particularly difficult for workers in the nail industry to organize to improve their own conditions, and how could these factors be overcome? Appendix
Knowing the five major rights of consumers. LOL-3
Analyzing the reasons for consumer advocacy and the methods consumer organizations use to advance their interests. LOL-3
Assessing the ways in which government regulatory agencies protect consumers and what kinds of products are most likely to be regulated. LOL-3
Determining how consumer privacy online can best be protected. LOL-3
Examining how the courts protect consumers and efforts by businesses to change product liability laws. LOL-3
Evaluating how socially responsible corporations can proactively respond to consumer needs. LOL-3
What were the potential benefits and risks to Volkswagen of its decision to defraud consumers and regulators? LOL-3
Understand what suppliers are, the nature of suppliers’ interests and power, and the scope of the global supply chain. Appendix
Examine the social, ethical, and environmental issues that arise in global supply chains and how they can affect a company’s reputation and bottom line. Appendix
Describe contemporary trends in the private regulation of supply chain practices and analyze the reasons for the emergence of company and industrywide codes of conduct. Appendix
Understand the various methods businesses and nonprofit organizations use to audit global supply chains for compliance with codes of conduct and other standards. Appendix
Analyze the reasons for and benefits of engaging collaboratively with suppliers to build capability and create shared value and the conditions under which such initiatives are likely to succeed. Appendix
Draw a supply chain map of IKEA’s cotton supply chain. Appendix
What social, ethical, and environmental risks were present in IKEA’s cotton supply chain? Appendix
What characteristics of the cotton supply chain made enforcing its code of conduct especially challenging for IKEA? Appendix
What were the advantages and disadvantages to IKEA of working collaboratively with other companies and NGOs to improve sustainability in its cotton supply chain? Appendix
What motivated actors throughout the complex cotton supply chain to comply with IKEA’s sustainability goals? Appendix
What more, if anything, could IKEA do now to improve sustainability in the cotton sector? Appendix
Defining a community, and understanding the interdependencies between companies and the communities in which they operate? Appendix
Analyzing why it is in the interest of business to respond to community problems and needs. Appendix
Knowing the major responsibilities of community relations managers. Appendix
Examining how different forms of corporate giving contribute to building strong relationships between businesses and communities. Appendix
Evaluating how companies can direct their giving strategically, to further their own business objectives. Appendix
Analyzing how collaborative partnerships between businesses and communities can address today’s pressing social problems. Appendix
What evidence do you see in this case of the three kinds of corporate philanthropy discussed in this chapter: contributions of cash, in-kind products or services, and employee time? Appendix
What does integrated philanthropy mean, and how does it compare with the philanthropic initiatives of other companies discussed in this chapter? Appendix
Do you consider Salesforce’s various charitable initiatives to exemplify strategic philanthropy, as defined in this chapter? Why or why not? Appendix
What are the benefits and risks to Salesforce of its approach to philanthropy? Appendix
If you were a corporate philanthropy manager for Salesforce, how would you evaluate the impact of the company’s giving? What kinds of impacts would you attempt to measure? Appendix
Would Salesforce’s philanthropic programs lead you to consider working for this company, and why or why not? Appendix
Knowing in what ways the workforce of the United States is diverse and evaluating how it might change in the future. Appendix
Understanding where women and persons of color work, how much they are paid, and the roles they play as managers and business owners. Appendix
Identifying the role government plays in securing equal employment opportunity for historically disadvantaged groups and debating whether or not affirmative action is an effective strategy for promoting equal opportunity. Appendix
Assessing the ways diversity confers a competitive advantage. Appendix
Formulating how companies can best manage workforce diversity, making the workplace welcoming, fair, and accommodating to all employees. Appendix
Understanding what corporate policies and practices are most effective in helping today’s employees manage the complex, multiple demands of work and family obligations. Appendix
Do you consider being a Dreamer a form of workplace diversity? How is it similar to and different from other kinds of workplace diversity discussed in this chapter? Appendix
What are the benefits and risks to employers, such as Apple and others mentioned in this case, of continuing to hire or employ Dreamers? Appendix
Beyond employers, which stakeholders benefit, and which are harmed when a business hires Dreamers? Appendix
Do you agree with Apple’s response to the public policy threat to DACA? What else should Apple’s managers do now, and why? Appendix
If you a human resources manager at Apple, what steps would you take (or not take) if DACA protections were rescinded by the government? Appendix
Defining technology and its characteristics. Appendix
Recognizing how technology has evolved throughout history. Appendix
Analyzing and assessing how technology impacts individuals in society. Appendix
Understanding the potential for unwanted threats arising from individuals’ use of the Internet and other social media platforms. Appendix
Examining inequalities in public access to technology. Appendix
Assessing the ethical challenges posed by new technologies. Appendix
Identifying how some governments act to control or censor the use of technology by its citizens. Appendix
Evaluating the benefits and risks of recent breakthroughs in science and medicine. Appendix
In the dispute between the FBI and Apple, which side do you support and why? Appendix
How would you counter the arguments offered by those on the other side of this debate? Appendix
Are there any circumstances in which you think the government’s right to information should take precedence over an individual’s right to privacy? Appendix
Should any technology firm be allowed to create a privacy protection system that is so impenetrable that it could never be overridden, regardless of the government’s need for this information? Appendix
How would you define the opioid epidemic referenced in the title of the case? Appendix
List the various businesses mentioned in this case, including drug manufacturers, distributors, clinics, and illegal drug dealers. Do you believe they acted in an ethical and socially responsible way, and why or why not? Appendix
What stakeholders were impacted by the actions of these businesses? Which were helped, and which were hurt, and how? Appendix
Do you believe that drug companies fraudulently marketed their products? Why or why not? Appendix
In what ways did the government regulate the production and distribution of opioids?Do you believe the government acted appropriately in doing so, and why or why not? Appendix
Looking at the case as a whole, what organizations or individuals do you believe bear the greatest responsibility for the opioid epidemic, and why? What should be the consequences for those responsible? Appendix
Describe the “unauthorized customer accounts” referenced in the title of the case. What did the bank and its employees do? Which stakeholders were helped and which were harmed by these actions? Appendix
Do you believe Wells Fargo demonstrated an ethical corporate culture? Why or why not? In your response, please consider both the formal ethics policies of the bank and ethical leadership as modeled by its senior executives and board of directors. Appendix
Describe “cross-selling.” What were the benefits of cross-selling to the bank and its shareholders? In what ways did cross-selling contribute to the problems Wells Fargo later faced? Appendix
If you were an employee of Wells Fargo and felt pressured to cross-sell to customers, even when you felt this was inappropriate, what would you have done? Appendix
Did Wells Fargo respond appropriately to employees who voiced their concerns about unauthorized accounts? What should it have done differently? Appendix
Looking at the case as a whole, what steps would you recommend Wells Fargo, its senior managers, and its board of directors do now to prevent such events from occurring again in the future? Appendix
Why did the Carlson Company sign the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism? Do you agree with the company’s decision, and why or why not? Appendix
What are the advantages and disadvantages to the Carlson Company of developing the hotel complex in Costa Rica? Appendix
What stakeholders would be affected by a decision to develop the hotel complex in Costa Rica, and how would they be affected? What are their interests and sources of power in this situation? Appendix
Would developing the hotel complex in Costa Rica be ethical, or not? Why do you think so? Appendix
If the Carlson Company decides to proceed with the hotel development, what steps can it take to assure that the company remains in compliance with the code of conduct it has signed? Appendix
What stakeholders were impacted by BP’s actions, and how were they impacted? Appendix
What were the environmental costs of the disaster, and how can these be measured? Appendix
Do you think that the legal consequences faced by BP, its employees, and the false claimants were appropriate, and why or why not? Appendix
Do you think it is a company’s responsibility to prevent a disaster of this type or the government’s (or both)? Why? Appendix
Describe changes in the U.S. regulation of deepwater drilling since the disaster. What approach to regulation do you support, and why? Appendix
What lessons should the oil industry, business in general, government, and civil society draw from this case? Appendix
In what ways has technology made it more difficult for individuals to protect their privacy? Appendix
Do you believe an individual should have the right to be forgotten, that is, to remove information about themselves from the Internet? If so, should this right be limited, and if so, how? Appendix
How does public policy with respect to individual privacy differ in the United States and Europe, and what explains these differences? Appendix
Do you think Google should be responsible for modifying its search results in response to individual requests? If so, what criteria should it use in doing so? Are there limits to the resources the company should be expected to expend to comply with such requests? Appendix
If you were a Google executive, how would you balance the privacy rights of the individual with the public’s interest to know and the right to distribute information? Appendix
Who or what was responsible for the ignition switch defect and the resulting deaths and injuries? In your response, please consider the roles of General Motors and its managers and employees, U.S. auto safety regulators, and the drivers of the vehicles themselves and their representatives.
If you were a GM employee, what would you do if you had knowledge of a safety defect? If your manager told you to ignore the problem, would you go outside the company to blow the whistle? What might be the cost of keeping silent to the employee and the employer? Appendix
If you were the CEO of General Motors, what changes would you implement to avoid similar problems from arising in the future? Appendix
What actions do you recommend that policymakers and regulators take to avoid similar problems from occurring in the future? Appendix
As a consumer, what can you do to ensure safety in your own vehicle, before and after purchase? Appendix
What were the costs and benefits to stakeholders of the actions taken by Massey Energy and its managers? Appendix
Applying the four methods of ethical reasoning (utilitarianism, rights, justice, and virtue), do you believe Massey Energy behaved in an ethical manner? Why or why not? Appendix
Who or what caused the Upper Big Branch mine disaster, and why do you think so? Appendix
What steps could be taken now to reduce the chances of a similar tragedy occurring in the future? In your answer, please address the appropriate roles of mining companies(and their directors and managers), government regulators and policymakers, and the workers and their union in assuring mine
Who was responsible for the collapse of Rana Plaza, and why do you think so? In your answer, please address the responsibility, if any, of the building owner, factory owners, Bangladeshi government, U.S. and European governments, Bangladeshi workers and their advocates, clothing customers, and
What could be taken now to reduce the chances of a similar tragedy occurring in the future? In your answer, please consider what actions, if any, the various individuals and groups mentioned in question 1 could take. Appendix
Of the various options you mentioned in response to question 2, which do you think is most likely to be effective, and why? Appendix
Develop a typology of corporate strategies to prevent worker abuse by contractors in complex supply chains (e.g., put political pressure on local governments to develop stronger regulations; develop codes of conduct). Appendix
Under what conditions are different corporate strategies appropriate? Can you predict why different companies might respond in different ways? Appendix
Describe the issue facing the managers of Stoli USA. Was this a corporate crisis, and why or why not? Appendix
Identify the market and nonmarket stakeholders in the case. What were their interests, sources of power, and likely coalitions? Appendix

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