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If it is true that working as a waiter or bar staff in continental Europe is seen as a respectable job that people of many ages do, in contrast with the UK where such work is seen as of little worth,
Which is more appropriate for the alcoholic drinks industry:n self-regulation or legislative and governmental control?n codes of ethics or codes of conduct?
Is investment in alcoholic drinks manufacturing and retailing companies an ethical investment?
What should be the relative roles of the government, companies, communities and individuals in dealing with alcohol-related social and health problems?
Why do you think it is important for companies in public ownership to demonstrate their compliance with good corporate governance of openness, transparency and accountability when compared to private
The case study presents a number of possible reasons for Glencore undertaking an IPO and going into public ownership. Rank these reasons in an order of importance to Glencore and explain your
The case study identifies that a key source of Glencore’s competitive advantage is to be the first to know and the first to act. Speed, efficiency and effectiveness are the key factors here. On the
Assess the associations between the non-executive directors and Glencore’s senior executives. Do you think close associations as described in the case study are inevitable in the commercial world
Do you think the non-selection of Lord Browne as chairman of the BoD was damaging to Glencore or was too much made of it by the media? You may wish to read Robert Peston’s BBC blog at
Why do you think there is a lower female representation on UK company boards compared to male representation? Do you think formal policy is needed in this area or do you think Simon Murray’s
Discuss whether you think it makes a difference how the reward, salary, bonuses or dividends, for Glencore’s success is received. Consider aspects such as who makes the decisions on executive
Were investors right to be concerned about the small proportion of shares offered for public sale by Glencore? How do you think the interests of such shareholders are affected negatively? To what
Comment on the LSE’s and UKLA’s apparent strategy of attracting new companies to list in London. How would you respond to the comments made in the case study on the UKLA’s role? Who should
Analyse an ethical issue that you have experienced at work using the categories, conscience: ethical reasoning: expectations of others: options for action framework presented in Figure5.3.
Discuss the ethics of downsizing using the framework of stances presented in Figure5.1. Illustrate your arguments by reference to particular cases of downsizing.
How effective is Kohlberg’s model of moral development, which was based on studies of children, to understanding the behaviour of managers when faced with ethical issues?
What range of factors might influence how a manager responds to an ethical situation at work? How important are the cultural factors in relation to other influences?
This small example provides an illustration of how particulars may serve to challenge categorisations. Can you think of other examples?
Describe, using the categories in Table5.1, the respondent’s view of the problem described, in the interview above, under the headings of conscience, ethical reasoning, the positions of others
Explain the different ways in which people may respond to ethical issues at work.
Use this understanding to think about their own reactions to ethical issues.
Explain the processes of categorisation and particularisation in ethical thinking.
Explain the range of factors that influence how people respond to ethical issues at work.
Debate the strength of the arguments that seek to change the terminology for describing those who reveal organisational malpractices as whistleblowers.
To gain the protection of the Public Interest Disclosure Act, those who reveal organisational malpractices have to satisfy a number of conditions that witnesses in other criminal investigations do
Evaluate the argument that internal whistleblowing procedures are an essential part of any learning organisation.
Assume that a person has responded to Activity 5.1 in the following way. He has indicated:an extreme level of anger (point 10 on the scale) in response to Case A;a high level of support (point 2 on
If your knowledge of an organisational malpractice could, if revealed, cause job losses among your colleagues and possibly harm their pension funds, do you believe that you could undertake a
What, if any, organisational issue would be likely to force you ultimately to whistleblow?
Examine the various issues that relate to the act of whistleblowing.
Debate the role that whistleblowing potentially has to play within corporate governance processes.
Discuss possible explanations of the whistleblower’s plight.
Evaluate the legislation that seeks to protect whistleblowers in the UK.
The ethical principles that underpin official approaches towards corporate governance in South Africa (the King Report) and the UK (2003 Combined Code) both defend issues of rights, but the extent of
What impact has the UK Bribery Act had on organisations’ internal governance policies and procedures designed to prevent bribe giving and receiving?
International codes of conduct reflect attempts to move a more socially oriented agenda into the boardrooms of corporations. Employing three different international codes,(a) compare and contrast the
In addition to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act (2007), the EU has made some proposals and Clarkson (1998) has proposed the application of mens rea. Discuss and contrast where
Compare and contrast the best practice standards just discussed. Identify the relevant strengths and weaknesses of each. Which would you recommend to a multinational company?
Debate the scope and appropriateness of developments in Anglo-American corporate governance since the early 1990s.
Discuss the challenges posed to Anglo-American development in corporate governance by the King Report.
Review international standards for corporate responsibility and accountability.
Why have codes of ethics become so commonplace in corporations and how useful are they?
Draft a code of conduct to cover e-communications (e-mail, web use and so on).Explain and justify your proposed code.
What are the drawbacks and problems associated with codes of ethics?
Discuss the role of leadership and organisational culture in developing a socially responsible company.
Discuss the pressures upon organisations to employ codes of practice.
Differentiate between various types of codes.
Describe the practical problems faced when drafting codes.
Understand the arguments for and against the employment of codes of practice within organisations.
Show an awareness that codes of practice can sometimes conflict with one another, creating organisational tensions.
Understand the significance and power of organisational culture and unwritten codes of conduct.
Evaluate the role of ethical leadership.
Evaluate the role of public pressure on maintaining organisational good behaviour.
A research and consultancy company with a small staff of professional IT employees; and
A large call centre dealing with service and other enquiries differ?If they do differ, why?
When, and why, did corporate social responsibility (CSR) become an important issue for organisations?
If corporations are corporate citizens to what extent should their rights and duties as citizens match those of individual citizens?
To what degree is it right and practical for the expectations of stakeholders to be taken into account by boards of directors?
How fair is ‘Fairtrade’?
Of what value, and to whom, is most of the CSR that emerges from multinational corporations?
Discuss the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and, in more recent times, the business world’s allegiance to the notion of corporate responsibility.
Critically evaluate the counter-arguments to CSR.
Critically assess the appropriateness of following a shareholder or a stakeholder approach to the management of organisations.
Discuss the challenges and opportunities that notions such as fair trade; greenwashing;ethical consumerism; and diversity and equality bring to CSR.
Critically assess the emergence of CSR reporting.
Find the CSR reports (or CSR webpages) of two of your favourite companies, and of their main competitor. Contrast their CSR policies and other CSR credentials.What do these reports say to you as: (1)
Groups such as the U’wa, whose land includes oil reserves, are known as host communities. Critically explore this real-life case study using shareholder and stakeholder approaches. What strategic
Taking the criticisms raised by Friedman, try to develop arguments that challenge his claims. It is important that you think through the arguments Friedman is making, so take your time.
Can we consider the instrumental association with charity or philanthropy ethical? What is wrong with this approach if the donations benefit people in need, or the environment? Isn’t this a
Is it fair, sensible and/or ethical to ask, let alone expect, business organisations(or company executives) to take on the role of correcting the world’s ills? How can organisations, established to
The next time you are in a group – in a seminar room, pub or other social gathering – try to establish how many people voted at the last general election, and if you think the conversation will
In the context of global warming, debate the appropriateness of the price mechanism as the primary democratic tool of resource allocation.
Critically evaluate Heidegger’s notion of the ‘enframing of technology’ in terms of its contribution to debates concerning global economic growth rate forecasts.
Discuss the motion that ‘consumer social responsibility is as important as corporate social responsibility’.
How effective are market mechanisms such as carbon trading in contributing to sustainability goals?
Critically evaluate the possibility of sustainability in the current capitalist (consumerist)economy.
Critically assess the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability.
Discuss the relationship between institutions (such as the UN), corporations, governments and individuals, regarding sustainability issues.
Participate in debates concerning various initiatives regarding sustainability.
Debate the ‘enframing of technology’ mindset that represents one of the major obstacles to moving towards more sustainable activities, practices and processes.
Who should be the main beneficiary of the profits from the selling of the new product?Should a patent be created? If so, what is to be patented, the plant ingredient, the gel? Who should be the owner
Why is it important to consider who designed the ‘royalties model’, and how it will be administered and managed in the future?
Who decides how the royalties will be used?
Has the researcher profited from the free care given by the tribe when she was in pain? Would this be ethical?
Is it ethical for students and professional researchers to travel to developing countries to extract knowledge developed by indigenous tribes, then profit from this knowledge?
How should the relationship between pharmaceuticals and indigenous populations be regulated?By whom? What criteria should a ‘good practice’ framework contain?
Is knowledge treated and protected differently when produced by a company/university in a developed country than when an indigenous tribe produces it? Is this ethical?
Is this a new form of colonialism and exploitation?
Compare and contrast 10 approaches to ethical thinking.
Describe the implications of different ethical theories for businesses, organisations and management.
Apply the theories to ethical issues in business, organisation and management.
Can you develop a categorical imperative that would be appropriate for this case?
Would prima facie obligations be more helpful? If so, what would they be?
Are there any personal characteristics that so far have not been mentioned that you would regard as virtues and that might contribute to addressing the issues raised in the case?
How relevant to business and management is a Kantian approach to ethics?
Discuss the use of child labour in factories in developing countries from two different ethical perspectives (you might choose between virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, Rawls’theory of justice or
It is sometimes argued that a major flaw of utilitarianism is that it is only concerned with maximising the total amount of good and is not concerned with the distribution of that good between people
How might an organisation implement the practices implied by discourse ethics?
Define values and distinguish them from attitudes and beliefs.
Explain the idea that a set of values may be fragmented or integrated.

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