Culture, Inclusion, Diversity Black Farmers' Boycott Against John Deere Will Continue, NBFA President John Boyd Announces. (2020). PR Newswire US. This article deals with the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) boycott against John Deere. The association alleges years of discrimination and inequitable treatment of black farmers by the John Deere Company. After black farmers make purchases from John Deere, the company is slow to respond to service calls, shuts down equipment if the farmers attempts to repair themselves. The company's response to these allegations by creating a Black Farm Group a move which the NBFA describes as offensive and egregious. If these circumstances are true, these actions are not consistent with John Deere's code of business ethics. Therefore, this article will be used to further evaluate the ethical issues of this situation and suggest remedies for both parties, especially John Deere as this can dimmish consumer trust and destroy the brand's authenticity. Davenport, R. (2006). John Deere Champions Workforce Development. T+D, 60(4), 40-43. This article focuses on John Deere's employee development via a consortium of learning campuses across divisions and around the globe. This initiative brings together dealers, divisional employees, and various teams through John Deere Learning Center. The company acknowledges that training should be adapted to the audience so the emphasis is on translation and cultural adaptation. The company also try to focus training on areas that should be developed efficiently. "Bob has been very deliberate in setting the strategy for the company and driving this strategy through aligned high-performance teamwork. Throughout the organization, emphasis is placed on creating a development environment, be it training or experiences, internal or external, where the awareness of employee interactions contribute to growth". Additionally, the rapid change within the industry and the need for innovation, requires an agile workforce. This article is relevant to the ethical practices of John Deere as it relates to the company culture, equitable treatment of its employees, performance and advancement. Hopefully, this article demonstrates the company's effort to "create a fair environment where performance is the only factor that counts (equity); where employer-employee expectations are understood and met (reciprocity); and where prejudice and bias are not factors (impartiality) (Trevino & Nelson, 2017). You have to work on ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR REFERENCES THAT SUPPORT HOW JOHN DEERE PROMOTES 1. Legal compliance 2.Safety 3.Recalls 4.Repairs Same as this example you have to work on the 3 sources and their annotated bibliography. Which covers legal compliance, recalls, repairs, safety( ethical practices).