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Ethical analysis of ABC/DVD Manufacturing's plant closure decision

Situation Analysis -- ABC/DVD Manufacturing, Inc. must decide whether to close its plant in Anytown, MA. The plant closure would result in the lay-off of 50 employees. Management has asked for a brief outlining the ethical issues surrounding plant closures, and the questions apparent on profit vs.

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Ethical marketing recovery strategies for BP and Toyota after crises

BP and Toyota have been in the news due to serious failures, which created significant safety risk and ultimately resulted in deaths as well as significant environmental damage in the case of BP with the exposition on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. In both cases there were internal failures.

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Escalating commitment and disruptive innovation in Polaroid's bankruptcy

What Caused Polaroid's Bankruptcy in 2001? In 2001 Polaroid filed for bankruptcy. The circumstances surrounding the bankruptcy indicate several potential reasons, including poor management decision making and escalating commitment.

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Sustainability consultancy industry analysis using Porter's five forces

Sustainability reporting can be considered to be in its infancy, however the practices are developing quickly because of the need for organizations to understand their relationship to the environment in terms of externalities that are produce in operations, as well as social factors that affect…

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Nike's sweatshop labor practices and corporate social responsibility

In the 1990s, Nike faced accusations of using sweatshops in Indonesia and other cheap labor countries in Asia to manufacture its products. As depicted in the video, workers were subjected to utterly inhuman conditions that denied them their dignity as human beings.

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Ethical leadership and employee voice in Birds Barbershop

For the purposes of this paper, the subject is the Responsibility Project and ethical issues found in films on the website. The short film chosen for this paper is called "The Entrepreneurial Spirit: Birds Barbershop.

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Rob Browning's ethical dilemma: addressing stakeholder concerns about board chair Dusty

What action, if any, should Rob take, and why? Since the shareholders and the community have raised their dissatisfaction with Dusty based on his past criminal history, Rob Browning should issue a comprehensive statement on what led to his appointment to the company.

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Protectionist policies, economic globalization, and labor practices in developing nations

Protectionist policies include policies such as tariffs (taxes) upon imported goods and quotas, the latter of which limits the number of imported goods which can be brought into the country. The intention of protectionist policies is to protect local industries and jobs from competition.

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Quick Takes Video's employee authority and apparent agency liability

Non-Linear Pro-is filling a lawsuit against Quick Takes Video for the purpose of collecting money they claim is owed to them for the leasing of their editing equipment. Analysis of the issues presented in the video is explored in this paper.

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Top management's influence on organizational ethical culture and practices

What does that say about the organizational culture or climate?

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