...HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Group 6 – Case Study Presentation | Chapter 6 – Recruiting Human Resource TO QUOTA OR NOT TO QUOTA INTRODUCTION Quotas are simply defined as fixed number or amount of people or things in particular. However, Scott (2014)[9] defines quota in HRM as affirmative action guidelines which require covered employers to meet certain goals and timetables for hiring and/or promoting women and minorities. In human resource management quotas are associated with changing demographic composition and diversity of workforce across one or more distributive categories such as gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability and education backgrounds. As per our case-study, (Stone 2013, pp. 243-244) [1] highlights that despite women had been in workforce for decades, there is gender bias in recruiting board executives. Organisations have utilised multiple strategies to overcome this phenomenon of which quota has been an integral part. Implementation of quota has affected organisations bilaterally entangling ethical dilemmas which led to generalised perception of the aforesaid topic. Galbraith (2012) [7] states that a balanced boardroom has both positive and negative effects. However, extensive research has shown general acceptance of quotas in the international framework. Erika Watson (2012) [10] published in a research article stating Norway as the first country in world to enforce quota law of 40% women on their board. Similar approaches were further...
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...Chapter 1 Today’s Business Environment: Law and Ethics 1. Which of these issues may impact a company’s operations? a. international issues b. political issues c. ethical issues d. legal issues e. all of these issues can impact operations ANSWER: e (page 3-4) National: AACSB Analytic; Diversity; AICPA BB-Legal 2. Which area of law is most likely to impact directly the finance and accounting departments of a company? a. products liability b. employment discrimination c. credit regulation d. environmental law e. all of these are likely to impact about the same ANSWER: c (page 3) National: AACSB Analytic; AICPA BB-Legal 3. Which is generally recognized as the best (most correct) definition of law? a. a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force b. that which must be obeyed and followed by members of a society subject to sanctions or legal consequences c. the circumstances in which the public force is brought to bear through the courts d. a rule of conduct that justifies a prediction that it likely will be enforced by the courts if its authority is challenged e. all of the other choices are correct; there is no one agreed upon...
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...Burns & McCallister Mark Stone Ohio University Legal & Ethical Environment of Business -MBA-560-VC November 20, 2013 Burns & McCallister Ethics & Global Business Being a successful global business is a balancing act. It is easy to assume that what works in America will work abroad. Nothing could be further from the truth. Multi-national companies need to be aware of the unique set of values, customers and traditions of the foreign countries they wish to do business in. Some areas of international business ethics are easier to define than others. For instance when it comes to working environments it is easy to say child labor performed in unsafe and hazardous environments coupled with unreasonable working hours is wrong as it goes against the ethical treatment of human beings but is discrimination against women in business management equally as wrong? Let’s explore this question in more detail. The Dilemma The company Burns & McCallister has come under scrutiny from a series of reports by both the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times regarding their policy on female executives managing accounts in certain nations. This has been surprising since Burns & McCallister is known for their equal treatment of women. Working Mother magazine lists Burns & McCallister as one of the top fifty firms in the United States for employment of working mothers and by Working Woman magazine as one of the top ten firms for women. However, the dilemma...
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...Techniques and Procedures/Sampling…………………6 6. Ethics and Access…….………………………………………………7 6.1 Academic Integrity………………………………………7 6.2 Data Protection Act……….……………………………..7 7. Time Plan……………………………………………………………..8 8. References…………………………………………………………….9 1. Introduction This paper focuses on workforce diversity management by reviewing past studies and theories and applying it to the UK retail sector. ‘ The basic concept of managing diversity accepts that the workforce consists of a diverse population of people consisting of visible and non-visible differences… and is founded on the premise that harnessing these differences will create a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, where all talents are fully utilized and in which organizational goals are met’ (Torrington et al, 2011: 476). 2. Literature Review According to Ellis and Sonnenfeld (1994) and Brenda (2010), the main purpose of diversity management and its primary function is to increase employee performance and to avoid quick-fix solutions (Trennery and Paradies, 2012) allowing maximizing advantages and minimizing disadvantages of a diverse workforce. Diversity was usually expressed only in the form of age, gender and ethnicity until the middle of the 20th century (Kosek et al, 2005), viewed simply as an obligation to follow the human rights legislations imposed by the government, However, due to globalization and demographic changes the diversity...
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...Commits to Business Ethics Individual and Organizational Ethics Learning Goals After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1 Describe the stages of moral and ethical development. 2 Explain and apply the core concepts used by individuals and organizations to make ethical decisions. 3 Describe some ethics-based initiatives for fostering diversity in organizations. 4 Explain the nature of stakeholder responsibility and its ethical basis. Individual Differences and Ethics Ethics Competency Anne Mulcahy’s Ethical Leadership Decision Making and Ethics Change Competency James McNerney, CEO of Boeing Diversity and Ethics Diversity Competency Verizon’s Workplace Diversity Stakeholder Responsibility and Ethics Ethics Competency Johnson & Johnson’s Stakeholder Ethics and Principles Experiential Exercise and Case Experiential Exercise: Ethics Competency What Is Your Decision? Case: Diversity Competency Consensual Relationship Agreements Learning from Experience Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox, Commits to Business Ethics Anne M. Mulcahy is the chairman and CEO of the Xerox Corporation, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. Xerox is best known for its copiers, but it also makes printers, scanners, and fax machines. The company sells document software and copier supplies and also provides consulting and document outsourcing. In this feature and throughout the chapter, we present a number of aspects of Anne Mulcahy’s personal commitment to ethics and Xerox’s...
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...ETHICS PROGRAM Michelle Bennett EST1 11/23/2015 Ethics can be defined as a behavior or action of distinguishing between right or wrong doing and choosing to the right thing. In today’s corporate America, ethics program has become one of the integral parts of the organization as it helps to communicate the vision, mission and the direction of the company. It also helps to restore trust among all stakeholders – employees, investors, regulators, suppliers, buyers, distributors etc. Part A – Standards and Procedures 1) Accountability and Responsibility: All employees of company X should perform their task with sincerity and due diligence. All employee needs to understand rules; law and other regulations put forward by the company and other regulatory agencies and act accordingly. Employees and other personals should not participate or assist anyone in any activity that results in the violation of such law and rules. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary actions and possibly termination. All our employees and staffs are always held to a greater degree of accountability so everyone needs to exhibit higher standard of professional, business and personal conduct. This requires we put greater emphasis on company’s core values and interest of our clients before our own personal interest. 2) Diversity: We understand and deeply value the differences that our employee brings to the organization, so we strive to build a more friendly, profitable and effective environment...
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...Introduction This paper will show how external and internal issues affect the managemet functions of the Enron Corporation. Enron’s business strategy was to control all of the enery supplies without owning all the power plants. as a substitute, Enron would use contracts to have power over the services in which other companies had invested their hard earned money. The paper will describe how the management functions which consist of controlling, leading, organzing and planning are utilizrd by Enron. Enron Corporation is the world leading electricity, natural gas, pulp and paper and communication company. Stakeholders and employees lost large sums of money in the Ernon scandel. The top exectives were able to cash out before the scandel was publizeised. Enron became known as the Enron Scandal because of a creatively planned accounting fraud. The paper will also address globalization, technology, innovation, diversity and ethics and how they affect the management functions of Enron. The paper will show how supervisors will use delegation to control the different causes and purposes listed. The Enron history is not plainly a story of a isolated business that steped into thee fire and got burned. Enron got just what they describe. Enron was able to take large chances while keeping shareholders in the dark because it could expolit accounting loopholes for subsidaries that are available to most openly traded companies. Companies like Enron can legally cover up large debts...
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...cover the concepts that define law and the thoughts that help shape jurisprudence along with its history. The Federal Court, Supreme Court, and the jurisdiction of the courts are also covered. Constitutional law is covered from the perspective of business. This week also provides an introduction to the various forms of business. Small businesses, entrepreneurs, and general partnerships are explored. You discuss how a corporation is formed and how it can be financed. Finally, you study limited liability companies and limited partnerships, as well as franchises and special forms of business. This week further introduces you to the concept of alternative dispute resolution as a method for resolving disputes outside traditional litigation. After first looking at the litigation process, you are then introduced to arbitration, negotiation, mediation, conciliation, minitrial, fact-finding, and the use of a judicial referee. The Legal System and the Legal Forms of Business OBJECTIVE: Explain the major components of the legal system. Resources: Ch. 1, 2, & 4 of Business Law: Legal Environment, Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and International Issues Content • Ch. 1: Legal Heritage and the Information Age o Introduction to Legal Heritage and the Information Age o What Is Law? • Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education o Schools of Jurisprudential Thought • International Law: Immigration to the United...
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...groups of Xerox employees dating from the 1960s, play an important role in our diversity story. These caucuses, similar to networking and affinity groups, are instrumental in advocating openness, opportunity and inclusion for the entire Xerox community. They work with management to achieve common business objectives, self-advocacy and to create an environment of inclusion. Six caucus groups currently exist to address the concerns and meet the needs of employees who are African-American, Hispanic, Asian, women, African-American women, gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual. Through executive roundtables, our CEO and other senior leaders meet with diverse teams of Xerox employees, often representing one of our caucus groups. During these informal sessions, participants share their views on Xerox’s work environment and business concerns, and identify actionable items for discussion with Xerox’s senior team. The process ensures that the executive leadership team and the CEO are working together to resABSTRACT. Currently, an increasing number of organizations are attempting to enhance inclusiveness of under represented individuals through proactive efforts to manage their diversity. In this article, we define diversity management against the backdrop of its predecessor, affirmative action. Next, selected examples of organizations that have experienced specific positive bottom line results from diversity management strategies are discussed. The present paper also provides a conceptual...
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...Chapter 5 Social Responsibility and Ethics How important is it for organizations and managers to be socially responsible and ethical? In this chapter, we’re going to look at what it means to be socially responsible and ethical and what role managers play in both. Focus on the following learning outcomes as you read and study this chapter. LEARNING OUTCOMES 5.1 Discuss what it means to be socially responsible and what factors influence that decision. 5.2 Explain green management and how organizations can go green. 5.3 Discuss the factors that lead to ethical and unethical behavior. 5.4 Describe management’s role in encouraging ethical behavior. 5.5 Discuss current social responsibility and ethics issues. SPOTLIGHT: Manager at Work Chapter 5 presents contemporary concepts of managerial ethics and social responsibility to help your students explore and appreciate the critical role of these issues in today’s complex business environment. In the opening case, “A Manager at Work,” we see firsthand the complications that arise when companies are caught in the middle of unethical and illegal allegations. The case revolves around allegations of attempted bribery by three Renault executives. After an investigation, all three of the employees were dismissed, but the story doesn’t end there as the Paris prosecutor in charge of the case later dismissed the charges for lack of evidence. Renault would eventually backtrack on the firing of the executives, rehiring all three...
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...questions which you should easily get from the lecture notes, discussion board topics, Business Law in the News and common sense. You may want to go out on the web to add to your knowledge, but I caution you not to use the web as your sole source for your answers. Also, do not feel you need to add a bunch of extra words to expand on your answers. Be short and to the point. This is not a complicated exam. The exam also has a few questions that will require you to apply the law to different factual situations. Your ability to spot the relevant issues is important in this exam. Some of the topics covered on the exam are discussed below. - All law is business law, because all laws affect business in some way or another. - Regulatory law seeks to prevent past harms (eg. pollution and discrimination) from recurring and to clean up the results of past harms. - It is difficult to make current business clean up the messes caused by past businesses because the current business did not cause the current mess. - Congress’s constitutional authority always goes back to the Commerce Clause regulating interstate commerce. - Discrimination is illegal if it is arbitrary and based on a person's race, gender. Remember, that people make reasonable discriminations in all areas of life such as picking mates, hiring employees, etc. - For offensive conduct to be a legal case there must be a pattern of conduct, it must be offensive to a reasonable person...
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...Four functions affect globalization Planning, Organization, Leadership, Controlling Globalization Over the years, Apple has sustained their presence in the computer business world. Apple was founded in 1976, by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in the USA. Over the years leadership has changed frequently Apple has had four CEO’s . Several changes in its planning and organizing but the focus has been consistent with the gaining the market share in PC. Even through the management changes within the organization as maintained its global presence always rebounding with new innovative products and services. Apple has offices in the USA, Europe, and the Far East. According to Apple holds 4% of the world market of personnel PC’s. Apple employs approximately 17k employees across world. Apple broadened their horizons globally with Japan and China and set up a daughter company branched out of Taiwan-Umax Data Systems that sold Apple products in Asia. The best example of global presence is the development of iTunes. Technology Despite the management issues within Apple Inc., technology was never a problem. Apple since its inception has strived to stay ahead of its competitors. Mismanagement in the leadership of the company never affected the planning and organization of development of technology. The Macintosh PC has been their signature product. Lack of planning in the early caused a severe...
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...partial fulfillment of: PROC 5000 Procurement and Acquisitions Management Topical Paper: Ethics, Social and Environmental Responsibility of Supply Management Karmin Jones Webster University Abstract Supply Management professionals application of ethics, social and environmental responsibility defines who they are in various ways. For a supply management professional to be competent for procurement, acquisitions, and logistics it is essential to be knowledgeable, persistent and always eager to gain more information to stay proficient and well informed. Logistics and those who work in the profession have to understand that their job can be complex and difficult if one does not apply the skill sets appropriately. Laws, regulations, and mandates set forth are set in place to assist and keep the supply management professional safe and away from harm. The task of being professional and competent and still being able to set the standards can be difficult but it can be done if one knows the foundation of a competent supply management professional. Ethics, social and environmental responsibility in any organization is very essential for their day to day operations. It is especially important however in the supply management field for these factors are implemented because it builds trust and shows that supply management and its counterparts that they have a care aspect about them. Ethics training has emerged more in recent decades because of the moral and ethical corruptness that...
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...Global Business Cultural Analysis: United Arab Emirates Busi 604 International Business December 13, 2013 Abstract Over the past forty years, the United Arab Emirates has been developing their then newly formed country. They have taken advantage of the wealth that was created originally from their supply of oil and gas and have transformed themselves into a modernized society that has diversified their assets into various business ventures. The explosive growth of this organization has attracted people from all over the world and expatriates now make up ninety percent of the overall population. While there have been many companies that found themselves to be attracted to the business opportunities there, there are several questions that need to be answered to understand their culture and to ultimately determine the attractiveness of doing business in the United Arab Emirates: 1. What are the major elements and dimensions of culture in the United Arab Emirates? 2. How are these elements and dimensions integrated by locals conducting business in the United Arab Emirates? 3. How do both of the above items compare with US culture and business? 4. What are the implications for US businesses that wish to conduct business in the United Arab Emirates? This global business cultural analysis on the United Arab Emirates will focus on these four questions and we will take an in depth look...
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...Detailing what cultural difficulties and multiplicity concerns are generally stumbled upon by the MNC and worldwide companies. Will be researching diversity and how this is a significant issue in the worldwide arena. Detailing various political and economic concerns that will be encountered while world- wide growth. The business of PPQ Parts has concluded that for the business to develop worldwide over the next few years, its supervisors should be suitably educated in multiculturalism and multiplicity management. The company’s decision makers must be conscious of any opinionated and financial matters that will take place during the development. The research paper will give you insight into some of the worries for the upper management. Problems of Concerns The multitude nation of the PPQ Parts will be mass to an establishment applied to a diverse method of doing things, transpiring that the business came from a diverse, common, ethnic, opinionated, and financial system. With this being stated, for the business to deal with the burdens and ordeals of the new settings, the business has to become accustomed and manage with its host nation’s lawful system. Therefore, the company must employ native lawful authority to act for the business best awareness. (Why Diversity Matters,2013)...
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