...Running Head: CASE STUDY Case Study Team MGT/216 09/13/10 Teacher Abstract Take a step back into the past, 1971 to be exact, imagine being a proud new owner of a popular and affordable vehicle, the Pinto. The vehicle is perfect for the tight budgeted and built by a trusted company (Ford). Then the unexpected happens, it is in a rear end accident. Upon the accident the car explodes. Sounds like a bad dream, right! (See video link in PowerPoint presentation) The following discusses a similar story that will from here forward be in reference as the Pinto Case, in which Ford was accused of being at fault for selling a shoddy car to the public. Were they at fault? What was the ethical dilemma? What were the social pressures? All of this and more is here within in detail. Pinto Case Study When Ford Motor Company had to determine what action to take in regards to the pinto many considerations were made. The company had to decide whether to install a baffle on the Ford Pinto to prevent the possibility of a puncture in the gas tank by a bolt from the bumper. The issue was found during a test done after the car was in production and on sale in the U.S. The gas tank is in the back of the car. During a rear-end test it was found that if a car travels more than 20 miles per hour and is hit from behind it is possible that a bolt from the bumper can puncture the gas tank. This can cause an explosion. Ford had the choice...
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...------------------------------------------------- University of Southern Mississippi ------------------------------------------------- College of Business ------------------------------------------------- MGT 470: Organizational Staffing ------------------------------------------------- Spring 2012 Syllabus ------------------------------------------------- (This syllabus is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.) Professor Dr. Cheri Becker Office: College of Business, Long Beach Campus Office Number: 228.214.3439 Cell: 228-216-8561 cheri.becker@usm.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 – 10:30 AM or 1-2:30 PM Monday, Wednesday & Friday By appointment Course Description This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of the fundamentals associated with developing and implementing employee selection plans that are legally sound and valid predictors of the individual’s potential to perform in a given job. This is a three credit course. TEXTS: Staffing Organizations, Sixth or Seventh Edition. By H. G. Heneman, III and Timothy Judge (2009) or H. G. Heneman, III and Timothy Judge and John Kammeyer-Mueller (2012) McGraw-Hill Irwin. ISBN 978-0-07-353027-7. Tanglewood Case Study. Will be available on Blackboard. Course Objectives: At the completion of this course, students should be able to: * Understand the impact of the environment and the operating mission on the organization’s staffing strategies...
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...Issues in Management Ethical and Legal Issues in Management MGT/216 May 10, 2010 Brent Boardman As a manager there are many ethical and legal issues that a person may have to deal with. One of the biggest is termination. If not done properly, this can cause law suits for wrongful termination, regardless of the reasons behind it. When working in a position of management it is very important to understand what an employee can be terminated for. It is against the law to terminate an employee for such things as discrimination of race, sex, age, orientation, or whistle blowing. For an employee with disciplinary problems, the manager will want to document every issue that they may have with an employee, although according to Barry Gross from All business (2010), documentation is not a requirement for termination, it is suggested that this be done so that if it ever comes down to having to terminate that employee, there would be documentation stating that the particular employee has had prior discipline problems. Also, when terminating an employee, it should be done in private, and respectfully, though the manager may want to have a second manager in the room for their own protection, so that it cannot be said that the employee was disrespected in front of their peers. If there is no documentation to prove that the employee has had disciplinary problems before, the employee may be able to sue the company for wrongful termination, and win. Another legal issue would be having...
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...What is Business Ethics Troy Jaskolka MGT/216 July 26, 2010 William Carroll What is Business Ethics In today’s business culture, ethics is a trait highly publicized by not only the media but also by business professionals. According to “BNET Business Dictionary” business ethics is a system of moral principles applied in the commercial world. Business ethics provide guidelines for acceptable behavior by organizations in both their strategy formulation and day-to-day operations. Business ethics is also known as morality in business. This definition constitutes a trait that should be acceptable business acumen. Today, business ethics are portrayed as skewed and self serving. Because of such scandals as Bernie Madoff, Enron and the Arthur Anderson scandal, millions of people have come to the conclusion that businesses have pushed aside these ethics and welcomed the bottom line as their only source of morality. With such scandals taking over print media, television and radio, it is hard for one not to develop mistrust. Consumer confidence issues are a category of business ethics that affect not only the community but also the well being of the company. In order for a company to sustain in both the community and business world, sales must incrementally adjust to the growth of the company. A drop in sales because of mistrust issues can result in declining stock performance, layoffs, and eventually company closings. Consumer confidence also...
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...Ethic Issues Paper MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility 08/31/2010 Cindy Joseph Ethic Issues Paper What are business ethics in today’s world? What ethical issues within today’s business environment affect our community and organizations? These topics will be addressed in the following paragraphs. Before one can begin to address ethical business issues that affect our community and organizations, one must first define what business ethics are. Business ethics as defined by Trevino and Nelson (2007), as “the principles, norms, and standards of conduct governing guidelines for work-related conduct, governing an individual or group” (p. 13). Guidelines established by employers to manage their employees (Trevino & Nelson, 2007). In essence, these guidelines are established to manage the employee’s expectations in the workplace. These guidelines can be as simple as what time to arrive and depart from work to more complex issues, such as managing internal relationships or how to deal with specific conflict of interest issues, especially when in a position of influence. In the advertising industry, where I have worked for the last eight years, there are many ethical issues that through the normal course of business, one must confront and successfully manage. Three issues that I believe to be at the top of the list are conflict of interest, ethics relating to accounting and moral ethics regarding products advertised. Conflict of interest is an aspect...
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...Global Business and Ethics Paul Davis MGT/216 June 14, 2010 Paul Nesbitt In 2002, a Texas company and subsidiary of Halliburton, Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) arrived in Kuwait to provide material support i.e., food services, trucks, cots, tents, gymnasiums, showers, generators, air conditioners, you name it, KBR supplied it for the troops gathering there for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. According to CorpWatch, KBR received a ten-year, no-bid contract that provided international logistical support services for the Army, known as LOGCAP, the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (CorpWatch, 2010). While KBR held the contract, the company’s employees in Kuwait handed off the actual work to subcontractors that were hounding the KBR offices looking to get a lucrative piece of the action during wartime business. Work amounting in billions of dollars that was subcontracted led to major controversial headlines worldwide, as these questionable agreements that included $186 million in bloated overcharges that was discovered by Pentagon auditors, of the $186 million, $108 million was excessive costs. Many of the questionable contracts were carelessly written and very little or no effort was made to seek competitive offers. It seems that often times politics is separated from the ethical practices other organizations are subject to upholding as everyday principles and values. When an organization is able to profit in such an obvious way and has lead to many deaths the ethical...
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...| Course Syllabus School of Business MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a foundational perspective for socially responsible management practices in business. Special emphasis is placed on the inter-related nature of ethics, moral, legal, and social issues in managing individuals, groups, and the organization within a business environment. Policies Students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials DeGeorge, R. T. (2010). Business ethics (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Trevino, L. K., & Nelson, K. A. (2007). Managing business ethics: Straight talk about how to do it right (4th ed). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: Fundamentals of Business Ethics | | Details | Due | Points | Objectives | 1.1 Differentiate between...
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...Cross-Cultural Ethics and Social Responsibility Team A MGT/216 Past events in corporate America have shown destructive effects that occur when the leadership of a company behaves in an unethical manner. Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, and Adelphia are companies whose lack of ethic caused them trouble (Posters, 2003). Good Business ethics and social responsibility contributes to the success and profitability of a company and is good for society. Funco Toy World Incorporated (Funco) is a toy store that operates in the United States. After extensive research the owners of Funco decided to expand into China. According to Orfield (2006) in 2002, for the first time, China attracted more foreign investment than the United States. The world’s fastest-growing economy is the second largest behind the United States, and by mid-century, it is expected [The passive voice is a form of "be" (is) and a participle (expected). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious and tedious to read. Try to use the active voice most often; for example, passive voice = The paper was completed on time. Active voice = the student completed the paper on time--(Note: the Plain Writing Act of 2010 makes avoidance of the passive voice in official writing a requirement for government employees)] ...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |MGT/216 Version 5 | | |Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a foundational perspective for socially responsible management practices in business. Special emphasis is placed on the inter-related nature of ethics, moral, legal, and social issues in managing individuals, groups, and the organization within a business environment. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in...
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...ork2012 - 2013 Catalog A Message from the President “Sullivan University is truly a unique and student success focused institution.” I have shared that statement with numerous groups and it simply summarizes my basic philosophy of what Sullivan is all about. When I say that Sullivan is “student success focused,” I feel as President that I owe a definition of this statement to all who are considering Sullivan University. First, Sullivan is unique among institutions of higher education with its innovative, career-first curriculum. You can earn a career diploma or certificate in a year or less and then accept employment while still being able to complete your associate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree by attending during the day, evenings, weekends, or online. Business and industry do not expand or hire new employees only in May or June each year. Yet most institutions of higher education operate on a nine-month school year with almost everyone graduating in May. We remained focused on your success and education, and continue to offer our students the opportunity to begin classes or to graduate four times a year with our flexible, year-round full-time schedule of classes. If you really want to attend a school where your needs (your real needs) come first, consider Sullivan University. I believe we can help you exceed your expectations. Since words cannot fully describe the atmosphere at Sullivan University, please accept my personal invitation to visit and experience...
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...The Impact of Financial Education in High School and College On Financial Literacy and Subsequent Financial Decision Making by Lewis Mandell Kermit O. Hanson Visiting Professor of Finance and Business Economics Foster School of Business, University of Washington Senior Fellow, Initiative on Financial Security, Aspen Institute Presented at the American Economic Association Meetings San Francisco, CA January 4, 2009 The Impact of Financial Education in High School and College On Financial Literacy and Subsequent Financial Decision Making Abstract: Many consumers appear to lack the financial literacy needed to make financial decisions in their self-interest. A growing number of analysts and politicians are blaming the intersection of low levels of financial literacy with complex, financially-engineered products for the current economic meltdown and have proposed a number of solutions to this problem. These solutions range from mandatory education in personal finance to required simplification of financial products and greatly increased regulation. This paper examines evidence on the effectiveness of personal finance education on both financial literacy and financial behavior. If the problem can be solved through education, it is likely to reduce the perceived need to limit choice in the marketplace for retail financial products. If education is shown to be ineffective, the future of financial product innovation and financial engineering may be greatly limited. Supporting...
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...Ethical Organization Profile MGT/216 Larry Henry Phoenix Toys is a toy manufacturer that strives to provide the consumer with superior customer service and merchandise for the entire family. In a workplace, there are several moral and ethical issues that may arise and it is responsibility of management to outline and enforce a code of ethics for employers to follow. Phoenix Toys will ensure that moral, ethical and social issues adhere to the applicable state and federal laws. Phoenix Toys refuses to tolerate discrimination, harassment, and bribery. Each employee should be knowledgeable of these issues and take steps to ensure that such issues do not occur. Phoenix Toys monitoring system is in place and the human resources department will make sure that ethical standards are upheld. The enforcement of the ethical standards will be fair and just. Modern-day toy manufacturers differ from those often portrayed in classic movies with wooden benches and hand-painted dolls. Safety regulations considers the controlling of the types of paint, metal, plastic, size of parts, and removability of parts determining the safety of a toy. Phoenix Toys is under pressure to produce a quality toy, for an affordable price, with top safety standards. If an employee is aware that a violation of the ethical agreement has occurred, the employee must notify a supervisor. Establishing a mandate for employees to enforce the ethical guidelines assures the company that those who are aware...
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...| | | | | | Operations Management MGT 6170 Final essay Southern Toro Distributor Student: Hoang Xuan Linh Class: CMU 12A Total pages: 10 Score SECTION 1: CASE SUMARY Gioe Melaney is the general director of Southern Toro – a subsidiary company included in the distribution system of Toron Coporation in Galveston, Taxas. The case concentrates on the conversation between Melaney and his son about the company’s inventory level and ways to manage goods orders of the upcoming spring seaso. So far, the company has changed the method of managing orders through purchasing the Rytech computer system, nevertheless, it seems that Joe Father has not totally trusted this system. Rytech system is expected to reduce the level of inventory by 30% through the method Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) applied in the period of re-ordering each product. This solution is based on the fact that Toro is now having three fixed ordering times in a year. However, Joe Father only trusts his market sensbibility. He always makes orders on the basis of previous consummption levels, and then adjusts...
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...THE ADVERSITY QUOTIENT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS AT ST. JOSEPH’SCOLLEGE, QUEZON CITY An undergraduate thesis Presented to the Faculty of The Departments of Arts and Sciences St. Joseph’s College Quezon City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology By: ZHOU HUIJUAN March, 2009 RECOMMENDATION This Thesis entitled The Adversity Quotient and Academic Performance among College Students at St. Joseph’s College, Quezon City. Submitted by Zhou, Huijuan has been examined and found satisfactory and is hereby recommended for ORAL DEFENSE. Ms. Mildred L. Lazo Thesis Adviser APPROVAL SHEET In Partial fulfillment of the requirements fro the degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology, this thesis entitled “The Adversity Quotient and Academic Performance among College Students at St. Joseph’s College, Quezon City” was prepared and submitted to the College of Arts and Science by Zhou, Huijuan. Approved by the committee on Oral Defense on March 8, 2009 with a grade of passed. Mrs. Nelia G. Prieto Chair, Liberal Arts Ms. Mildred Lazo Panel Member Mr. Francisco Lambojon Panel Member Accepted in partial fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of Sciences Major in Psychology. Sr. Josephini P. Ambatali, SFIC Dean Acknowledgement This work would not have been possible without the presence and contribution of many valued individuals. Through this limited paper, I wish to express my...
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...THE ADVERSITY QUOTIENT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS AT ST. JOSEPH’SCOLLEGE, QUEZON CITY An undergraduate thesis Presented to the Faculty of The Departments of Arts and Sciences St. Joseph’s College Quezon City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology By: ZHOU HUIJUAN March, 2009 RECOMMENDATION This Thesis entitled The Adversity Quotient and Academic Performance among College Students at St. Joseph’s College, Quezon City. Submitted by Zhou, Huijuan has been examined and found satisfactory and is hereby recommended for ORAL DEFENSE. Ms. Mildred L. Lazo Thesis Adviser APPROVAL SHEET In Partial fulfillment of the requirements fro the degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology, this thesis entitled “The Adversity Quotient and Academic Performance among College Students at St. Joseph’s College, Quezon City” was prepared and submitted to the College of Arts and Science by Zhou, Huijuan. Approved by the committee on Oral Defense on March 8, 2009 with a grade of passed. Mrs. Nelia G. Prieto Chair, Liberal Arts Ms. Mildred Lazo Panel Member Mr. Francisco Lambojon Panel Member Accepted in partial fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of Sciences Major in Psychology. Sr. Josephini P. Ambatali, SFIC Dean Acknowledgement This work would not have been possible without the presence and contribution of many valued individuals. Through this limited paper, I wish to express my endless, sincerest and eternal...
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