GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (MGT380) DEGREE IN BUSINESS STUDY (BBA) MODULE HANDBOOK Instructor: IMRAN KHAN Office Timing: 0930-1730 Faculty of Business Administration Department of Management Sciences CONTENTS S.No | Topic | Page No. | 1. | Module Handbook | 1 | 2. | Contents | 2 | 3. | Introduction | 3 | 4. | Contacting the Module Instructor | 3 | 5. | Aim for this Course | 3 | 6. | Prerequisites | 4 | 7. | Teaching and Learning Strategies | 4 | 8. | Learning outcomes
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corporate social responsibility (CSR). There are a number of serious social issues which affect developing countries as well as large countries such as China and the United States. These issues include the degradation of the environment, collapse of the global financial system, the abuse of human rights, and the improper use of child labor. There are numerous agents (stakeholders) involved in these ethical debates including employees of the corporation, government agencies, NGOs, consumers, and the media
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were told to act with integrity and conduct their business dealings with fairness and honesty. Also the company believed that with these values they will succeed and maintain business relationships as well as a good reputation. 2. The top management commitment played a significant role in developing the ethical work climate and organizational performance seen at Alcoa. Paul O’Neil, the CEO, wanted to add health and safety to the global ethics and compliance program. A plan was created for employees
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management: A comparison of Japanese versus United States management. Advances in competitiveness Research , 6 (1), 39-57. Faramarz Damanpour is a Professor of Finance and International Business at James Madison University. He is an author of several business articles and has been featured in many business journals. His main purpose of this article is to get the reader to understand the differences between the cultures, decision-making, and employment strategies of Japan and the United States
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications University of Phoenix Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communication faces internal and external challenges in implementing its overall growth strategy. In order to move forward with cost-cutting measures, Global Communications must communicate lay-off plans to its affected employees. These measures will eliminate jobs in the United States. In turn those jobs will be outsourced to foreign labor sources in India and Ireland where the labor
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Discussion Case: Organizational Ethics and the Law Classification of Ethical Work Climate Discussion case “Alcoa’s Core Values in Practice” exemplifies Aluminum Company of America’s implementation of a strong values-based ethical climate by insisting decisions of employees and what they do be aligned with company values. Analysis of Alcoa’s core values relative to Victor and Cullen’s typology, suggest Alcoa follows a principled-local method to ethical climate where personal morality; company
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the Application Business Ethics and Laws in the Tobacco Industry Abstract “Ethics is not something exterior to the economy…rather, ethics is and interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility.” (Pope Benedict XVI) I agree with Pope Benedict. Ethics deals with values that relate to the nature of human conduct and values associated with that conduct. In today’s business environment it
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Wal-Mart – A Model of Success Through Effective Management Many start-up business venture fail early the process of establishment; however, some do make it through the early years and go on to become models of success. Most of the companies struggle or fail because of a lack of focus in the functional areas of management as well as their inability to adapt to internal and external factors that they cannot control. The Beginning Wal-Mart, one the largest retailer in the world, began in 1992
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Question No. | Answer | 1 | a. Well-developed equity market & dispersed ownership | 2 | c. Voluntary practices | 3 | a. Advertising | 4 | a. Monetary Policy | 5 | c. That portion of bank’s total cash reserves which they are statutorily required to hold with the RBI. | 6 | b. The Greenbury Committee, 1995 | 7 | b. Bank | 8 | d. Harshad Mehta scam, 1992 | 9 | b. Diffused Debt | 10 | a. Director | 11 | b. De Facto | 12 | b. Independent auditors | 13 | a. Ganguly Group |
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Business Ethics and Virtue Ethics Virtue ethics is “a broad term for theories that emphasize the role of character and virtue in moral philosophy rather than either doing one’s duty or acting in order to bring about good consequences” (Athanassoulis, 2010). Virtue ethics are certain principles, such as merit or loyalty in which we should make every effort to consent to the full development in our organizations; these ideals are a reflection of what we ultimately have the potential to become
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