W. L. Gore Corporate Culture

America has been a nation the allows every citizen over the age of 18 an opportunity to vote for whoever they wish to represent them in numerous political matters from county

Enron Corporation’s failure in the year of 2001 has become a depiction of unethical corporate behavior for years to come. After having watched Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room; I found many organizational communications course concepts could be brought to our attention within the documentary. To further our understanding, I will offer my insight as to how class-related concepts connect with the documentary by discussing how Enron developed strong organizational values by identifying certain heroes and their stories that developed their sense of strong risk taking as well as discussing Enron’s “rank and yank” system that can be asserted with F.W. Taylor’s work within

The Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware, Inc. (“Citizens”) has offered a proposed amendment to 8 Del. C. § 226. Specifically they argue that §266 has two clear deficiencies, (1) the statute does not give sufficient guidance for the court as to the many potential remedies developed by court and academics; and (2) the statute provides no guidance or restrictions on when courts should use the extreme remedies. Currently §266(a) states,

The organizational culture at Weslaco is poor with a major level of doubt in the staff just concentrating on self-pick up, a defensive, or self-protection approach in the everyday workload. The organization has a statement of purposes of conveying superb medical services with a "We Care" patient's first mentality. Be that as it may, with the authority neglecting to legitimately prepare the staff either because of absence of the vertical information in every forte, absence of time, or disregard. The staff sees this as an absence of supervision, which can prompt pomposity and disregard of employment obligations. Be that as it may, a large number of the staff feel underestimated and question how an organization can neglect to offer any preparation of new gear or two new contracts. The staff has created doubt of the authority's sense of duty regarding the association's statement of purpose.

This is an invite for BizPAC. A Political Action Committee by the Folsom Chamber of Commerce. BizPAC "claims" to represent the voice of Folsom business helping to elect candidates who “share the mission of protecting Folsom’s economy.” TRUTH is they raise thousands of dollars via OUTSIDE Folsom influences, mostly developers, using it to financially crush any challengers who run for city council in favor of the SAME INCUMBENTS, voting for the developer’s current and future projects. In 2014, while claiming to be the voice of small business, BizPAC raised and spent over $15,000 of developer-raised funds for EACH Steve Miklos, Andy Morin and Kerri Howell’s re-election campaigns. The

Super PACs are “a type of political committee that can raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations, and wealthy individuals to independently support or oppose political candidates.” The main difference between PACs and Super PACs is that Super PACs are not allowed to have direct contact with political candidates’ campaigns. This is a real world issue that directly influences us, as United States citizens, right now during the 2016 Presidential election. This is because citizens will finally be able to see how influential Super PAC money can be.

Business ethics since the beginning of this decade has been slowly eroding; if we are to believe what we see and hear in the media. Several times a day, one can view some derogatory piece of information concerning a business. However, it must also be considered that these companies are contributing to that stigma. There have been a variety of companies and individuals who have figured prominently in the media concerning their unethical behavior.

We will look at the Enron Corporation and discuss its application of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or in actuality its irresponsible behavior as related to social responsibility. We will revisit what CSR is and discuss Enron’s philosophy regarding its use and function within the corporation. We will discuss the consequences of Enron’s irresponsible behavior and the far reaching effects it had on society.

This cartoon depicts the crumbling of the Clinton campaign as well as the crumbling of the Clinton Foundation. In the image, the ground splits the cartoon into two equal parts. One, the Clinton campaign and Hillary Clinton herself, and two, the Clinton Foundation. Both can be seen as falling apart by noticing the crumbling bricks of the statue and the fact that the statue itself is only standing on a thin ribbon of ground. Also, neither the statue nor her nameplate include any color depicting that she may have lost some of her luster. Another compelling image is the statue is looking up and to the right which can portray lying. One of the largest images are the two arrows in the piece. They both point to the left signifying that both Hillary

From what I have read, I came to conclusion that DuPont has mastered the art of deception through the years. They have used their wealth, power and influence to further their interest. I think that if they were a small company, then they would have been banned and bankcrupt long ago. The company is a conglomerate which I think has inside connections. I wonder how could they get away with this for a long time. Dupont in a way formed some kind of cultic behavior around town. A lot of people supports this company due to economic reason and would shun anybody who goes against the company. This is really sad and disturbing. For some reason this story reminds me of Jim Jones drinking the "Kool Aid"

If I had been Ken Lay, I would have established a system to assist me in managing the ethical culture of the organization by employing a group of ethical leaders and create an environment of trust, honesty, and integrity. According to Lachman (2008), an ethical culture is necessary to prevent and manage whistleblowing. I would have abided by the values and mission statement of treat all those we service with respect, integrity, and honesty. I would create a work environment where dishonesty and being unethical would not be tolerated. If someone brought forth an ethical issues it would be investigated. The employee that brought forth the ethical concern would not be treated any different than prior to reporting the concern. I would be

Enron Corporation was an energy company founded in Omaha, Nebraska. The corporation chose Houston, Texas to home its headquarters and staffed about 20,000 people. It was one of the largest natural gas and electricity providers in the United States, and even the world. In the 1990’s, Enron was widely considered a highly innovative, financially booming company, with shares trading at about $90 at their highest points. Little did the public know, the success of the company was a gigantic lie, and possibly the largest example of white-collar crime in the history of business.

W.L. Gore and Associates is a privately owned company which has continually turned a profit over its 50 plus year history. This Company’s management was designed on a lattice based structure, with no management layers or organizational charts. W.L. gore has leaders not bosses and for new hires it has sponsors. They believe in commitments instead of assignments and create and environment in which employees are free to experiment and is energizing and demanding. Even through this companies growth they have maintains a sense of unity and collegiality. W.L Gore is clearly a company which will continue on into the future because they have unlocked the fundamentals to management innovation.

The overwhelming facts point to a shady underworld of self-dealing and opportunistic exploitation of the poor and working class, which was until recently, well hidden from the commoner. The executives of WorldCom and Enron provide real world examples of unethical business practices, where the desire to make money for their shareholders transcended into an addiction to greed and self-dealing that were displayed by their, “excessive pay, perks, and golden parachutes”(Carson 392) at the expense of all stakeholders. All is not lost, there are corporations that pride themselves in their sound business model and commitment to ethical business practices. Such companies as Eaton Corporation, and Weyerhaeuser, who according to Ethisphere.com, a business ethics watchdog, are among the “2010 World`s most ethical companies.” (Ethisphere)

A multitude of choices made by executives at WorldCom led to the ultimate demise of the company as it was previously known, the employees and their livelihoods’, and the trust of the American people. In a time when corporations fail to set ethical standards and provide transparency to investors, how do we change corporate culture on a national level? By analyzing choices made to improve stock prices and company image that ultimately result in failure-- we can guide