1) What was the ethical misconduct in the WorldCom case? 2) What management behaviors led to the financial fraud that was committed? 3) What would you do if you were faced with a similar situation?
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- What steps do you think Ubers new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, needs to take to repair Ubers reputation?As the Chief Executive Officer of your company, you must make sure that you take care of your stakeholders and their interest. However, during this pandemic, this responsibility has become harder for you to do- 1. the shareholders are expecting more profits from the company 2. the customers are expecting lower prices of your products 3. the employees do not want to lose their job 4. the owners are expecting more stable business. Questions: 1. As a CEO, who will be your first priority stakeholder. Why?Corporate profitability declined by 20 percent from 2008 to 2009. What performance percentage would you use to trigger executive bonuses for that year? Why? What issues would arise with hiring and retaining the best managers?
- What was Purdue Pharmaceuticals’ Role Behind the Opioid Epidemic? What was the ethical dilemma that Purdue Pharmaceuticals faced? Should the Sackler family corporate executives, been sent to jail? Were the fines sufficient?As the Chief Executive Officer of your company, you must make sure that you take care of your stakeholders and their interest. However, during this pandemic, this responsibility has become harder for you to do- 1. the shareholders are expecting more profits from the company 2. the customers are expecting lower prices of your products 3. the employees do not want to lose their job 4. the owners are expecting more stable business. Questions: 1. Give examples of the different conflicting interests among these? stakeholders. 2. As a CEO, who will be your first priority stakeholder. Why?How would a stakeholder approach, if taken by the companys top leaders and board of directors, have possibly prevented the crisis?
- identifying and describing, as gleaned from your most recent employer’s Corporate Responsibility Report, one example each wherein AA has implemented a policy or program reflective of a tenet of the Triple Bottom Line: (1) profits, (2) people, and (3) planet. Provide one example for each tenet and explain why you selected each.Is it reasonable to expect that managers can measure their social and environmental performance on the same level as they measure financial performance with a triple bottom line? Discuss.What was the culture at Lehman brothers like? How did this culture contribute to the company downfall?
- Use the movie- “The Proposal” to answer the questions below What is the name of the movie and the ethical conflict? 2. What makes this situation unethical? 3. Is this something that happens frequently in today's society? 4. What would you do if you were in this situation? 5. Do you agree or disagree with the outcome of the situation? For full credit on this assignment please make sure that every question is answered and your answers are supported. Please make sure that your answers are in your own words and not plagiarized.Walmart What did you learn about (P.O.L.C), and about skills for good management?Consider the situation at Hewlett-Packard from a multiple-stakeholder perspective. Imagine you are an ethical leader in each instance…. a CEO faced with leaks regarding your strategic vision. Briefly discuss four approaches your group would take to determine who was sharing the information.