Management

Management

Management, Ch. 5- I also attached the textbook; please refer to the chapter if needed. Make sure to use complete sentences, and no grammar errors.6 Discussion question this week.ANSWER ALL 6 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS BELOW PROFESSIONALLY.I HAVE ATTACHED THE TEXTBOOK WE USE IN CLASS.PLEASE VIEW THIS WEEKS CHAPTER 5 THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.ALSO I ATTACHED ONE AUDIO PODCAST TRANSCRIPT YOU WILL USES TO ANSWER QUESTION 5.AND I ATTACHED An ARTICLE WHICH YOU WILL USES TO ANSWER QUESTION 4MAKE SURE TO LABEL ALL QUESTION 1,2,3 ETC WHEN ANSWERING.

1. What are some real-world examples of ethical and unethical practices you have read about, seen in the news, or encountered at your workplace? What were the outcomes of those practices?

2. Consider the internally and externally focused practices of the organization for which you work or one with which you are familiar. Does the organization focus more on meeting social obligations, engaging in social responsiveness, or acting with social responsibility? Do you think the company’s focus should be elsewhere? Why or why not? Support your assertions.

3. This chapter made me think about a movie called “Up in the Air” which stars George Clooney. One of the storylines in the movie is that George Clooney’s character works for a company that handles “downsizings”. Essentially Clooney’s character flies all over the country and serves as a hired “transition expert”. He is hired by companies to fire employees.

Clooney’s company comes up with the idea that in order to save money they will start firing people over a web cam/video teleconference session. The movie illustrates how it is sometimes more effective to handle situations on a face-to-face basis where each person involved can clearly see and hear the verbal and non-verbal communication. In short, the switch to video teleconference firing in the movie is aborted after an employee that is fired via video teleconference commits suicide.

Determining when and where communication methods such as video teleconferencing should be used can be challenging but managers and leaders get paid to make challenging decisions.

4. Read the Parable of the Sadhu article located in this Week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. What would you have done had you been in that situation? How does the Parable of the Sadhu relate to ethical business decisions? Provide examples.   ( ARTICLE ATTACHED IN THE FILE SECTION,please use it for question 4)

5. Listen to the Factors to Determine Ethical Behavior Podcast.(I HAVE ATTACHED THE AUDIO TRANSCRIPT  FOR THIS QUESTION 5)

6. Class,

What are some more traditional companies that are challenged with instances of failed corporate ethics/social responsibility but their actions? One company’s past performance that immediately comes to mind is General Electric (GE). GE fought the US government for several decades to try and avoid having to pay for clean-up of PCBs that they deposited in New York’s Hudson River.

What are other examples of companies that have exhibited poor ethics/corporate social responsibility? What were the consequences?

GE has since made huge strides in its many divisions to be socially responsible which as a direct result of knowing their operating environment.

Review their web page and comment on their programs.