Though slavery was outlaws in the United States during the mid-1800's, several authors and experts express concern that slavery still exists in actuality and through sweatshops. Discuss what has been done to combat these issues and how companies charged with slavery of sweatshop affiliations have reacted
Will vary but should be based on the Bales article and the Nike case.
LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER 6
Global Climate Change: Responsibility and Survival
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Debbie recently purchased some property that she knew used to be home to a chemical plant 50 years ago. The plant was removed 30 years ago. Today the property is full of trees and the stream running through it is clear and looks clean, but Debbie did not commission any environmental testing to confirm this fact. Last month the EPA determined that her property, as well as several neighboring properties, is contaminated. The EPA placed the entire site on the National Priorities List for cleanup. Discuss Debbie's potential liability for the contamination caused by the hazardous waste.
What will be an ideal response?
A manager attends a really overpriced management seminar on ‘how to implement change management’ by the latest management gurus “Clegg, Kornberger and Pitsis”. The manager thinks to himself, ‘That seminar was great; I learned so much that I’m going to apply it to my work’. This scenario is an example of Fulop and Rifkin’s (1999) concept of ______________.
a. Learning by doing b. Stories c. Moneymakers d. Popular accounts
Zoey's Catnip Toys faces the following relationship between price and demand: v = 2000 - 200p. The fixed cost is $500 and variable cost is $1. What price should Zoey charge to maximize profit?
What will be an ideal response?
The effects of operations management policies over many months or years can be obtained by computer simulation in a short time. What is this phenomenon called?
A) time suppression B) time suspension C) time compression D) time inversion E) time conversion