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BUSN311 Week 5 Assignment. Save this worksheet with a new file name using your name
(e.g. Wk5Smith.docx).
Answer the following questions in the table
second column according to the company case study you selected from the Week 7 Assignment choices. For citation answers, full APA citation is required. Each question is worth a total of 10 points. Upload the completed document to your Week 5 Assignment.
QUESTION
ANSWER
(Citations – APA format)
POINTS
100
SCORE
(1)
Name the company case study you have chosen.
Chiquita Brands International
10
(2) In this case study the company made a key decision central to the scandal and causing legal implications. State in one sentence the two choices the company had and the decision
in made. For example, this is a statement of a decisional dilemma:
“
Company ABC chose the cheaper option of dumping toxic waste in the River Green instead of disposing it in proper containers at legally authorized toxic waste disposal facility
.”
Chiquita Brand International chose to continue business in Colombia by paying one terrorist group to fight off another terrorist group and offer them security instead of pulling operations from the country.
10
(3) Identify the law(s) and/or regulation(s) violated by the company’s action, including statute citation. Example:
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq. (1970)
The Anti-Terrorism Act of 1992 (18 U.S.C. 2339B) and the Material Support to Designated Foreign Terrorist groups legislation (18 U.S.C. 2339A) 10
(4) Choose ONE
of the following three ethical frameworks that most closely explains the company’s choice of conduct in making this decision. Write your selection in the next column. YOU WILL DEVELOP THIS IN YOUR WEEK 7 PPT.
free market ethics
egoism
utilitarianism
Utilitarianism
10
(5)
Cite one peer-reviewed or scholarly article* that explains and discusses the ethical framework you selected in the above question.
Scarre, G. (1996). Utilitarianism
. Routlege. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203213766
10
(6)
Choose ONE
of the following three ethical frameworks that, if followed by the company, would have led the company to make a different decision. Write your selection in the next column. YOU WILL DEVELOP THIS IN YOUR WEEK 7 PPT.
ethics of care
virtue ethics
deontology
Ethics of Care
10
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(7)
Cite one peer-reviewed or scholarly article that
explains and discusses the ethical framework you selected in the above question.
Nicholson, J., & Kurucz, E. (2019). Relational
Leadership for Sustainability: Building an Ethical Framework from the Moral Theory of “Ethics of Care.” Journal of Business Ethics, 156(1), 25–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3593-
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10
(8)
Identify another legal issue involving this company either in the case study or otherwise in your research about this company. This must
relate to the company and be in addition to the main legal issue or claim relating to the decision. Examples: contract, bankruptcy, whistleblowing, employment law, torts, intellectual property, criminal law, intellectual property. Simply state the area of law or claim here. You will expand and explain this in your Week 7 PPT.
In November 2001, Chiquita filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to restructure the company.
10
(9)
In one-sentence, recommend a take-away business practice from this case study for corporations in general relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR
). This should be an actual practice to engage – not just a statement like “exercise CSR.” You will expand and discuss this in your Week 7 PPT presentation. In regard to company payouts/accounting: Companies have a responsibility to know where their money is going, who it is going to, who it is affecting, who and what they are funding/supporting. 10
(10)
Cite a scholarly or peer-reviewed* article about CSR and/or recommended CSR business practices.
Dorobantu, S., Aguilera, R. V., Luo, J., & Milliken, F. J. (Eds.). (2018). Sustainability, stakeholder governance, and corporate social responsibility. Emerald Publishing.
10
Total
*For explanation of scholarly and peer-reviewed, see your Lessons under Content/Course Overview & Introduction. Also, note the requirement here is for a scholarly or peer-reviewed article
.
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