LEG500 Assignment 2: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World
Assignment 2: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World
Law, Ethics & Corporate Governance
11/2013
Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Work Place and the World discusses one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies that enjoys a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company which produces high-quality products that saves millions of lives and enhances the quality of life for millions of others. In this hypothetical scenario the following will be discussed. The stakeholders will be indentified. Analyze the ethics of PharmaCARE’s treatment of Colberia’s indigenous population and PharmaCARE’s rank-and-file workers versus that of its executives. Determine whether Allen could legally fire each of the three workers; Donna, Tom, and Ayesha. Suggest steps he should take to minimize the risks to his department and the company. Determine the whistle blowing opportunities, obligations, and protections that could benefit Allen. Assess PharmaCARE’s environmental initiative against the backdrop of its anti-environmental lobbying efforts and Colberian activities. Examine if this renders the company’s purported environmental stewardship better or worse and if the company’s public stance should carry an obligation to be a leader in environmental matters. Analyze the original purposes of and the changes to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Determine which provision(s) of CERCLA apply to PharmaCARE in the scenario provided
Stakeholders are those individuals and groups that have an investment, share, or interest in an organization. In this scenario that includes PharmaCARE, CompCARE a subsidiary of PharmaCARE, Wellco a large drugstore chain which purchased CompCARE, PharmaCARE’s management and investors, and the African nation of Colberia.
Analyze the ethics of PharmaCARE’s treatment of the Colberia’s indigenous population and its rank-and-file workers versus
Law, Ethics & Corporate Governance
11/2013
Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Work Place and the World discusses one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies that enjoys a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company which produces high-quality products that saves millions of lives and enhances the quality of life for millions of others. In this hypothetical scenario the following will be discussed. The stakeholders will be indentified. Analyze the ethics of PharmaCARE’s treatment of Colberia’s indigenous population and PharmaCARE’s rank-and-file workers versus that of its executives. Determine whether Allen could legally fire each of the three workers; Donna, Tom, and Ayesha. Suggest steps he should take to minimize the risks to his department and the company. Determine the whistle blowing opportunities, obligations, and protections that could benefit Allen. Assess PharmaCARE’s environmental initiative against the backdrop of its anti-environmental lobbying efforts and Colberian activities. Examine if this renders the company’s purported environmental stewardship better or worse and if the company’s public stance should carry an obligation to be a leader in environmental matters. Analyze the original purposes of and the changes to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Determine which provision(s) of CERCLA apply to PharmaCARE in the scenario provided
Stakeholders are those individuals and groups that have an investment, share, or interest in an organization. In this scenario that includes PharmaCARE, CompCARE a subsidiary of PharmaCARE, Wellco a large drugstore chain which purchased CompCARE, PharmaCARE’s management and investors, and the African nation of Colberia.
Analyze the ethics of PharmaCARE’s treatment of the Colberia’s indigenous population and its rank-and-file workers versus
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