Seafood America
Master in Business Administration
School of Business and Management
Xavier University
SEAFOOD AMERICA:
CORPORATE RESPONSE TO AIDS
Case #3
Dr. Alma Frances R. Hortelano
MBA 111B Dynamics of Management
CHRISTINE R. LAURENTE
MBA 1
SEAFOOD AMERICA: CORPORATE RESPONSE TO AIDS
CASE #3
I. Point of View:
Case writer
II. Statement of the Problem:
What can Seafood Industry do for the company & its employees at the prevalence of HIV/AIDS?Predicaments threat on: * Loss of experienced personnel – particularly at the mngt.& skilled workers levels; * Need for increased resources to hire and retrain replacements; * Increase in absenteeism and labor turnover; * Loss of productivity; * Increased health care and funeral costs.
III. Objective: 1. To formulate policies that will guide restaurant managers in deciding what to do in tragic cases like AIDS;the broad objectives of the policy are to: I. Provide protection from discrimination in the workplace to people living with HIV/AIDS; II. Prevent HIV/AIDS spread amongst workers; III. Provide care, support and counseling for those infected and affected; 2. To maintain the reputation of Seafood America vis-à-vis its Corporate Social Responsibility;
IV. Areas of Consideration:
Seafood America, a nationalchain of restaurants (with 25 branches in 22 cities) for fresh seafood was founded by John Andrews of, Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1975. It was sold at the end of 1983 to Amalgamated Foods-a distinguished food processing company run by the CEO Jack Matthews. Along its doubled expansion in 1985, AIDS became prevalent also.
AIDS is a virus present in the blood, semen and vaginal secretion that works by destroying the body’s immune systems. The latest reports in 1986 from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicated that more than one million Americans have already been infected with the virus while 122,000 had
School of Business and Management
Xavier University
SEAFOOD AMERICA:
CORPORATE RESPONSE TO AIDS
Case #3
Dr. Alma Frances R. Hortelano
MBA 111B Dynamics of Management
CHRISTINE R. LAURENTE
MBA 1
SEAFOOD AMERICA: CORPORATE RESPONSE TO AIDS
CASE #3
I. Point of View:
Case writer
II. Statement of the Problem:
What can Seafood Industry do for the company & its employees at the prevalence of HIV/AIDS?Predicaments threat on: * Loss of experienced personnel – particularly at the mngt.& skilled workers levels; * Need for increased resources to hire and retrain replacements; * Increase in absenteeism and labor turnover; * Loss of productivity; * Increased health care and funeral costs.
III. Objective: 1. To formulate policies that will guide restaurant managers in deciding what to do in tragic cases like AIDS;the broad objectives of the policy are to: I. Provide protection from discrimination in the workplace to people living with HIV/AIDS; II. Prevent HIV/AIDS spread amongst workers; III. Provide care, support and counseling for those infected and affected; 2. To maintain the reputation of Seafood America vis-à-vis its Corporate Social Responsibility;
IV. Areas of Consideration:
Seafood America, a nationalchain of restaurants (with 25 branches in 22 cities) for fresh seafood was founded by John Andrews of, Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1975. It was sold at the end of 1983 to Amalgamated Foods-a distinguished food processing company run by the CEO Jack Matthews. Along its doubled expansion in 1985, AIDS became prevalent also.
AIDS is a virus present in the blood, semen and vaginal secretion that works by destroying the body’s immune systems. The latest reports in 1986 from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicated that more than one million Americans have already been infected with the virus while 122,000 had