Case-1 Aaron Feuerstein-A Socially Responsible Owner The evening of December 11‚ 1995‚ was a special time for Aaron Feuerstein‚ CEO of Malden Mills. A small surprise 70th birthday party quietly was held in his honor at a local Boston restaurant. But Feuerstein’s life took a dramatic turn that evening for a different reason: A boiler at his company’s plant exploded‚ setting off a fire that injured 33employees and destroyed three of the factory’s century-old buildings. Malden Mills was a privately
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Week 1 Homework Assignment Are Layoffs Unethical? —Aaron Feuerstein and Malden Mills 1. Aaron Feuerstein became something of an overnight national hero by protecting his workers. Feuerstein said‚ “It was the right thing to do and there’s a moral imperative to do it‚ irrespective of the consequences. a. Was Feuerstein employing utilitarian or formalist reasoning? Explain. Answer: I believe he is a formalist because “the right thing to do and there’s a moral imperative to do it‚ irrespective
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and give them jobs…” – Aaron Feuerstein’s words from “60 Minutes” interview. Aaron Feuerstein is the owner of Malden Mills‚ the CEO of the company and the third generation of his family to run the mills. The company during that time was contributing to the US economy approximately $100 million a year. The company is known for creating the textile known as Polartec‚ which gave them a 50% growth in sales in the height of its popularity. After the fire that occurred‚ Aaron made a decision‚ one that
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Aaron Feuerstein & Malden Mills MGMT 368 ~ Business Ethics July 21‚ 2013 “The Mensch of Malden Mills” Aaron Feuerstein is well-known in the community of Lawrence‚ Massachusetts as the owner of Malden Mills. Perhaps more importantly‚ he is known as the man who cares about his workers and goes out of his way to help them; the man with deep convictions to see things through to the end because he is a man who keeps his word. Mr. Feuerstein is also known around the globe as one of the only businessmen
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William M. Grissett Business ethics WK 4 Research paper Malden Mills Ethical question June 25‚ 2009 Aaron Feuerstein greeted the brisk New England morning of December 11th‚ 1995 with unusual optimism‚ especially for a man almost seventy years old. After all Malden Mills was the last of the New England garment factories‚ and a century old family business besides! Known as the leading innovator‚ producer‚ and marketer of branded‚ high quality performance textiles for the outdoor products
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The Malden Mills Case By Peter Schiller Seeing that I live in South Lawrence‚ MA I thought it would be interesting to analyze this case. I also bring a perspective to this paper as I‚ like Aaron Feuerstein‚ am “a strongly religious man” (Nohria and Piper 1-10). The difference there is that he is Jewish‚ like half of my wife’s family and I am a Christian (reformed Presbyterian to be exact). Thanks to my father-in-law’s extended family‚ I have some insight into the feeling of social responsibility
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Hank Aaron Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron Born February 5‚ 1934 ‚ Nicknamed “Hammer”‚ Or “Hammerin Hank”‚ Is A Retired American Baseball Right Fielder Who Played 23 Seasons In Major League Baseball From 1954 To 1976 . Aaron Was Considered To Be One Of The Greatest Baseball Players Of All Time . Background : Hank Aaron Is Widely Regarded As One Of The Greatest Hitters Of In The History Of Baseball . For Nearly 23 Years ‚ Aaron Played As An Outfielder For The Braves And The Milwaukee Brewers .
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Alex Hubbard Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers was born in California on December 2nd‚ 1983. After he graduated high school‚ he attended Brutte College. A year after that he went to the University of California at Berkley. He was a football star for two years there before he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2005. Football was always one of Rodger’s favorite things to do‚ especially at a young age. At the age of 2 Aaron was able to sit silently and watch and entire NFL game. By the
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Appalachian Spring was one of Aaron top tracks not only did it hit world wide it endure popularity as an orchestral suite. One of America influenced choreographer Martha Graham perform at the Library of Congress in Washington DC on October 30‚ 1944 which went down in history. Later that next year Aaron was awarded the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his outstanding track. Copland was extremely multi talented he was a composer‚ composition teacher‚ writer and conductor of music. Between 1935
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Gianna Riccardi Mrs. Hibbs AP Language and Composition 2 December 2012 Commencement Speech Analysis Aaron Sorkin in his Commencement speech at Syracuse University shares his personal experiences during his life and connects it to the graduates of Syracuse University. Throughout his speech‚ Sorkin keeps a humorous yet straightforward tone. Sorkin opens his speech by telling of “...a man and women…married for 40 years.” Using this to open his speech grabs the readers’ attention and makes
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