Strategic Decision Making

Chapter 10: Business Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Sustainability

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain why good ethics is good business in strategic management.

2. Explain why whistle-blowing, bribery, and workplace romance are strategic issues.

3. Discuss why social responsibility and policy are key issues in strategic planning.

4. Discuss the nature of environmental sustainability and why it is a key issue in strategic planning.

5. Explain why animal welfare is a strategic issue for firms

Chapter 11: Global and International Issues

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the nature of doing business globally, including language and labor union issues.

2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of doing business globally.

3. Discuss the global challenge facing firms and why this is a strategic issue.

4. Discuss tax rates and tax inversions as strategic issues.

5. Compare and contrast American business culture versus foreign business cultures; explain why this is a strategic issue.

6. Discuss the business culture found in Mexico, Japan, China, and India; explain why this is a strategic issue.

7. Discuss the business climate in Africa, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Mexico, and Vietnam; explain why this is a strategic issue.

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

i. Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays. Is that wise management or irresponsible activism? Discuss.

ii. Do some research on New Zealand to determine whether you agree that the country merits its #1 ranking globally in attractiveness for doing business. Website http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/new-zealand

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!]

[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

Overall submission requirements –

1. discussion needs two chapters overview or any topic discussion in your own words

2. Add your answers to the questions highlighted in yellow to the discussion post

3. Total 500 words, apa format, no plagiarism and verbatim

4. Two peer reviews with 200 words each

Chapter

10:

Business

Ethics,

Social

Responsibility,

and

Environmental

Sustainability

Learning

Objectives:

1.

Explain

why

good

ethics

is

good

business

in

strategic

management.

2.

Explai

n

why

whistle

–

blowing,

bribery,

and

workplace

romance

are

strategic

issues.

3.

Discuss

why

social

responsibility

and

policy

are

key

issues

in

strategic

planning.

4.

Discuss

the

nature

of

environmental

sustainability

and

why

it

is

a

key

issue

in

strategic

plannin

g.

5.

Explain

why

animal

welfare

is

a

strategic

issue

for

firms

Chapter

11:

Global

and

International

Issues

Learning

Objectives:

1.

Discuss

the

nature

of

doing

business

globally,

including

language

and

labor

union

issues.

2.

Explain

the

advantages

and

disadvantage

s

of

doing

business

globally.

3.

Discuss

the

global

challenge

facing

firms

and

why

this

is

a

strategic

issue.

4.

Discuss

tax

rates

and

tax

inversions

as

strategic

issues.

5.

Compare

and

contrast

American

business

culture

versus

foreign

business

cultures;

explain

wh

y

this

is

a

strategic

issue.

6.

Discuss

the

business

culture

found

in

Mexico,

Japan,

China,

and

India;

explain

why

this

is

a

strategic

issue.

7.

Discuss

the

business

climate

in

Africa,

China,

Indonesia,

India,

Japan,

Mexico,

and

Vietnam;

explain

why

this

is

a

st

rategic

issue.

Initial

Postings:

Read

and

reflect

on

the

assigned

readings

for

the

week.

Then

post

what

you

thought

was

the

most

important

concept(s),

method(s),

term(s),

and/or

any

other

thing

that

you

felt

was

worthy

of

your

understanding

in

each

assigned

textbook

chapter.Your

initial

post

should

be

based

upon

the

assigned

reading

for

the

week,

so

the

textbook

should

be

a

source

listed

in

your

reference

section

and

cited

within

the

body

of

the

text.

Other

sourc

es

are

not

required

but

feel

free

to

use

them

if

they

aid

in

your

discussion.

Also,

provide

a

graduate

–

level

response

to

each

of

the

following

questions:

i.

Chick

–

fil

–

A

is

closed

on

Sundays.

Is

that

wise

management

or

irresponsible

activism?

Discuss.

ii.

Do

some

research

on

New

Zealand

to

determine

whether

you

agree

that

th

e

country

merits

its

#1

ranking

globally

in

attractiveness

for

doing

business.

Website

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/new

–

zealand

[

Your

post

must

be

substantive

and

demonstrate

insight

gained

from

the

course

material.

P

ostings

must

be

in

the

student’s

own

words

–

do

not

provide

quotes

!

] [Your

initial

post

should

be

at

least

450+

words

and

in

APA

format

(including

Times

New

Roman

with

font

size

12

and

double

spaced).

Post

the

actual

body

of

your

paper

in

the

discussion

thread

then

attach

a

Word

version

of

the

paper

for

APA

review]

Overall submission requirements

–

1.

discussion needs two chapters overview or any topic discussion in your own words

2.

Add your answers to the questions highlighted in yellow to the discussion post

3.

Tota

l 500 words, apa format, no plagiarism and verbatim

4.

Two peer reviews with 200 words each

Chapter 10: Business Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Sustainability

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain why good ethics is good business in strategic management.

2. Explain why whistle-blowing, bribery, and workplace romance are strategic issues.

3. Discuss why social responsibility and policy are key issues in strategic planning.

4. Discuss the nature of environmental sustainability and why it is a key issue in strategic planning.

5. Explain why animal welfare is a strategic issue for firms

Chapter 11: Global and International Issues

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the nature of doing business globally, including language and labor union issues.

2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of doing business globally.

3. Discuss the global challenge facing firms and why this is a strategic issue.

4. Discuss tax rates and tax inversions as strategic issues.

5. Compare and contrast American business culture versus foreign business cultures; explain why

this is a strategic issue.

6. Discuss the business culture found in Mexico, Japan, China, and India; explain why this is a

strategic issue.

7. Discuss the business climate in Africa, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Mexico, and Vietnam;

explain why this is a strategic issue.

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought

was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of

your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the

assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and

cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in

your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

i. Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays. Is that wise management or irresponsible activism? Discuss.

ii. Do some research on New Zealand to determine whether you agree that the country merits its #1

ranking globally in attractiveness for doing business.

Website http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/new-zealand

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must

be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!] [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with

font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach

a Word version of the paper for APA review]

Overall submission requirements –

1. discussion needs two chapters overview or any topic discussion in your own words

2. Add your answers to the questions highlighted in yellow to the discussion post

3. Total 500 words, apa format, no plagiarism and verbatim

4. Two peer reviews with 200 words each