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Discuss the corporate governance infractions of Sterlite.
How do you account for the tremendous success Sterlite has achieved in spite of so many violations of law and acceptable governance practices?
Sterlite Industries Ltd. has been a profit-making corporation, notwithstanding the fact that the company seems to have gained certain degree of notoriety for various ethical infractions and non-compliance of legal norms. How do you account for the success of the company?
Explain the controversies surrounding the Sterlite Tuticorin plant.
There seems to be wide variations between the profession of business ethics and actual practice at Sterlite. Do you agree? In your perception, why does this happen?
Discuss the wide chasm that exists between Sterlite’s claim as an ethical organization and its unethical practices.
Discuss the various initiatives of global organizations to ensure ethical business worldwide.
Explain the background under which the Caux Round Table was established. What are its objectives and the issues it seeks to address?
What are the benefits and disadvantages MNCs bring to the host country?
Discuss the factors that facilitate the integration of the global economy.
Why is it that even countries with abundant natural and human resources cannot afford to insulate themselves from others?
Comment: ‘The failure of GTB is also the failure of the banking regulatory system in the country.’
Explain the causes that contributed to the ultimate collapse of GTB.
From the hindsight of GTB’s ultimate failure, trace its emergence as the most technology-savvy brand among banks in India.
The collapse of GTB should be attributed not only to the lack of ethics and avariciousness of its promoters, but also to the lack of competence and the alacrity of the regulators.Would you agree? Explain your stand.
Discuss a suitable framework for ethical decision making in business. What are the most important issues to be tackled in the process?
Elucidate Kohlberg’s model of cognitive moral development in your own words with suitable examples.
What do you understand by moral philosophy? How is it evolved both for individuals and organizations?What kind of conflicts can be created by the confrontation of the individual’s and organization’s of moral philosophies in the work place? How can they be resolved?
What are the models ethicists have provided to guide a businessman take decisions that are both moral and profitable?
Discuss the reasons why decision making in business is both a mixed and vexed problem.
How would you reconcile diametrically opposite views held by HLL-assigned scientists and those appointed by the government and NGOs about the quantity and the toxic nature of the spilled mercury waste and its impact on the frail ecology of Kodai hills? Was there any meeting point at all between
What kind of roles have NGOs such as Greenpeace India, played in bringing to the open the issue of HLL’s spill of toxic mercury waste in and around Kodaikanal hills? Did it have the desired impact, in your view?
Explain in your own words the HLL Kodaikanal mercury spill controversy. What is the present status of the controversy?
What was the role of NGOs in bringing to light HLL’s dumping of mercury waste in various parts of Kodaikanal locality? To what extent were they able to get justice to the affected workers and the general public?
How did Hindustan Lever Ltd respond to the initial complaints of various stakeholders that the company had adopted a callous attitude towards the disposal of hazardous mercury-laden waste? What type of strategy did the company adopt when it realized that the entire fault lay in the carelessness of
Trace the history of the establishment of Kodaikanal thermometer factory and how it came into the adverse view of the NGOs, the public and the TNPCB?
Why does business have a negative image? How can a company establish ethical standards?
What are the sources of ethical problems in business? How can these be resolved?
What is an ethical dilemma? When does it arise in an organization? Who are the stakeholders impacted by ethical dilemma in business?
What are the problems associated with conducting clinical trials in India? How has Biocon circumvented them?
Discuss the singular characteristics of Biocon as India’s fast-growing technology enterprise, while tracing its growth.
All major religions of the world provide a moral basis for their followers to carry on their business ethically.Do you agree? Either way, provide arguments to prove your point.
Business ethics is basically a Western concept. Would you agree? Substantiate your answer.
An ideal normative theory of business ethics should capture the ethical obligations arising out of business agreements. In your perception, which normative theory is useful for constructing satisfactory proceedings justifying ethical obligations of business?
Out of the three major normative theories (stockholder, stakeholder and social contract), which one, in your perception adequately explains the basis for business ethics?
Many social thinkers are of the opinion that morality and ethics are built on the foundation of religion. Do you subscribe to the view? Substantiate your answer.
It is an indisputable fact that the Satyam scam has exposed the weaknesses in the Indian corporate regulatory system. How can we prevent Satyam like scams in future?
Critics claim that the Satyam scam has exposed huge cracks in India’s corporate governance structures and the regulation of Satyam through SEBI. Do you agree with this view? If it is so, suggest measures to remedy the situation.
Write short notes on any two of the following:(a) Money laundering(b) Insider trading(c) The role of independent directors.
What were the factors that led to the phenomenal growth of Satyam Computers? Also discuss the reasons that led to its downfall.
Trace the genesis and growth of Satyam Computer Services Limited.
How would you recognize an ethical organization? What are its characteristics?
What benefits accrue to business if ethics is made part of its strategy?
What is corporate governance? How can ethics make corporate governance more meaningful?
Explain the role of values in the making of business ethics. How these can be incorporated in working out business strategy?
What is the importance of ethics in business? Give suitable examples.
Explain what business ethics is, and what it is not.
What are the major ethical issues that business faces today? Discuss them with suitable examples.
What is business ethics? Describe its nature. Is business ethics a necessity?
If there are water security issues in relation to quantity and quality, who should take the lead in ensuring that there is universal access to adequate supplies of safe and clean water?
What are the main risks that face business in relation to water security?
Why do developing countries face particular problems in relation to environmental problems?
In what ways might there be a conflict between the goals of economic growth and the concept of sustainable development?
The UK Government has announced that, under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic and Directors' Reports) Regulations 2013, quoted companies are required to report their annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their directors' report. All quoted companies have to measure and report greenhouse gas
You have applied for, and been successful in obtaining, an internship for a leading newspaper. You will be working in the research team supporting the Global Environment news team. You have been asked to update the web content on its popular online pages, and, in particular, the Frequently Asked
Why do ‘green’ thinkers and left-wing activists argue that market-based measures are not, on their own, adequate to tackle the ecological problem?
Explain how it is argued that market-based measures such as the ‘polluter pays principle’ address ecological problems.
What is the meaning of the term ‘the tragedy of the commons’ and how does this relate to ecological damage?
Andy Haldane (2015), chief economist at the Bank of England asserts that, ‘The historical evolution of the financial system has been a game of cat and mouse between the state and the banking system.’ Discuss in the light of the global financial crisis.
Discuss the results of the subprime crisis for:a. Banksb. Governments and central banks
a. Explain the term contagion.c. How did the crisis spread internationally from the US?d. Which countries’ financial systems were more/less endangered? Advance reasons for your answer.
What factors brought about the tipping point in the subprime bond market?
Explain why trading in bonds was more attractive for banks than lending to business.
a. Review your understanding of the term leverage?b. Why did banks lobby for rules on leverage to be relaxed?
You are a journalist on a web site producing material for a business audience. The editor wishes to produce a series of articles on financial crises. You are asked to write an article on the prerequisites of good bank regulation. Your research discovers that banks need to be solvent, liquid, and
You work in the office of a financial regulator. A local university has invited you to give a talk on the causes of the global financial crisis 2007/08, paying particular attention to the culture in investment banks. Prepare your speech.See:a. Discussion of bank culture by Lo at
Analyse the need for effective regulation of the financial system. Explain why bankers resist the tightening of regulation.
Explain the increasing internationalization of the banking system. What factors have made it easier for banks to internationalize their operations?
Why is it vital for business to have confidence in the international payments system?
In 2016, the House of Commons Transport Committee concluded that VW had acted with, ‘a cynical disregard for emissions limits . . . undermined consumer confidence in vehicle standards . . . (and) brought its own integrity into disrepute’ (p. 3).a. Assess the impact of the scandal on VW’s:•
‘The gaming of defeat device regulations has gone on for far too long in the EU. It is time for the charade to stop’(German, J. International Council on Clean Transportation, blog 10 February 2017). In the light of the number of premature deaths caused by NOx emissions, advance a case for a
Discuss reasons why:a. the US regulatory authorities have adopted a harsher approach to the cheating of emissions regulation; andb. the EU and some of its member states adopted a laxer approach to the case.
Identify which of the following areas of law are being applied to the case in the USA:• common law• civil law• criminal law.Justify your answer.
Why did car firms make such efforts to cheat the emissions regulatory systems?
You are the PA to the legal director of a giant energy company, which is in a legal dispute with the authorities in a country in Latin America. Your boss is considering going to arbitration to resolve the dispute. As an aid to the decision, your boss asks you to research the dispute between BG, the
In 2016, Google was accused by the European Commission of abusing its dominant position in the market for mobile operating systems (see European Commission IP/16/1492 and European Commission (2018)).a. Which article of EU law was being applied in the case? What types of business behaviour does the
a. What is cybercrime?b. Why is cybercrime important for business?c. Assess the legal protection available to businesses suffering transnational cybercrime.
Explain why firms involved in international trade might use international arbitration bodies to settle disputes.
Explain why knowledge of different legal systems would be useful for firms involved in international trade and investment.
Why is the legal environment important for international business?
How has the EU tried to collectively resolve the issues resulting from the increase in refugee numbers, and to what extent have they been successful?
What part, if any, do you think that ‘Fake News’ has played in the discussion about the impacts of refugees from Syria to European countries?
Looking at examples from Europe, what does this case tell us about the ‘demise of the nation state’ thesis?Carry out some further research for these questions:
Discuss what the case of Syria tells us about global political institutions like the UN.
Why has it proven so difficult to establish democracy in a country like Syria?
Which characteristics indicate that the Arab Spring countries were authoritarian?
You work in the mergers and acquisitions section of a big multinational bank. One of your clients is a large mobile phone company considering moving into India. You are given the task of researching the political environment in India. Your specific remit is to:a. examine the experiences of foreign
You are the PA to an executive in a social media platform which allows sharing of messages and videos, and which generates its income via advertising revenue. Your boss asks you to write a report that:a. Sets out the recent issues surrounding fake news;b. Analyses the implications of it for your
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) produces an Index of Democracy (http://www.eiu.com/topic/democracy-index) that charts the progress of democracy in the world. Its 2016 Report stated that the year had seen the ‘Revenge of the deplorables’ and also had seen a ‘democratic recession’a.
To what extent do you agree that globalization has undermined the power of the nation state? Give evidence to support your arguments.
Compare and contrast the characteristics of liberal democratic and communist states. Discuss which of these types of state would be more attractive for a Western MNC.
What is the state? Why is it important for the aerospace industry? Explain with examples.
Finally, discuss the importance of the mediating effects of human action, in particular the role of the state, on the rise of Apple and the fall of RIM. [Hint: compare US and Canadian R&D expenditure on military and intelligence related projects.]
Apple, like many of its competitors, uses litigation like a tool of competition. Research the litigation between Apple and Motorola, owned by Google. What was the issue at stake and the outcome? See Apple Inc. v. Motorola, Inc.Justia (2014).
Working as a group or on your own, prepare a report which:a. includes figures that chart Apple’s and RIM’s performance in terms of growth rates in sales and net income between 2005 and 2016.b. examines the unit sales performance of the Apple’s and BlackBerry’s iPhones.c. compares Apple’s
You are working as a researcher for a white-collar union. Prepare a research paper analyzing the extent to which technological advancement may be deprofessionalizing jobs and deskilling the contemporary workforce?
It is claimed that big data can generate lots of benefits for business.a. What is big data?b. Explain how mobile telecoms companies like China Telecom are in a strong position to benefit from big data. Illustrate your answer with examples.c. Explain how large, global retailers can take advantage of
Discuss how multinational companies could contribute to the global diffusion of technology.Illustrate your answer with examples.
‘If we do not understand how complex technologies function then their potential is more easily captured by selfish elites and corporations’ (Bridle 2018: 3). Explain.
What is the substance of the claims by economists since the 1930s, such as Kondratieff, Schumpeter, Perez and others, regarding technology and cycles of economic growth?

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