Questions

1. Which do you think is the most significant controversy associated with the case of Coca-Cola providing contaminated botting plants in Plachimada, Kerala, South India 2000? Rank the below from most to least significant and explain your decisions.

a) The role and responsibilities of businesses in society b) Scientific evidence versus local knowledge related to water availability and pollution c) Ideologies of governance (capitalism versus communism, national versus local)

2. By applying Stubbs and Cocklins framework (see materials on Organisational responsibility) and the three different perspectives (neoclassical, ecological modernisation and ecocentric) explain if Coca-Cola acted ethically.

3. What do see as the weaknesses and strengths of the three different perspectives for understanding organizational responsibility?

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a) The role and responsibilities of businesses in society b) Scientific evidence versus local knowledge related to water availability and pollution

c) Ideologies of governance (capitalism versus communism, national versus local)