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- June 1989 (Revised May 1993)
- Supplement
Rossin Greenberg Seronick & Hill, Inc. (C)
By: John A. Quelch
Teaching objectives: 1) to consider legal and other obligations advertising agencies owe to their clients, 2) to show how aggressive marketing can lead to allegations of misconduct, 3) to explore conflicts of interest which may arise for professional service companies... View Details
- April 1989 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith
Presents an historical overview of the professional career of James E. Burke, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Examines the corporation's handling of three major occurrences--the Tylenol poisonings in 1982 and 1986 and the acquisition and subsequent sale of... View Details
- 1989
- Chapter
Stakeholder Welfare, Managerial Ethics, and Management Buyouts
By: L. S. Paine and Robert F. Bruner
- winter 1988
- Article
Management Buyouts and Managerial Efforts
By: Robert F. Bruner and Lynn S. Paine
Management buyouts, which have played an important role in the recent wave of corporate restructurings, have been criticized from several directions. This article addresses the problems created by management's conflict of interest. As members of the buyout team,... View Details
- October 1988
- Case
Agrico, Inc.: A Software Dilemma
An information systems vice president has one hour to make an ethical decision: should a software program, left inadvertently on the company's computer, be copied and stored? Copying the program would protect clients' assets, but it seems to violate the vendor... View Details
- February 1988 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Government Redress of Market Imperfections: Procurement from Minority Firms
By: George C. Lodge
- December 1987 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
One Leather Street
By: William J. Poorvu and Jeffrey A. Libert
Presents a problem involving rehabilitating a small office building in Boston. Describes an investment decision which is knowingly underfunded. As construction proceeds, the developer realizes that it is not up to building code and faces difficult business and ethical... View Details
- September 1987
- Article
The Board's Role in Influencing the Corporation's Ethical Climate
By: L. S. Paine
- June 1987 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Mebel, Doran & Co.
Puts the student in the position of a senior official of a major New York investment bank who discovers that information has leaked to the market on a confidential takeover plan that was being developed by a corporate client. The official has to decide how to deal with... View Details
- April 1986 (Revised July 1986)
- Supplement
Duncan Field (B)
Following the acquisition of a new business, the manager is approached for the "continuation" of a regular payment for services to "insure labor peace" and maintain a parking lot. The case allows discussion of ethical, legal, and practical issues involved. View Details
- 1 Jan 1986
- Conference Presentation
Attitudes Toward Women in Groups with Male and Female Leaders
By: R. Ely
- February 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (B)
Contains a description of a set of related decisions confronting the management and directors of Business Research Corp. (BRC) in April of 1984. BRC needs more capital to finance continued development of the market for a full-text database comprised of Wall Street... View Details
- July 1984 (Revised June 1985)
- Background Note
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Marketing
- spring/summer 1984
- Article
Children as Consumers: An Ethical Evaluation of Children's Television Advertising
By: L. S. Paine
- March 1984 (Revised August 1990)
- Case
Petite Playthings, Inc.--1984 (A)
Provides background information for the (B) case, in which a young sales person is asked for a bribe by an experienced children's wear buyer. View Details
- November 1983 (Revised October 1988)
- Case
Canon Inc.: Worldwide Copier Strategy
Describes Canon's worldwide strategy in the copier business. Designed to be used to explore strategy formulation in a worldwide industry, and the principles of international competition. View Details