Environmental Disasters and Ethics of International Companies
Assignment- Case 8: Environmental Disasters and Ethics of International Companies: The case of Bhopal
Harry Johnson, CEO of international Chemical, called a meeting of the newly formed crises management committee, which consist of the vice president of manufacturing; the Venice president-legal; the vice president of health, safety, and environment; the chief financial officer; and the public relations officer. Johnson had formed the committee after Union Carbide’s Bhopal disaster to examine International Chemical’s contingency plans. Because the two companies have similar international organizations and produce similarly toxic products, he asked the members to review the information they had on the Bhopal disaster and make recommendations as to what each person’s area would do should their company have a similar accident. Johnson also asked the vice president of health, safety, and environment to begin the meeting by giving the committee a synopsis of the series of events that occurred during the first days after the disaster.
Discuss the possible causes of the accident. What are the steps one should have followed in order to avoid the disaster? Should international corporations be engaged in the production of such toxic materials for profit? Do multinational organizations have the responsibility of bringing awareness to the people who lack adequate knowledge about the negative effect of such business operation?
Sources: Berenbeim, Ronald, \”Can Multinational Businesses Agree on How to Act Ethically?\” Business and Society Review, Number 9/8, 1997
Group Project Paper – written paper should be typed (4-5 pages) and double spaced; paper will be submitted on the due date as indicated in the course calendar. Attach graphs, tables, and other methods to illustrate the problem. Sources/bibliography should be provided, a minimum of 5 relevant research papers from peer reviewed journals (use APA intext citation and list all cited sources in a reference page by adhering to APA citation rule). Please check for grammar and flow of your paper before you post it as a final project report.
The project report paper should include:
a) Introduction of the main theme of the case
b) The main problem/message the project seeks to convey
c) The methods of research used in the analysis (narrative or quantitative analysis)
d) The finding/s of your project (what is/are the learning outcomes or takeaways of your report)
e) The relevance of the article to international business discipline or what can future international business manager learn from it.
f) Conclusion
g) Reference page
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