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Week 6 - Discussion Board

Week 6 - Discussion Board

Q After you read the assigned cases for this week, choose ONE question to answer by Wednesday night at midnight and respond to ONE of your classmates by Saturday night at midnight. DB questions for Cases 9, 10, 11, 12: 1. Based on what you read in the text and in the Chicago Blackhawks case in particular, how can social advocates and corporate interests negotiate messages of resistance and messages of belonging? Is it possible to represent all voices in a community? Why or why not? 2. After reading the case on factory farms in Ohio, what ethical responsibilities regarding food production do corporations have? The agricultural industry? Government? Individuals? 3. The Mitsubishi case addresses a class action discrimination lawsuit by female employees. After sexual harassment has occurred in the workplace, what should the appropriate and ethical organizational response be? What is the role of communication facilitating the response? What should this company have done before it became a lawsuit? 4. What insights does the theory of organizational culture provide for a perspective on the IETF case? Describe their ethical or unethical practices in the context of the organization’s culture.

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3. After the taking place of sexual harassment at the workplace, the response by the organization must be to obtain and exchange feedback with the victims and the accused employees. Thereafter, there must be evidence gathered about the incident so that the truth can be discovered. There must be legal assistance taken from the government agencies if required. There must be investigation reports submitted to the topmost official of the organization. Communication must be made flexible and there can be lie detectors used to check whether an employee is telling a lie about the incident or not.