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Assignment Discussion: I will also send two discussion replies that will require 3-4 sentence responses for each. I will send this after the initial discussion submission answer is sent. (please put in separate documents with reference)
Companies frequently have to conduct a risk-utility analysis also known as a cost-benefit analysis to determine which path operationally they will follow to develop or market a product. The CEO, along with other directors, should consider the cost of such a venture and whether that path will also meet the criteria of being a good community partner. Past examples include but are not limited to Ford Pinto gas tank placement, Activia yogurt marketing, or Takata airbags In this assignment, you are to
- Research a company that has dealt with an ethical issue in the last 2 years, it may have been in advertising a product or just a product defect that was identified.
- Fully explain the specific details of the issue.
- Explain whether the company met its obligations to its shareholders, employees, and customers, and if so how? -- if not, what did it miss?
- Apply Josephson's Core Values Model to the actions of the company.