15 Aug Reading Chapter 11, 12
Reading Chapters 11, 12
Final Paper:
Prepare a paper (10-page Minimum) that fully answers the following question prompts:
1. In the landmark Dodge v. Ford case in 1919, the Michigan State Supreme Court determined whether Henry Ford could withhold dividends from the Dodge brothers (and other shareholders of the Ford Motor Company) to engage in what today would be called CSR initiatives. With a resounding No, the court opined, a business organization is organized and carried on primarily for the profits of the stockholders. If the court in your country were to decide on this case this year (or in 2019), what do you think would be the likely outcome?
2. Some argue that investing in emerging economies greatly facilitates economic development at the base of the global economic pyramid. Others contend that moving jobs to low-cost countries not only abandons CSR for domestic employees and communities in developed economies but also exploits the poor in these countries and destroys the environment. If you were (1) the CEO of an MNE headquartered in a developed economy, (2) the leader of a labor union in the home country of the MNE mentioned here that is losing a lot of jobs, and (3) the leader of an environmental NGO in the low-cost country in which the MNE invests, how would you participate in this debate?
