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BUSINESS ETHICS
BUSINESS ETHICS
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Development vs Public Safety & Damage to Environment – A Case Study on Sterlite Copper Industries, Thoothukudi
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Jikku Susan Kurian, Associate Professor, Firebird Institute of Research in Management, Coimbatore and Dr. Aruna Polisetty, Sr. Asst.Professor in Symbiosis centre for management studies, NagpurPUBLISHED DATE: 25/07/2021PUBLISHER: ET CASESCATEGORY: BUSINESS ETHICSPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: BE-1-0003; BE-1-0003ACASE LENGTH: 12DESCRIPTION:The present case study describes the saga of Sterlite Copper Industries Thoothukudi from the Profit to Planet concern. From its inception, the company was opposed to its hazardous operations. People of Thoothukudi struggled for 23-years for the closure of the polluting industry. However, the company obtained clearances at all stages with false information and misrepresentation of facts. Sterlite is one among several companies in Thoothukudi categorised as large, red, and hazardous. On the other hand, ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Rajanna’s Ethical Dilemma
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. G. Sridhar, Associate Professor, IIM KozhikodePUBLISHED DATE: 31/03/2017PUBLISHER: IIM KozhikodeCATEGORY: BUSINESS ETHICSPRODUCT: CASELETCASE ID: BE-2-0002, BE-2-0002ACASE LENGTH: 3 PagesDESCRIPTION:This Caselet highlights a typical ethical dilemma of Gudigantala Rajanna. On one side, he had to uphold the values that his parents nurtured in him since childhood and on the other he had to keep his promises to the voters. After becoming a ward councillor and after an incessant pursuit of getting drinking water facility to his ward, he was in a dilemma to consider the bribe from the person who was awarded the contract.read more
Pedagogical Objective The objective of this case is to help understand and ...SHOW DETAILS -
The Debacle and Revival of Nestlé India’s Maggi
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Susmita Mukhopadhyay - Assistant Professor, Utkarsh, Manju Jayakumar, Mirza Mabood Ali Beg, Mitrabarun Ghosh - Research Scholar - Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT KharagpurPUBLISHED DATE: 26/07/2016PUBLISHER: Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurCATEGORY: BUSINESS ETHICSPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: BE-1-0001, BE-1-0001ACASE LENGTH: 12 PagesDESCRIPTION:This case study introduces students and participants to how relationships transpire between consumer products and regulators responsible for oversight. It explores the detriments caused to product brands by neglecting ethical responses to questions raised by government regulators and agencies and shows why companies must have a considered ethical response to such crises. Nestlé Maggi noodles had to be withdrawn from the market and huge quantities of the product recalled and destroyed ...read moreSHOW DETAILS