Current Ethical Issue in Business Learning Danielle Christine University of Phoenix Ethics in Management PHL 323 Laila Dabbagh Lambdin February 23, 2009 Current Ethical Issue in Business Learning Identify the ground rules manifested in the situation as well as which ethics theories apply. Circuit City is the nations 2nd largest retailer of consumer electronics, entertainment software and personal computers. On November 3, 2008, Circuit City announced that they would layoff and close 17% of it’s workforce by the end of the year. Due primarily to weakened economic environment and its potential impact on the timing of the overall sales of the companies inventory, cost and expenses. As a result of the companies deteriorating
In this essay, I will discuss the circumstances that resulted in the merger, assess the significant positive (or negative) effects of the merger, and examine the organizational structure that has resulted from the merger. American Airlines filed for bankruptcy in November 2011. According to an interview with Richard Quest of CNN, Thomas Horton the new CEO of American Airlines stated that the company was forced into bankruptcy because of the cost disadvantages it faced compared to it’s competitors that had already gone through a bankruptcy. The news came as a shock to many. The company had enough money to sustain the losses that it may incur through
A recent economic downturn has seriously affected the auto industry and your company, as well. Your company has merged with two other brake component companies in an effort to gain production efficiencies and lower unit costs. You are the lead HR person for the new entity. Based on your analysis of the three previous executive compensation approaches, you have decided with board approval to redesign the executive compensation for the new combined organization. Describe the components of an executive compensation plan.
I believe that’s exactly what GM was trying to do by “calling out” the other companies. It was showing a confidence in something unknown, which could backfire and cause them to suffer in the long run. GM also showed traits of being reactionary in their planning. They apparently were in a lot of debt and couldn’t go forward without the government bailout. They waited until they were forced to do something about the problem to actually confront it.
With the presence of economy’s downturn, Ford Motor Company faced with record losses and many union employees were forced to compromise with some cases and in some areas that they may have not before. Such deals were made in effort to keep Ford from globally outsourcing jobs. “The UAW began negotiations in 2007 with the Ford Motor Company and the two other automobile manufacturers to reverse the negative impact the economy would have on profits. “ (Lucas & Furdek, 2010). The guidelines and provisions set within the Ford Motor Company’s agreement with the UAW would bind them legally to fulfilling their obligations.
The largest cause was the crash of the stock market as well as “panics” by the banks. Some economists had their own beliefs about why the country had such economic troubles. Some believed that overproduction was a major factor meaning consumers did not want to consume all that was being produced. Factories would produce excess amounts of goods and it would just sit around because people in the society were not spending money. The people who were spending money were the poor more often than the rich; the poor were getting poorer and the rich were essentially becoming richer because even though there was no money to make, they were not spending.
Inside the Meltdown Till this day people still find the reasons of what triggered the economic meltdown. Americans today are facing this severe problem with the economy. It happened back then with the bank crash in 1929 which was one of the causes of the Great Depression , then a Great Recession in 2008, and to say the least the downfall of what has been happening to us Americans for a long time now. This is like a cycle. We have downfall and then we pick things back up and everything gets better.
If the company has low skilled employees than they will not be making the most out of their assets because there will be more wastage in production, this can result in an increase in the amount being able to provide to the public. If production levels fall then the company will make less money because they will not be able to see as much to the public as they could if they did have highly skilled workers. Therefore it is important to review the workforce plan constantly to understand when more highly skilled workers will be needed. External The fact that the current market has a global shortage of mining professionals does cause a problem to the company’s long term projects. This is because the company will need highly skilled workers to maximise production without a large range to choose from.
No End To Unemployment Crisis Tyrell Laurent HSB-4M1 February 20, 2012 Canada as we live in today is changing. Gone are the days where we could count our Healthcare, Government and Banking sectors. Government and business cuts, along with the American market crash of 2008, have affected Canada’s employment market. Due to these external forces, unemployment one of the biggest issues that Canada faces today. Due to budget cuts in government and business sectors unemployment is an issue that Canada faces today.
Consequences and solutions to cash flow problems Factor | Why It Causes a Cash Flow Problem | Low profits or (worse) losses | There is a direct link between low profits or losses and cash flow problems. Remember - most loss-making businesses eventually run out of cash | Over-investment in capacity | This happens when a business spends too much on production capacity. Factory equipment which is not being used does not generate revenues – so is often a waste of cash | Too much stock | Holding too much stock ties up cash and there is an increased risk that stocks become obsolete (i.e. it can’t be sold) | Allowing customers too much credit | Customers who buy on credit are called “trade debtors” Offering credit to customers is a good way to build revenue, but late payment is a common problem and slow-paying customers put a strain on cash flow