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Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal
Guidelines for Analyzing Cases

Problem and Issue Identification

1. What are the central facts of the case? What assumptions are you making about these facts?

2. What is the major overriding issue in the case? What major question or issues does this case address that merits study at this point in the course?

3. What sub-issues or related issues are present in the case that merit consideration now?
4. “Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal”, pages 384-394 of the text (end of chapter11).
5. Respond to the six case questions at the end of the case (page 394), and 3 pages minimum

Analysis and Evaluation

1. Who are the stakeholders in the case and what are their stakes? What challenges, threats or opportunities are posed by these stakeholders?

2. What economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities does the company have, and what is the nature and extent of these responsibilities?

3. If the case involves company actions, evaluate what the company did or did not do in handling the issue affecting it.

Recommendations

What recommendations do you have for this case? If a company’s strategies or actions are involved, should the company have acted as it did? What action should the company take now? Why? Be as specific as possible. List several options as well as the pros and cons of each alternative. Be prepared to discuss why you eliminated those options you discarded and defend your chosen alternative. Mention and discuss any important implementation considerations. This last step is crucial because recommendations that cannot be implemented are worthless.

 

 

Question 1
1. Pete, an employee of Quality Sales, Inc., takes a Kantian duty-based approach to ethics. Pete believes that he must
achieve the greatest good for the most people.
avoid unethical behavior as determined by reason regardless of the consequences.
conform to society’s standards.
place his employer’s interest first.
0.5 points
Question 2
1. Bribery, though commonly thought wrongful, arguably can be considered moral pursuant to:
a. Utilitarian ethics if the overall greater good is achieved by paying the bribe even though there are certain negative consequences for some stakeholders (such as the competition and the host society).
b. Ethical egoism from the vantage point of the company paying the bribe if they really need the contract with the foreign government and they have a policy of “letting the locals deal with the locals.”
c. Ethical relativism if making the lavish “gifts” (that is, “bribe” payments”) to foreign government officials is considered to be an acceptable and appropriate practice and custom in the host county.
d. All of the above.
0.5 points
Question 3
1. Ingrid firmly believes that each person must look at her own feelings of what is right and wrong in order to decide what is moral. Which of the following ethical theories most accurately describes Ingrid’s beliefs?
Utilitarianism
Ethical Emotism
Social Justice
Ethical Relativism
0.5 points
Question 4
1. Adam is a Legal Positivist. Adam likely believes that
the law should be applied the same in all cases in all circumstances.
the law should re¬flect universal principles that are part of hu¬man nature.
the law should not follow decisions made in past cases.
the written law of a society at a particular time is the most significant standard of morality.
0.5 points
Question 5
1. Which of the following is a correct statement?
The third test of Kant’s Categorical Imperative – the Agent-Receiver test – allows people to exempt themselves from moral rules if there are extenuating business circumstances.
One is acting morally, according to Kant, when one seeks to maximize the happiness of oneself.
One problem with Kantian ethics is that two secondary moral rules can pass the supreme test of the Categorical Imperative, yet the rules can conflict.
An ethical system that emphasizes the consequences of a decision is known as a deontological or duty-based one.
0.5 points
Question 6
1. Norman’s best criticism of Utilitarianism is that it
Requires a prediction of consequences
Requires a measuring and weighing of consequences
Is difficult to determine what a particular society’s moral norms are
Can legitimize morally pain and suffering if a greater good is achieved.
0.5 points
Question 7
1. Which of the following is a true statement?
A. Ethical relativism requires that an individual evaluate the morality of an action based on a societal standard of morality.
B. Pursuant to a Ethical Egoism it would be inappropriate for a business to undertake any charitable acts for the benefit of the community if doing so reduces profits in the short-term but increases profits in the long-term.
C. Under the Ethical Principle of Last Resort a business should never do anything to help anyone.
D. Ethical audits of corporations are now mandated for all U.S. corporations by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.
0.5 points
Question 8
1. An Act Utilitarian most likely would:
Focus on broad and general categories of actions in doing the Utilitarian analysis.
Focus on narrow, concrete, and factual actions in doing the Utilitarian analysis.
Focus on legislative acts.
Focus on an act to see if it passes the Categorical Imperative test.
0.5 points
Question 9
1. Ethics is best described as:
The metaphysical study of ultimate reality.
The theoretical study of morality.
The constitutional analysis of equal protection and due process decisions
None of the above.
0.5 points
Question 10
1. According to the Universal Law principle in Kant’s Categorical Imperative, what is moral basically depends on:
What the United Nations says is legal.
What a country’s legislature says is legal.
What a society regards as moral law.
What would happen, using one’s reason, if all people followed a particular action?

 

Social Work and Human Services
1) Identify an issue:

2) Identify the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) policy statement about that issue (statements can be found in the NASW Social Works

Speaks text).

3) Identify a policy statement, regulation or law from a country other than the United States that focuses on the chosen issue.

4) Identify a United Nations convention/position statement/policy about that issue.

5) Identify your position on the issue.

 

Paper format:

Introduction to the chosen issue including populations it impacts and the scope of the issue (Example: how many people are homeless in the US?

worldwide? who is primarily impacted by homelessness?)

Identify the NASW position – attempt to paraphrase the statements, do not simply copy and paste them into your paper. If you need to provide a small

quote to highlight their position, this is fine.

Identify the UN position – attempt to paraphrase the statements, do not simply copy and paste them into your paper. If you need to provide a small

quote to highlight their position, this is fine.

Identify a policy statement, regulation or law from a country other than the United States that focuses on the chosen issue.

Compare and contrast these three positions with your position on the identified issue provide meaningful analysis in this area that shows evidence of

critical thinking about this issue and the statements, how they are the same, how they differ and why this might be.

Go beyond stating only that you agree or disagree.

In what ways are you aligned with the positions of NASW, the UN, etc? In what ways does your philosophy conflict?
How do frames of reference such as values, beliefs, culture, shape your position and how this issue is viewed and how it is responded to?
Provide a concluding paragraph

References and in-text citations should be in APA format.

Three legitimate references – one must be the NASW Social Work Speaks text. You may also include other sources to support your work.

 

Assignment 3: The Convergence of Healthcare Financing and Economic Trends and Forces

Due Week 8 and worth 100 points

Note: Use the textbook, course readings, Strayer online library, and other reputable online sources to complete this assignment.

Prepare a fifteen to twenty (15 to 20) slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which you:

1. Compare the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the healthcare delivery system of the United States.
2. Compare and contrast key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans.  Evaluate the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
3. Analyze the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment.
4. Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future.
5. Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Justify your response.
6. Suggest the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Justify your response.
7. Use a minimum of six (6) reputable references sources including three (3) sources from peer reviewed journals.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and access to care.
• Analyze the impact of managed care on cost, quality, and access within managed care organizations and the health insurance market.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
• Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

Write a 1 page, double-spaced paper. Address the following in your paper: Demographic winter. Why would this cause concern and for whom? What are the issues causing demographic winter, and what are some solutions? Is this a problem that requires solving?

Assignment Methodology & Technology
As indicated in the Course Guide, you will need to complete a group assignment which will count for
33% towards your total methods grade for the course. The minimum passing grade for the
assignment is 5.0 (without any rounding off).
To complete the assignment, each project group needs to take the following steps:
1. 23 datasets have been uploaded in Blackboard. You can find these datasets in the Assignment
folder. Each dataset contains a .sav (SPSS format) file. Further, the codebook to the datasets are in
this folder. Every group has been assigned to a dataset (see the table also in this folder).
2. Perform a linear regression statistical analysis using the dataset you are assigned to, and present
your findings in a report. The content of the report and the criteria for grading are described in the
tables below.
3. Once completed, you will need to upload your report in Blackboard, and the SPSS output file (.spv
file format). There is no word limit for your report, as long as it satisfies the criteria for grading
presented below. The deadline for submitting the report is Friday 19th January.

Criterion
Cover page and formatting	The report should have the proper cover page and formatting (all student names and student numbers, page numbers, consistent font sizes, etc)
Hypothesis testing	Estimate at least two different linear regression models using the variables provided in each model to test your hypotheses, and interpret the results accordingly (e.g. paying attention to the coefficients, p-values, confidence intervals, and model fit measures).
Assumptions	Check whether the assumption for linearity holds for your preferred model that you estimated and, if it does not hold, discuss a strategy for dealing with the violations.
Influential cases	Check whether there are any influential cases in the preferred model that you estimated.
Sensitivity analysis	Perform a sensitivity analysis, either to check the effect of a model with and without control variables, OR to check the impact of removing influential cases.
Conclusions	Conclusion on the hypotheses should be formulated, while accounting for possible problems with your data (violation of assumption of linearity, influential cases) or research design.
Tables and figures	Tables and figures should not be simply copy/pasted from the SPSS output file. Tables need to be properly formatted using only the pertinent information, while figures need to have their axes labelled properly. Both tables and figures need to be numbered and named appropriately.

Do design rules facilitate or complicate architectural innovation in innovation alliance
networks?
Architectural innovation is fundamental to the renewal of technological systems. However, it can
be a real challenge to organize architectural innovation, all the more so when success hinges
upon close collaboration with other firms that are responsible for different subsystems of the
end product. This study examines the impact of product design rules and the degree of
organizational coupling among innovation network partners on the performance of architectural
innovation projects.
Please study, with the data provided whether lead firms that initiate architectural innovation
can mitigate the likely pronounced negative effects of design rules by selecting appropriate
innovation network partners.
Formal hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: The presence of design rules have a linear negative effect on and the
performance of collaborative architectural innovation.
Hypothesis 2. The degree of organizational coupling (tie strength) positively moderates the
relationship between design rules and the performance of architectural innovation.
As control variables, please use the following measures: Marketing resources, total budget and
firm size.
Perform a linear regression analysis while keeping in mind the criteria listed in the table above.
GOODLUCK!

Direction: Discuss preparing for the job search:

1. How are you preparing to find a better job?

2. What new skills have you acquired as a result of taking this course?

3. Name three workplace skills that employers seek in new hires.

Submission: Our discussions are a valuable opportunity to have thoughtful conversations regarding a specific topic. You are required to provide

a comprehensive initial post with 3-4 well-developed paragraphs that include a topic sentence and at least 3-5 supporting sentences with

additional details, explanations, and examples. In addition, you are required to respond substantively to the initial posts of at least two

other classmates on two different days. All posts should be reflective and well written, meaning free of errors in grammar, sentence structure,

and other mechanics.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing the benefits of using statistical data in criminal justice. Special attention should be given to the following:

Mean
Median
Mode
Sample
Population
When are inferential and descriptive statistics appropriate in criminal justice statistics?

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Scenario
In Week Two, you sat in the CFO chair, studied a real world hospital Accounts Receivable (AR) problem with your team, and came up with a Process Improvement Plan to reduce Days in Accounts Receivable and improve cash flow to you hospital. Well the great news is that your plan worked! This morning your Days in AR stand at 67. Not perfect…. but much better, and you have five payrolls of cash on hand right now. Things are looking up for Community Memorial! And then just before lunch you get a call from the Bill Jacobs, Human Resource Director at Commercial Intertech (CI), the largest employer in the community. Bill says, “I wanted you to hear it from me first. We signed a contract yesterday with MegaPlan Health. They will be the managed care organization for all 4,500 of our employees and their families. About 9,000 patients total. I’m sure that you will want to get a contract with MegaPlan as soon as possible. I noticed that your hospital is not on their Preferred Provider Network (PPN), and I am pretty sure that you will want to be, so that our employees can continue using the facility.” By the time you thank Bill for the heads up, the acid is already churning in your stomach. In the hospital world, MegaPlan is known for cut-throat tactics, negotiating steep discounts with hospitals, and fighting every claim the hospital makes. Commercial Intertech has every right to contract with any health insurance provider they like, but now you have a problem. If you cannot get a decent contract with MegaPlan and become part of their Preferred Provider Network (PPN), many local patients may bypass your hospital and go the next closest PPN facility. Delivered to your office this afternoon, by no coincidence, is a contract proposal from MegaPlan. It calls for the hospital to provide a 35% discount from charges to MegaPlan and all of its members. And it includes service pre-authorization requirements which will make life very difficult for your business office. You know from experience that the hospital loses money whenever the discount from charges exceeds 20%.

Activity
So, what will you do? Whose advice makes the most sense to you in this situation, and how will you proceed?
Present your comments in a 1–2 page paper, explaining how you will proceed.
Grading Rubric:
Category Points Description
Understanding 20 Demonstrate a strong grasp of the problem at hand. Demonstrate an understanding of how the course concepts apply to the problem.
Analysis 20 Apply original thought to solving the business problem. Apply concepts from the course material correctly toward solving the business problem.
Execution 30 Write your answer clearly and succinctly using strong organization and proper grammar. Use citations correctly.
Total 70 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements

Demonstrate a strong grasp of the problem at hand. Demonstrate an understanding of how the course concepts apply to the problem.
Apply original thought to solving the business problem. Apply concepts from the course material correctly toward solving the business problem.
Write your answer clearly and succinctly using strong organization and proper grammar. Use citations correctly
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements