Case Studies in Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Content (1/2)
5. Content (2/2)
6. Preface
7. Chapter 1
   1. APPLE’S CULTURE
   2. ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD
   3. LABOR PRACTICES
   4. BACKGROUND
   5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES
   6. PRICE CUT STRATEGY
   7. CONCLUSION
8. Chapter 2
   1. BACKGROUND
   2. ANNA HAZARE’S BACKGROUND
   3. ANNA HAZARE: THE SECOND GANDHI
   4. MOVEMENT: “INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION (IAC)”
   5. ANNA’S MOVEMENT
   6. THE DARK SIDE OF INDIA
   7. IMPACT OF ANNA HAZARE’S MOVEMENT
   8. WHAT WENT WRONG?
   9. WE ALL ARE ANNA!!
   10. WHAT NEXT?
9. Chapter 3
   1. EVOLUTION OF APPLE
   2. EVOLUTION OF SAMSUNG
   3. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
   4. PORTER’S FIVE FORCE MODEL TO ANALYZETHE SMARTPHONE MARKET
   5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
   6. IMPACT ON SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP
   7. STRATEGIES APPLE MAY ADOPT TO PROTECT ITSELF FROMPATENT INFRINGEMENT
   8. REFERENCES
10. Chapter 4
    1. WIPRO
    2. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
    3. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN INDIA
    4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AT WIPRO
    5. MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES
    6. THE INDIAN SOFTWARE SERVICES INDUSTRY
    7. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
    8. ETHICAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
    9. CONCLUSION
    10. REFERENCES
11. Chapter 5
    1. US ENERGY INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
    2. ENRON
    3. BACKGROUND
    4. ENERGY MARKET DEREGULATION AND ENRON
    5. BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATION AND GROWTH
    6. ENRON’S CODE OF CONDUCT
    7. RISE IN THE STOCK PRICES OF ENRON
    8. THE ALARM SET OFF BY BETHANY McCLEAN: “IS ENRON OVERPRICED?”
    9. ISSUES AT ENRON
    10. QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES
    11. TOP EXECUTIVES AND THEIR ROLES
    12. SHERRON WATKINS “THE WHISTLEBLOWER”
    13. FALL OF ENRON
    14. ETHICAL DILEMMA
    15. RECOVERY
    16. REFERENCES
12. Chapter 6
    1. ITC PVT LTD. (1/2)
    2. ITC PVT LTD. (2/2)
    3. CONCLUSION
    4. EXHIBITS
    5. REFERENCE
13. Chapter 7
    1. ABOUT JOHNSON & JOHNSON
    2. 1998–2006, TURBULENCE STARTED
    3. TURBULENCE WORSENS (1/2)
    4. TURBULENCE WORSENS (2/2)
    5. REFERENCES
14. Chapter 8
    1. INTRODUCTION
    2. BACKGROUND
    3. INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS
    4. INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
    5. ETHICAL ISSUES – WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE? (1/2)
    6. ETHICAL ISSUES – WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE? (2/2)
15. Chapter 9
    1. INTRODUCTION
    2. ABOUT ANIL DHIRUBHAI AMBANI GROUP (ADAG)
    3. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
    4. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AT RELIANCE GROUP
    5. CONCLUSION
    6. REFERENCES
16. Chapter 10
    1. INTRODUCTION
    2. INDIAN OIL INDUSTRY
    3. BACKGROUND OF COMPANIES
    4. FUEL BEHIND THE FIRE
    5. JUDGMENT OF THE APEX COURT
    6. RIL REACTS SWIFTLY
    7. REFERENCES
17. Chapter 11
    1. INTRODUCTION
    2. COMPANY BACKGROUND
    3. INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS
    4. ISSUES
    5. ETHICAL DILEMMA
    6. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
    7. CONCLUSION
    8. REFERENCES
18. Chapter 12
    1. THE SUBHIKSHA SAGA
    2. BUSINESS VISION AND MISSION OF SUBHIKSHA
    3. INDIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY: A STORY OF TRANSITION
    4. BUSINESS MODEL OF SUBHIKSHA
    5. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AT SUBHIKSHA RETAIL
    6. FAILURE OF SUBHIKSHA – WHAT ACTUALLY WENT WRONG?
    7. FINANCIAL HEALTH OF SUBHIKSHA
    8. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES
    9. ETHICAL ISSUES
    10. REFERENCES
19. Chapter 13
    1. TATA MOTORS COMPANY BACKGROUND
    2. AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS
    3. TATA NANO LAND ACQUISITION ISSUE
    4. COSTS OF CONFLICT
    5. ETHICAL DILEMMA
    6. CONCLUSION
    7. REFERENCES
20. Chapter 14
    1. THE TATA GROUP
    2. ABOUT THE COMPANY – TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED
    3. VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
    4. COMPANY’S PHILOSOPHY ON THE CODE OF GOVERNANCE
    5. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY TATA CHEMICALSLIMITED
    6. SOME IMPORTANT CSR INITIATIVES BY TATA AT MITHAPUR
    7. THE UNION’S TUSSLE AT TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED
    8. REFERENCES
21. Index (1/2)
22. Index (2/2)