1. Employees have certain legal rights such as the right to be paid a minimum wage and to have a workplace free of sexual harassment. Should employees have rights that are not specified in the law or in an employment contract? Provide examples from your own experience to support your position. (100 words)
2. Organizational culture is a shared pattern of beliefs, expectations, and meanings that influence the actions of the organization's members. What do you think constitutes a "toxic" culture? Describe any personal experience of an organization that would qualify as toxic. (100 words)
Reference:
Hartman, L. P., DesJardins, J., & MacDonald, C. (2014). Business ethics: Decision making for personal integrity & social responsibility (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
3. Please consider the "Big 3" automobile companies in the US. Select one and identify at least one (each) Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat. Please explain your thinking as to these choices.
4. Chrysler chose merger as a strategy in 1998 when it merged with Daimler, a German automobile manufacturer. This merger was not successful. Why, in your view, did this merger fail? What were the top 3 concerns as you see it?
Reference:
David, F. R. (2011). Strategic management: Concepts and cases (13th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.