Discuss the below:
1. How do global regulations influence businesses operating internationally? What are the major obstacles to global regulation?
2. Compare the costs and benefits of regulation. In your opinion, do the benefits outweigh the costs? What are the advantages and disadvantages of deregula¬tion?
3. Name three tools that businesses can employ to influence government and public policy. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each of these approaches.
1. Why is business ethics a strategic consideration in organizational decisions?
2. How do individual, organizational, and opportunity factors interact to influence ethical or unethical decisions?
3. How do moral philosophies influence the individual factor in organizational ethical decision making?
1. How and why are a training program and a communications system important in developing an effective ethics program?
2. What does ethical compliance involve and how can it be measured?
3. What role does leadership play in influencing organizational behavior?
Visit the website of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (https://www.ftc.gov/). What is the FTC's current mission? What are the primary areas for which the FTC is responsible? Review the last two months of press releases from the FTC. On the basis of these releases, what appear to be major issues of concern at this time?
1. Why did Congress enact the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? What are the major provisions and benefits of the Act?
2. What is crisis management? Describe the four stages of the crisis management process and possible conditions, strategies, and tactics that an organization may experience or consider at each stage.
3. What additional legal issues must a company contend with when it engages in commerce beyond its own borders?
4. What are the four types of corporate social responsibility? Provide a brief explanation of each type, including an example of how a business may fulfill each responsibility. Give a example and brief summary of a company that demonstrates strong social responsibility.
5. Describe the fiduciary responsibilities of members of a board of directors. What are some of the characteristics of the best boards of directors?
6. What are the performance benefits of social responsibility? Outline the benefits to investors, customers, and employees.
7. How can a strong compliance program act as a buffer to keep employees from committing crimes and protect the company's reputation? What are the key elements of the program?
8. What criteria do investors use for selecting companies to include in a social investment strategy?
9. Name the three attributes of stakeholders, and explain how these attributes may affect the development of a relationship between a stakeholder and a company.
10. What are the arguments for and against high levels of executive compensation?