Two movies - Wall Street (1987) and Other People's Money (1991) - have given us a glimpse of how things are changing in the corporate world as it relates to corporate social responsibility. Each of these movies is well worth watching. However, the essence of each movie is provided in the text of three speeches. You can read the text of all three speeches and view a video clip of each speech on the following links:
•Text and MP3 audio of Gordon Gekko's speech (Links to an external site.)
•Text and MP3 audio of Jorgenson's speech (Links to an external site.)
•Text and video clip of Garfield's speech (Links to an external site.)
What do you think about the ethics of Gordon Gekko (Wall Street), Lawrence Garfield (Other People's Money), and Andrew Jorgenson (Other People's Money)?
•How would you describe each man's probable view on corporate social responsibility?
•Compare and contrast their speeches to the shareholders.
•What do these two films say about the Board of Directors?
•What can we learn about business (strategic) management from these two films?
In addition to your original post, remember to respond to at least two other student postings. You are encouraged to respond and dialogue with as many students as you like. The idea of a discussion board is to get as close as possible to a face-to-face classroom discussion. There is much we can learn from each other. This assignment is due in this module.