Recommendations

Question 1

Discrimination

Answer 1

1. Watch for disparate treatment and impact
2. Use job description, specification and capable worth
3. Respect equal opportunity, treatment

Question 2

Affirmative action

Answer 2

Only if ordered by court/ gvt because it affects quality of personnel, self esteem, and promotes conflict

Question 3

Reverse discrimination

Answer 3

1. Part of plan to open up positions for minorities
2. No dismissal of majority employees
3. No absolute bar of majority
4. No obligation to hire minority over majority

Question 4

Family friendly corporation

Answer 4

1. Provide childcare assistance (if possible)
2. Emergency programs for pregnancy
3. Implement flexible hours eg. leeway for arriving/leaving hour
   - size
   - Loss of Productivity-not really a problem when you look across the board

Question 5

Sexual harassment

Answer 5

1. Clear policy - warn
2. Communicate - training
3. Procedures - who, what
4. Take action

Question 6

Dismissal

Answer 6

1. Link to cause - individual conduct, business judgement
2. Provide help - training, recommendation letter
3. Smooth, tactful
4. Arbitrators not court

Question 7

Privacy

Answer 7

1. Legitimate purpose - link to performance
2. Means that respect employee dignity
3. Ensure accuracy and allow them to access

Question 8

Safety and health

Answer 8

Give them the right to:

1. Know about hazardous work
2. Refuse dangerous work if in “good faith” or there is no other way

Question 9

Whistle blowing - employee

Answer 9

1. High importance
2. All the facts
3. Internal channels
4. Best way
5. Responsibility
6. Chance of success

Question 10

Whistle blowing - managerial

Answer 10

1. Clear statement of responsibility to internally report wrongdoing
2. Clear procedure to report
3. Trained investigator with authority and confidentiality
4. Take action, inform outcome
5. Guarantee against retaliation

Question 11

Good governance

Answer 11

1. Shareholder vote on compensation and replacement of directors
2. Separate board and CEO
3. Board should be independent from company
4. Directors should own company stocks
5. Directors should have experience - industry, size
6. Directors should be present in 75% of meetings
7. Directors should not be members or <4 other boards
8. Directors should meet regularly - sometimes w/t management

Question 12

Product Reliability

Answer 12

1. Due Care Theory: Take Precautions in these areas:
   - Design of Product
   - Materials used
   - Production Methods
   - Quality Control
   - Packaging
   - Labelling
   - Notification
   - Warnings
2. Contractual Theory: Difficult because it’s hard to make a contract completely exhaustive and precise.
3. Strict Liability: “Always the manufacturer’s fault”
   - industry can have a collective insurance where each manufacturer pays annual fee to cover any SL issues.

Question 13

Trade Secrets

Answer 13

1. Treat Trade Secrets as property.
   - use patents, copyright, trademark
2. Fair Competition
   - Use “non-competition agreement” with employees (employees are not allowed to work for competitor for a time/area
3. Agent Argument
   - Use Confidentiality agreement

Question 14

Competitor Intelligence Gathering

Answer 14

The Methods are important not to show Intention
Don't do:
 - Theft (Receipt of unsolicited info)
 - Misrepresentation (false pretence)
 - Improper Influence eg. bribery
 - Covert Surveillance

Question 15

Conflict of Interest

Answer 15

Don’t Do it.

Try not to end up in this situation

Question 16

Multinational/Globalisation

Answer 16

Both Home and Host Country Rules cause cultural differences problems

Question 17

Multinational/Globalisation: Minimal Duties

Answer 17

1. transactional corporations should not add to local suffering (“negative harm principle”)
2. Do not violate human rights

Question 18

Multinational/Globalisation: Maximal Duties

Answer 18

As a TNL, use your influence locally to promote the following rights (inside the country you are operating):

1. Physical freedom
2. Property
3. No torture
4. Fair trial
5. No discrimination
6. Physical security
7. Free speech
8. Minimum of education
9. Political participation
10. Subsistence (basic necessities)

Question 19

Bribery

Answer 19

1. Participate if you have to (if you can’t avoid it) but try to reduce it from within
2. Train within the company the employees involved in areas subject to bribery (overseas activities)
3. Transnationals can help in influencing local government to pay more fewer people to avoid “power with no pay”

Question 20

Social Actions

Answer 20

1.Help charitable organisations
   Take care of employees
   Get involved in one major social problem
2. If you are able to get involved in social actions, consider the following:
- Urgency of need
- Proximity of company
- Capability of company
- If you’re the only one doing it