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Guidant Corporation (A): Don't Get a Heart Attack! Difficult Decisions in a Pacemaker Firm
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-169-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeGuidant Corporation is a high tech start up. After a couple of years of activities, it launches new high tech products such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, etc. After some time Guidant's top management discovers that one of its products, implanted in 24.000 patients, has a serious defect. Manager has to choose whether to disclose the information only to the FDA as requested by the law, or also to inform the patients and doctors.Starting at €8.20
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New England Wire and Cables (B)
Melé, DomènecCase TD-119Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityBill Coles, Consejero Delegado y Director General de New England Wire and Cables, recomienda aceptar la oferta de Garfield de cambiar sus acciones por la división y dejar que la liquide. Para él pide un contrato blindado de un millón de dólares.Starting at €5.74
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New England Wire and Cables (B)
Melé, DomènecCase TD-119-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityStarting at €5.74
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Chick-fil-A: Sandwiches and cultural wars (B)
de la Cierva, Yago; Notario, EduardoCase DPO-736-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe American fast-food chain Chick-fil-A suffered several boycotts promoted by LGTBQ+ organizations after the CEO's public comments regarding his religious background and because of the company's financial support to organizations lobbying against legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The following years, the company kept growing and, at the same time, its reputation was affected. What to do next?Starting at €5.74
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Guidant Corporation: Disclosure or non Disclosure Dilemmas in the Pacemaker Industry
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-168-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeGuidant Corporation is a high-tech startup producing medical devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators and coronary stent systems. Toward the middle of 2002, Guidant discovers that some of its pacemakers and defibrillators, which had been sold and implanted in thousands of patients, had a technical problem and could fail to deliver an electric shock when one was needed. The company faces the dilemma of whether or not to disclose the information ...Starting at €8.20
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Deadly Advertising: The Tobacco Case (B)
Olale, Esther; Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-177-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, EconomicsThe case study analyzes the effects of the regulation of tobacco advertising on tobacco companies, the U.S. government and the final consumer from an ethical and business standpoint. The first case deals with how tobacco advertising originated and how it has evolved over the years, and the second case deals with the development of regulation to curb tobacco advertising.Starting at €5.74
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Olivia Baker Reacts to Geroge
Ruizalba, José Luis; Chinchilla, Nuria; Las Heras, MireiaCase DPO-252-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementOlivia Baker and her team expand the business group with new initiatives. However, the evolution of the business gives rise to obstacles and tensions between her and the people in her trusted inner circle, such as George Foster. This makes her wonder whether to continue as usual or to change her strategy.Starting at €8.20
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Tormenta en Wall Street (A)
Melé, DomènecCase TD-22Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDenis Levine utiliza información confidencial procedente del departamento de Adquisiciones y Fusiones donde trabaja. Más tarde involucra a otras personas en la obtención de información reservada, con lo cual obtiene pingües beneficios. Ivan Boesky y Levine contactan en sus negocios afines, pero finalmente son descubiertos por la Securities & Exchange Commission.Starting at €8.20
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Guidant Corporation: ¿Divulgar o no divulgar Dilemas en el sector de los marcapasos
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-168Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeGuidant Corporation es una empresa de reciente creación en el campo de la alta tecnología que se dedica a la fabricación de dispositivos médicos como marcapasos, desfibriladores y sistemas de endoprótesis coronarias. Hacia mediados de 2002, Guidant descubre que algunos de sus marcapasos y desfibriladores que ya se han vendido e implantado en pacientes presentaban fallos y podrían no enviar la descarga eléctrica cuando fuera necesario. La compañía...Starting at €8.20
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Salomon Brothers (B)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-150-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityPaul Mozer informs his supervisor, John Meriwether, about the US Treasury's letter to Mercury Asset Management, and the events that precipitated it. The decision is now Meriwether's. Should he in turn bring the problem to his superiors and the legal compliance department, a path that might result in Mozer's dismissal, harsh penalties for the firm and the loss of his traders' confidence? Or, given the SEC's stated intention of dropping the matter...Starting at €5.74