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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
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-156-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityTwelve years after the foundation of Medtronic Inc. in 1949, Earl Bakken, one of its founders, wrote the Corporate Mission Statement of this company. Since then, this organization has been a mission-driven and values-centered organization with an adaptable business strategy. In 1989, Bill George, an admired manager, was appointed as President and Chief Operations Officer. Bill saw in Medtronic several outstanding features fully in line with his m...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: de la misión corporativa a la cultura organizacional (A)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-156Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDoce años después de la creación de Medtronic Inc. en 1949, Earl Bakken, uno de sus fundadores, redactó la Declaración de la misión corporativa de su compañía. Desde entonces, la actividad de la empresa se guía por su misión y sus valores con una estrategia comercial adaptable. En 1989, Bill George, un admirado directivo, fue nombrado presidente y director general. Bill percibió en Medtronic importantes características que estaban en total conson...Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (B)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-157-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn early 1990, Bill George launched the "Customer Focused Quality" program (CFQ). This approach established that the only customers of the organization were patients, physicians and hospitals. Facing the problem created in the European branch, Bill realized that he had made a huge mistake in not checking out beforehand the ethical values of the European president. Medtronic publicized the matter internally and externally, notifying the findings t...Starting at €5.74
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Salomon Brothers (C)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-151-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityJohn Meriwether reports Mozer's actions to Salomon's President, Thomas Strauss, chief legal compliance officer, Donald Feuerstein, and CEO, John Gutfreund. On Feuerstein's recommendation, a decision is made to report the incident to the federal authorities. But, who will report the incident, how and to whom, the Federal Reserve Board or the more hostile Treasury Department? No plan for implementation of the decision is formulated.Starting at €5.74
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Salomon Brothers (A)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-146-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case involves the personal decision of Wall Street government bond trader, Paul Mozer, whether or not to report a gray-area transaction he has made to his superior, John Meriwether. The stakes are very high, but the indiscretion is murky and the chances of the firm's being sanctioned for it are virtually nil.Starting at €8.20
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Medtronic Inc.: de la misión corporativa a la cultura organizacional (B)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-157Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityA principios de 1990, Bill George lanzó el programa Calidad centrada en el cliente (CFQ). En este programa se establecía que los únicos clientes de la empresa eran los pacientes, los médicos y los hospitales. Frente al problema surgido en la filial europea, Bill se dio cuenta de que había cometido un gran error al no comprobar previamente los valores éticos del presidente de operaciones europeas. Medtronic hizo público el asunto interna y externa...Starting at €5.74
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Medtronic Inc.: From Corporate Mission to Organizational Culture (C)
Corrales A.; Melé, DomènecCase BE-158-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAfter bitter experiences related with bribes in Europe and Japan, Bill George decided to implement a code of conduct for Medtronic. This code was later complemented by a code of ethics for senior financial officers, a code of business conduct and ethics for members of the board of directors, and environment, health and safety guidelines. Bill also established the Medtronic Principles of Corporate Governance (MPCG). The case presents these codes.Starting at €5.74
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Salomon Brothers (D)
Golembiewski, Christopher; Campana A.; Torres, Maximilian B.Case TD-152-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityNothing has been done when the financial press reports of fishy activity in the May 22nd Treasury auction. Salomon orders an internal audit and uncovers Mozer's wrongdoing in the December 27th, February 7th, February 21st, April 25th and May 22nd auctions. The bottom drops out for all the key players from Mozer to Gutfreund and for the firm.Starting at €5.74