Will Ferrell

Today’s high-intensity business environment makes it more imperative than ever to incorporate ethics into the business strategy. The complex environment of organizations is challenging the way in which organizations respond to social pressures. In light of this, society has developed rules to guide businesses in their effort to comply with society expectations of what is right or wrong. Studies suggest that organizations must balance their aspirations to make profits along with the high ethical…

Company must have a patent on the products it produces. Monsanto’s seeds that it produces are protected under patent law and the patent states “farmers using Monsanto seeds are not allowed to harvest seeds from the plants for use in upcoming seasons” (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014, p. 345). This means that farmers must purchase new Monsanto seeds each growing season. By doing so, Monsanto Company secures its profitability as well as maintaining control of the new seeds produced. “Patents are…

Ferrell). Ten years later, Disney brought the magic to Paris, France. Finally, in 2005, Disneyland opened its gates in Hong Kong, China.Global expansion is tricky for any business. There are many challenges to overcome, such as economic, legal, political…

Nike was founded in 1964, however, was renamed Nike in 1978. Nike started out as an athletic shoe company importing shoes from Japan to sell in the United States. With celebrity endorsements, the organization has continued to grow. However, the growth of Nike has not been without its challenges. Nike strives to continue to be competitive while keeping manufacturing costs low by moving their manufacturing operations to an area that offered cheap labor. Unfortunately, the working conditions…

NCAA Ethics and Compliance Program In 1906, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was established in order to protect both student athletes and the integrity of college sports (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, 2015). Since its establishment, the NCAA has worked with colleges in an effort to inoculate strong ethical standards for student athlete programs. The NCAA maintains an ethics and compliance program for universities to follow. The compliance program lists specific rules for…

The opportunities that have affected USA today and are still affecting them are the need to gain new customers and expanding their market share (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). While USA has been a major player in its industry, they must continue to gain new customers to keep up with the rising overhead costs needed to produce the papers and provide online services. With their readers being in very specific markets, it leaves USA Today a fair amount of markets to tap into. On the other hand the…

Belle Meade Plantation has been in business for over 200 years. The founder John Harding became interested in breeding and racing horses. Additionally, he was the first in the state of Tennessee to use auctions to sell horses. He was known throughout the racing community as raising the best thoroughbreds in the business, to date, most of the champions are a direct bloodline to horses bred at Belle Meade. Successfully, those values and the history of the plantation are the driving factors in the…

company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act “created an accounting oversight board that required corporations to establish codes of ethics for financial reporting and to develop greater transparency in financial reports to investors and other interest parties,” (Ferrell,…

GenCare, LLC Diversity Policy GenCare, LLC shall follow the intent of all federal, state, and local employment law and is committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunities (Ferrell, 2015). The Board of Directors and Executive Director of GenCare will not discriminate against any employee or applicant in a manner that violates the law. Each person is evaluated on the basis of personal skill and merit. GenCare’s policy regarding equal employment opportunity applies to all aspects of…

As a publicly traded corporation, how can Home Depot justify budgeting so much money for philanthropy? What areas other than the environment, disaster relief, affordable housing, and at-risk youth might be appropriate for strategic philanthropy by Home Depot? Home Depot can budget such a large amount of money toward philanthropy for the same reason they can spend so much on advertising. While many customers may be urged to visit Home Depot due to the latest commercial, circular or sale, many…