Advertising or Free Speech? The Case of Nike and Human Rights
For this weeks discussion read the brief case study about Nike (p.101 in the textbook).
Chapter 3 in your textbook and the other readings assigned.
You must read the brief case study about Nike and Human Rights (p.101 in the textbook).
For
this weeks discussion read the brief case study about Nike (p.101 in
the textbook). You need to respond to each of these 3 questions. Please
use a heading for each question.
Thinking about Nikes corporate practices, discuss your approach
to starting a company that outsourced labor in order to reduce
manufacturing costs.
What decisions would you make to combine commercial objectives with social goals?
How would you improve the impact of corporate social
responsibility efforts? Provide specific company examples to support
your response.
A case study is a puzzle to be solved and here is a strategy for formulating your initial post:
Read the case study to identify the key issues and underlying
issues. These issues are the principles and concepts of the course
module, which apply to the situation described in the case study.
Study the facts and focus on relevant information; the case may have extraneous information not relevant to the current module.
Describe actions that would address or correct the situation and who should act upon what.
Draw from experience, course readings or real-life experience.
Discuss the concepts, principles, and
theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other
sources if appropriate.
Your initial post should address all components of the question with a 500 word limit.
