Ben & Jerry's Struggles with Corporate Social Responsibility in an International Context

Autor/in	Murray, J. Haskell
Titel	Ben & Jerry's Struggles with Corporate Social Responsibility in an International Context
Quelle	In: Journal of Legal Studies Education, 32 (2015) 2, S.287-312 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0896-5811
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Legal Education (Professions); Legal Responsibility; Corporations; Business; Case Studies; Global Approach; Ethics; Social Responsibility; Laws; Organizational Change; Decision Making; Investment; Risk Management; International Trade; Governance; Case Method (Teaching Technique) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Juristischer Beruf; Strafmündigkeit; Unternehmen; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Globales Denken; Ethik; Soziale Verantwortung; Law; Recht; Organisationswandel; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Risikomanagement; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Case method; Fallmethode
Abstract	This case study allows students to apply their corporate law and ethical knowledge to a socially focused business in a global environment. The assignments provide opportunities for reflection on some of the challenges facing Ben & Jerry's as the company attempted to pursue corporate social responsibility in three separate, but related, international fact patterns. The case study addresses some of the misperceptions surrounding the role of corporate law in the takeover of Ben & Jerry's by the multinational conglomerate, Unilever, and the case study also addresses the practical implications of threatened shareholder lawsuits preceding an acquisition. Moreover, the case study seeks to provide students with a more nuanced understanding of the corporate purpose debate as this issue informs numerous policy and legal decisions. The case study considers how the international nature of the problems affects the situations. This case study prompts the discussion of numerous complex issues but will hopefully provide students of all levels with concrete examples of how seemingly abstract corporate law and ethical principles apply to business decisions. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01