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Business Ethics: Merck & Blindness Case

Objectives

ü APA Formatting (title, headings & references)

ü Information organized intelligently and holistically (i.e. not simply answers to questions)

ü Support the paper with appropriate sources, including at least two academic sources (books or juried articles)

ü Identify the facts of the case. 

ü Identify the case methodology of the author

ü Examine the ethical issues of the Merck river blindness case

ü Synthesize the facts and issues to make a reasoned decision whether to market the river blindness drug.

ü Determine the issues raised in the readings, and in your personal observation and study, that you will focus on in your case study analysis.

NO PLAGIARISM.

Overview

Examine a case of ethical responsibility to shareholders, stakeholders and the public. Merck faced the dilemma of whether to develop, test and market a drug which might not produce a profitable return.

Description

In 1978, Merck, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, undertook major research to develop new drugs. This occurred as two of its blockbuster drugs were about to go off patent. One of the drugs they developed was capable of curing a rare disease that resulted in blindness. The drug that they found, ivermectin, showed promise in curing the rare disease; however, the cost of testing and marketing the drug would be very high, resources were limited and the people who needed the drug were in poor parts of the world.

Materials Required

Trevino, L. K., & Nelson, K. A. (2014). Managing business ethics: Straight talk about how to do it right (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

§ Case study Merck & Blindness Case, pp 345-346 in textbook.

Study and Learning Center. (2006). Answering a case study. Retrieved from https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/2_assessmenttasks/assess_tuts/case%20study_LL/answering.html

Instructions in Answering a Case

Review the process of analyzing a case study Study, https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/2_assessmenttasks/assess_tuts/case%20study_LL/answering.html

Then review the case study on pages 345-346 of the text. You will apply your analysis from the article on it.

1-. Proper introduction.

2- Make an argument for the course of action that Merck should take

3-Decide what course of action should have been taken.

4- Identified the elements of the case study.

5- Identify the methods of research used in the case study.

6- Evaluate the ethical elements of the case study methods in this case.

7-Describe your reasoning that led to your position and conclusion

Case Management Simulation

Topic 5 The Case Management Model Simulation

Read the following case study and consider your approach when treating this client.

Choose a model used in clinical social work and use the first three phases of the casework process to address the needs of this client and in 250-400 words total, address the prompts below. Cite your references in the “reference” section at the end.

Jane is a 20-year-old woman who was referred to you by the health department at a local college where she is taking courses. It came to the attention of the school nurse that she has been engaging in risky behavior including excessive substance use and unprotected sex. Jane recently moved in with a friend after breaking up with her boyfriend. Her mother has been in and out of jail for the past 2 years on drug-related offenses and Jane has no relationship with her father. Currently, Jane works part-time at a local bar while taking classes but her grades have recently dropped and she is failing her classes.

Model: _____________________________________

Study- From the perspective of your chosen model, what are the presenting problems in this case study?

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Assessment- Determine the origin of the presenting problems. Indicate strategies that you would utilize to further assess the client’s presenting problems (e.g., what questions could you ask to better determine the underlying cause or motivations of the presenting problems?)

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Intervention- Use your chosen model to determine interventions that you could use to treat the client. Explain the merits of your chosen interventions.

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Freeman-Brown Private School Case Study (1,250-1,500 Words)

The board of directors at Freeman-Brown Private School (FBPS) has hired you as part of a consulting team to review the situation and present your findings and recommendations. Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that discusses the case. Complete this assignment from the perspective of the hired consultants. Respond to the following questions:

  1. Review how organizations interact with their external environment (as open systems and complex adaptive systems). How effective was Freeman-Brown as an open system at the time of the closure? How effective was Freeman-Brown as a complex adaptive system at the time of the closure? 
  2. Review your reading this week on the internal environment of organizations. What is your evaluation of the organizational culture andorganizational climate at the time the decision to close two campuses was made?
  3. What is your evaluation of the decision made by Dr. Murphy and Caudill? What is your evaluation of the process of going about the closure?
  4. Was FBPS demonstrating social responsibility? Discuss the closure impact on three specific stakeholders.  
  5. Provide an explanation, using appropriate management theories, for how the administration could have handled the closure effectively with stakeholders? Include one theory from each of the following: the classical approach, the human relations approach, and the modern management approach.
  6. You have been asked to suggest two goals: one long-term and one short-term goal for the future direction of FBPS. Justify your decision.
  7. Present a concluding statement that integrates the 4 functions of management as a means to revamp management at FBPS and meets the recommended goals.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is not required.