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Assignment-2

  • Please read the case “UPS Actively Pursues Sustainability.”in Chapter 3 “The Manager’s Changing Work Environment & Ethical Responsibilities” available in your textbook – Management: A Practical Approach 7th edition by Kinicki, A., & Williams, B., and answer the following questions:

Questions:(1.25 x 4= 5 marks)

Q1. How does UPS’s approach toward sustainability impact the triple bottom line? Be specific.

Q2. Which of the six general environmental forces influenced Mr. Kuehn’s approach toward sustainability? Discuss.

Q3. To what extent is UPS’s approach toward sustainability consistent with the four approaches to deciding ethical dilemmas?

Q4. Evaluate UPS’s approach toward sustainability against Carroll’s model of social responsibility shown in Figure.

Figure: Carroll’s Model of Social Responsibility