1. Is FedEx involved in any long-term cooperative relationships with suppliers or buyers? if so, how are these relationships structured? Do you think that these relationships add value to the com- pany? Why or why not?

2. In July 2015, an elderly woman being treated for several health issues attended a local health clinic. The medications for her chronic diseases placed her in an immuno-compromised status. While waiting to be seen by her primary care physician, a child came in with his mother, sneezing and coughing. Nothing more was thought of it until the woman died from pneumonia—caused by measles. This was the first death in the U.S. from measles in 12 years.

discussion question

An RN who works at the clinic refuses to have an influenza vaccination. She does not have allergies, nor does she have religious objections. She “doesn’t believe in them.” Create a script for a conversation with this employee, urging her to reconsider, and detailing the consequences of her continued refusal.