Assignment

Answer all five of the following questions:

1. Draw on a case studied in the course toexplain and analyse the ethical decision making (i.e the person-issue-situation interaction) in that case. How would you as a manager increase moral awareness in the workplace?

2. What are the major perspectives on corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Draw on two cases studied in the course to analyse how well the respective firms managed their social responsibilities?

3. Draw on two cases studied in the course to analyse the difference between single tier and dual tier firms and explain the ways they respectively address the principle agent problem. Why is the principal agent problem a concern for modern Singaporean businesses?

4. Draw on a case studied in the course to analyse how corporate governance practices in family firms change as they grow (with reference to theory). How does it differ from state owned enterprises?

5. Draw on a case studied in the course to illustrate in what ways, and using what tools, institutional investorsshould impact (with reference to theory) on the corporate governance of companies. Do you believe institutional investors have a moral obligation to scrutinise corporate governance in firms?