Case Analysis

Read the Chapter 3 Management in Action case study "UPS Actively Pursues Sustainability" on pp. 97-98(SEE ATTACHMENT)

Then analyze and answer each of the questions in the case study. It is not necessary for you to type the question itself, but you should number your answers to correspond to the question you are answering. Your assignment should be 3-4 pages long (excluding cover page, attachments, etc.), double-spaced, using 12-point font and 1-inch margins.

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FOR DISCUSSION

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

2. Which internal and external stakeholders are positively and negatively affected by UPS's approach to sustainability?

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

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

5. Evaluate UPS's approach toward sustainability against Carroll's model of social responsibility shown in Figure 3.2.

6. How does UPS's approach toward sustainability "pay off"?