...that is also legal, instead of what is in the employees’ best interest. In keeping up with damage control, the stakeholders would want to address employees to avoid hearing information from outside sources that can cause conflict and confusion. If they care about their employees and their issues, then they need to address them in a timely manner. Not doing so will lead to unnecessary problems or issues. Kardell investors City of Riverside and citizens The citizens care about sonox because of the recent health issues going on in the community. They have a right to know if Kardell Paper Mill has a hand in the increased health cases and if so what do they plan to do to rectify the situation. They have the power to influence Kardell to do something about this issue because of the threat of a lawsuit and speaking out against the recent increase in health problems. The company should reach out immediately to the citizens of Riverside to show they care and are concerned about fixing the sonox issue to help reduce the health risks. Not reaching out to the community could should a lack of compassion and anger the citizens and spark community outrage. Another factor is that some of the community members are also employees which makes increases the urgency to address it. Kardell legal counsel Legal counsel is concerned with...
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...of the industrial chemical Sonox near the plant’s discharge pipe and small trace amounts of the chemical farther away and on the opposite side of the shore from the plant. In recent years Kardell has begun using this chemical in the manufacturing of a line of bleached Kraft paper (Brooks, 2007). Along with Mr. Green’s report and impact statement from parties concerned; Kardell Employees Union Representives, Kardell Investors, City of Riverside and its citizens, and Kardell’s Legal Counsel. I will be analizing each groups concerns and present my final decision. The impact statement from the Kardell Employee Union Representatives bring the following concerns; the plant’s part in the discharge of the chemical Sonox into the river water, is Kardell complying with all government environmental regulations, worries with regards to the rising health conditions in the community with possible connections to Sonox, feel further testing on the effects of Sonox, possible alternatives to the retro fit proposal to prevent layoffs that would have a devastating impact on the communities economy. Our employees are the biggest asset Kardell has and they are a top priority, without them Kardell would not be what it is today. I want to assure them that Kardell is doing everything it is required by the Ministry of Environment in regards to the plant’s water waste. We are in constant communication and following the Ministry of Environment’s research and sources of Sonox (Brooks, 2007). By doing...
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...com/downloads/acc-260-week-6-presentation-of-the-ceos-position/ ACC 260 Week 6 Presentation of the CEOs Position As the CEO of Kardell I must examine each of the views of the stakeholders and form a course of action concerning the sonox issue. This course of action in which I choose will be solely based on facts and should be in the best interest of the company not on personal feelings of the concerned parties. The proposed plan would involve shutting the plant down for approximately a year and then only partially running for the next year in order to make the necessary upgrades to keep the contamination from happening. The first group’s concerns I will examine will be the investors. Their primary concern is the rate of return they get on their investment. They have come up with an alternative plan to keep from shutting down the plant for the two years. Their argument is that there is no evidence that the Sonox chemical have a negative impact on the environment or the health of the people in the community and because of these facts, the plant should not close for any period of time and loose profits. The next group is the citizens of Riverside. The citizen’s primary concern is the health of the people in their community and the affects of the environment of the contamination of the Sonox chemical that might be going into their water supply. They understand that if the plant must be closed for a period it would hurt their economy in the community but they are only concerned about the health of...
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...understand the concern you have of the sonox being possibly leaked into the water supply, but there is no evidence that this is coming from just us, as we are in proper government regulation guidelines for emissions. There are other factory’s around the area that produce this chemical as well so further research needs to be done in order to provide a link between the two. If the link does connect the company to the sonox issue then proper action will be done. I know that the shutdown of the company would definitely hurt you, the employees, financially so I appreciate your support in keeping the factory open until a link has been found. As for the investors, I know you are concerned about the pollution as well but I assure you that all proper regulations are in place and there is no definite link between the sonox and the factory. You have a lot of money put into this business since it is a good company and has been around for quite some time. If a shutdown were to take place, there could be quite a bit of money lost and this could affect your investments. There is research being done to pin point the actually source of the sonox and if it is proven to be us, we will give proper notifications to you and hope that you will still invest within the company once it is re-opened. As for the citizens, I understand that you are scared and upset about the health issues within your community and there being a possible link between us and the sonox poisoning but there is no evidence that...
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...Presentation of the CEO's Position For the last month plus myself and the board members have been going over the issue that environmental damage and especially when it affects everyone’s health as well as the Riverside community, which is the location of our primary plant of operations, and all of these things, have been happened. In the early stage of our investigation, it came to our attention that the health issues were due to the contamination a chemical called Sonox. We use Sonox to manufacture our bleached paper. This issue has caused some very real concerns to the people in the community and this can quit possible have a negative outcome for the mill which directly affects everyone. I as CEO have decided to further investigate into this matter and plan on coming up with a conclusion is in the best interest of everyone involved. The matters that are being addressed are mentioned is in the information below: This report is structured as follows: * The stakeholders involved * The relative importance of stakeholders * The mode of the gathering of data * The decision itself * The factors behind the decision * The justification of the decision * The stakeholders involved According to the modern stakeholder theory, everyone is entitled to be a stakeholder in the company, but it was hard to do that as part of the theory and was basically not part of this investigation. That being said the following people were acknowledged to being part of this...
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...Presentation of the CEO’s Position 2 As the CEO of Kardell’s it is my responsible to examine each of the views of the stakeholders and form a course of action concerning the sonox issues. This course of action in which I choose will be solely based on facts and should be in the best interest of the company not on personal feelings of the concerned parties. The proposed plan would involve shutting the plant down for approximately a year and then only partially running for the next year in order to make the necessary upgrades to keep the contamination from happening. The first group’s concerns that I will examine will be the investors. Their primary concern is the rate of return they get on their investment. They have come up with an alternative plan to keep from shutting down the plant for the two years. Their argument is that there is no evidence that the Sonox chemical have a negative impact on the environment or the health of the people in the community and because of these facts, the plant should not close for any period of time and loose profits. The next group is the citizens of Riverside. The citizen’s primary concern is the health of the people in their community and the affects of the environment of the contamination of the Sonox chemical that might be going into their water supply. They understand that if the plant must be closed for a period it would hurt their economy in the community but they are only concerned about the health of people, animals and the environment...
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...matter of the environmental concerns that is related to the so called sonox found in the water stream in near Riverside. First to start with I think that it is very important to note that Kardell Paper Company has had roots in this community since 1985. Many of Kardell’s employees are fellow residents as well as employees, and they have extreme concerned about the recent medical problems that has been growing in our community. These medical problems have been said to consist of miscarriages and respiratory issues. With that said these cause of these problems has not yet been determined. Legally speaking, Kardell Paper Company has always compliance with the provincial emission standards, and will continue to be in compliances. No agency has been able to conclude that Kardell Paper Company has or has not contributed to any sonox emissions into the water. Let us also be reminded of the fact that similar courses of action have been launched against other facilities, but all of the claims have been dismissed due to lack of conclusive evidence that the mills’ operations were the cause of any significant hazard in the area. We are concerned for the health and welfare of the residents of Riverside, and the Kardell Paper Company will do everything within their power to continue to comply with the current regulations of the industry. If it is determined that Kardell’s paper mill is solely responsible for the sonox issue, they should then take measure to eliminate, or at least minimize...
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...their livelihood) and also women directors to insure that all aspects of an issue will be understood and argued effectively. Question 5 Jack might blow the whistle if he thinks that the wrong decision is made or if the process is suppressed or if too much delay is involved. This would (did) involve regulatory sanction including fines, shut down, loss of market, loss of profit, and ultimately loss of control to creditors. If Jack doesn't blow the whistle, costs of ultimate clean-up and new process installation could rise. If the decision by the board is just to wait and see what happens, they will not be able to argue that they took "due diligence" measures to keep abreast of the health risk unless they initiate some research into the sonox problem, even if it is a periodic literature search or a retainer arrangement with a...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix C Stakeholder Impact Analysis Table After reviewing each stakeholder position on the case by reading your classmates’ presentations, organize the stakeholders’ positions by completing the table. Provide a brief description of each stakeholder’s interest, then rate each stakeholder’s level of influence, urgency, persuasiveness, and importance. Reference the example on p. 357 (Ch. 5) of the text as a model. The legend below clarifies the meaning of the column headings. Legend Stakeholder: The four stakeholder groups involved with the board of directors meeting. Interest: Why this group cares about the sonox issue, and their main concern in the matter. Includes what the group would like the company to do. Influence: Your feeling of how much legal influence this stakeholder group has over the company. The greater the influence, the more you should listen to them. Rank as high, medium, or low. Urgency: How urgently the company should address the stakeholder’s concern(s). Rank as high, medium, or low. Persuasiveness: Your feeling of how persuasive the stakeholders’ presentations were to the board of directors. Consider all of the presentations from the employees’ perspective as a whole, as so forth. Rank as high, medium, or low. Importance: An overall ranking of the importance of taking into consideration the stakeholders’ concerns. 1 equals high importance; 2 equals medium importance; 3 equals low importance. |Stakeholder...
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