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Corporate Governance
Presented to :
Prof. Quresh Moochhala
Presented by :
U.K. Group (PIRATES IN THE MAKING)
Faiz Sayed (08) Rajshree Gaikwad (09)
Vikas Kharat (26) Alihayder Pardawala (37)
Talhah Patel (40) Pritesh Save (44)
Shaikh Abdul K. (46)
BUSINESS ETHICS
Partially based on the book "Fire in the Valley: The Making of the
Personal Computer" written by Paul Feiberger and Michael
Swaine, the movie speaks about;
the tale of Apple's rise
Apple's fall as Gates out pirates the pirates, and leads Microsoft
to dominate the computer industry.
UNETHICAL ISSUES
2. Jobs obsession with his growth, which led him to ill treat his
employees.
1. Manipulating Children
1998, Western International Media, Century City & Lieberman
Research Worldwide conducted a study on nagging.
2. Crime at a subway
Pfizer taking care of the community
3. Unsettling Accounts
Fox Television trying to suppress the story covered by Jane Akre
& Steve Wilson on Monsanto’s Posilac
PERSONAL REVIEW
The movie gives the description of some of the unethical behavior of the
reputed corporations around the world.
The movie also towards its climax shows how the common people when come
together can overcome a corporations rule. This can be seen from the
following examples;
1. Bechtel Corporation (Bolivia)
2. Union Oil Company (California)
3. Unocal (Burma)
4. Limited number of chain restaurants in Arcata
5. Revoking the patent on Neem (W.R.Grace & U.S. Govt.) and Basmati Rice
(Ricetek)
1. profitability
2. equity
3. dignity
4. viability
Closing thought…
“Every fraud
could have been prevented
if honest people
had asked the right
questions
at the right time”