Why would ethics be important to a company like Smucker?

MAIN TEXT.
Griffin, R.W., Phillips, J.M & Gully, S.M. (2020).
Organizational behavior: Managing people and organizations. (13th ed). Cengage
Learning. ISBN 13: 9780357042502
https://www.chegg.com/reader/9781337918756/209/
This assignment MUST be typed, double-spaced, in APA 7 style,
and must be written at University-level English. Use the reading assignments
thoroughly in an integrative discussion. Remember to reference all work cited
or quoted by the text author. You should be doing this often in your responses.
You are encouraged to use additional evidence-based research to support the
text information, but not replace the text. Legal and ethical issues must be
included in your discussion as applicable. Each chapter in the text includes
information on culture and ethics relevant to the chapter topic. You may use
outside sources to enhance legal and ethical content. The following cases can
be found in your course text, Organizational Behavior, on the pages indicated
below;
USE ONE ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH FOR EACH CASE
STUDY.
Your response to each Case Study should be approx. 2 pages
per case.
Entire assignment for all 4-Cases and Questions must be 8
pages total plus a title and reference page.

CASE STUDY: The J.M. Smucker Company P. 9
1. Why would ethics be important to a company like Smucker?
How can its focus on ethics improve its business performance?
2. Appearing on “best
places to work” lists can increase an employer’s popularity, even among
lower-qualified applicants. The increased volume of applicants can be costly
and time-consuming. What do you feel are the benefits and drawbacks to being on
this type of list? Do you feel that it is generally beneficial to be publicly
recognized as a good employer? Why or why not?
3. Does Smucker’s culture appeal to you as a potential employee?
Why or why not?

CASE STUDY: Diversity at Wegmans P. 51
1. In what ways can diverse employees contribute to Wegmans’
business performance?
2. What types of diversity do you think Wegmans should focus
on? Why?
3. What are the downsides, if any, of building a diverse
workforce?

CASE STUDY: Emotional Intelligence at FedEx P. 104
1. Do you think that emotional intelligence would be
important for a manager at FedEx to have? Explain your answer.
2. How does FedEx
develop its new leaders’ emotional intelligence?
3. What else do you think that FedEx can do to enhance its
managers’ emotional intelligence?

CASE STUDY: Pride-Building at Aramark P. 182
1. What motivation theories apply to the workers at Aramark?
2. If you were the manager of these employees, what would
you do to motivate them? Be honest regarding your personal management style and
beliefs rather than trying to be like Roy Pelaez.
3. What are some possible barriers to the effectiveness of
your motivation ideas? What could you do to overcome them?

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