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An Ethical And Employment Quagmire: The Case Of Jbs

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  • Michael Martin
  • Joseph J. French

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This case describes a hypothetical ethical dilemma involving labor relations at JBS Swift in Greeley, Colorado. The case describes the employment decisions faced by a hypothetical manager working at JBS Swift during the 2008 labor dispute over working conditions for Somali workers during Ramadan. The case provides detailed background information on JBS Swift, current labor relationships in the meat packing industry, applicable labor laws and ethical frameworks. At the end of the narrative the reader is asked to formulate ethically and legally sound recommendations. The suggested audiences for this case study are upper level undergraduate students and graduate students.

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  • Michael Martin & Joseph J. French, 2011. "An Ethical And Employment Quagmire: The Case Of Jbs," Review of Business and Finance Studies, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 2(1), pages 19-40.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:rbfstu:v:2:y:2011:i:1:p:19-40
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    Keywords

    Business Ethics; Labor relations; Case Study;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
    • J80 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - General

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