POLS 3470 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Volunteer Fire Department, Openair, United States Rubber Company
27 Dec 2017
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Differences between business & government regarding decision- making processes. Governments are expected to consult widely and perhaps create advisory committees. Business can act with out as much consultation. Governments have many more, often conflicting objectives, compared to businesses: Government objectives: 1) protect ecological environment, 2) maintain credibility of regulations; Uniroyal objectives: 1) to maximize profits, 2) to be seen s a responsible corporate citizen. Government problems tend to be more complex than in business. Refusal regarding containment wells: threat to plans for containing contamination, opportunity to put moe on the hook" for cleanup costs. Requirements for public hearings: threatened plans to install incinerator, which would lead to increased costs. Moe emergency directive: threatened uniroyal"s corporate strategy & the company"s reputation (social responsibility; employee morale; ability to attract employees, investment. Shut down production to respond to smell complaints. Attempted to eliminate ceas rep on tac. Only approached moe not ceav about incinerator plans.
