Critical+perspectives+on+Marketing

=Critical Perspectives on Marketing= toc

Environment
[|Million Cockroach March] //One million cockroaches have escaped a farm in China where they were being bred for traditional medicine.// >> //(Note that this is the case if nothing is done to fix the problem!)//
 * 1) What responsibilities does a business have to the community and environment?
 * 2) Who should pay to rectify the situation?
 * 3) Which of the following have responsibility to fix social/environmental problems caused by business accidents?
 * Ordinary citizens?
 * Business owners?
 * Industry groups?
 * Businesses in general, eg by a tax on profits?
 * Those convicted by court judgement?
 * Insurance companies, acting for businesses?
 * Governments:
 * Local?
 * State/province?
 * Federal?
 * 1) How do we distinguish between different responsibilities, if there is disagreement over who holds responsibility or if a party is unable to pay eg if the business no longer exists, or the vandal has no money to pay?
 * 2) For each of the above groups in 3., give one advantage and one disadvantage in that group taking complete responsibility.

Narcissism
Is the internet making us all into [|narcissists]: selfish, self-absorbed and without compassion? It's sometimes hard to tell the difference between healthy self-respect and unhealthy, even dangerous narcissism.