Management 13th Edition by John Schermerhorn,Daniel Bachrach

Exercise 31

Further Research Evaluate the risk that ethics might someday lose out to greed even in a company with the idealism of Patagonia. Look carefully into Patagonia's products and practices and see if you can find any missteps where decisions put profits ahead of the company's publicly stated environmental goals. Can you find evidence for strong governance and leadership that will protect Chouinard's values and legacy far into the future How about the competition Just how does Patagonia operate today to ensure that ethics and social responsibility are not displaced as core company values And finally, how about the competition Is Patagonia still the best role model, or can you identify other firms that deserve to be studied as well as role models in business and society relationships