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DyllonKazuo

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Did The Body Shop risk charges of buying off a critic by hiring Hanson, who had ties to Business Ethics magazine?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In your opinion, should The Body Shop have ignored the charges of unethical behavior and wait for the storm to pass?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Certainly, the hiring of Hanson created such a risk. However, as Hanson notes in
his report, The Body Shop went to extremes to ensure his independence.

Answer to Question 2

The Body Shop's owners had positioned the company as an ethical, values-driven
organization. By doing so, they had established a standard higher than just
weathering the storm. A failure to act decisively would have cast doubts on the
company's credibility and undermined its claim of being an ethical, values-driven
company.





 

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