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REL 368, Spring 2018

Instructions: Below you will find 7 Value Statement boxes. The first two are examples. Each one has instruction for you to read and follow. The first exercise for you to do yourself (p. 4) is about a case we discussed in class. The remaining four are based on the attached case study, “Two Companies, Two Visions.”

Your job will be to find facts in the case study that can be turned into Value Statements in the ways specified by the instructions for each.

You should probably first read through case, highlighting or underlining relevant features, particular with regard to matters of the common good and profit as defined by Catholic social teaching.

When you are finished, save the document under according to your last name, plus first two initials (e.g. “Ryan.Ma”) and upload.

As you can see, you have 75 minutes to complete the exercise, plus 15 minutes for download/upload, etc. (75 + 10 = 90).

Example 1: Value Statement #

Instructions:

i. Your Value Claim is to be about the management style of Tim Timken.

ii. Your reason should refer some characteristic of Timken’s management style

iii. Your warrant should link the reason to the claim by stating how the reason supported or undermined the common good in some form. (*The common good comes in many forms; just as there are many forms (shapes, sizes) of community.)

He used co. revenue to make big capital investments in the company’s equipment (steel mill, giant caster) with the aim of making co. viable over the long run

C: Tim Timken’ style of managing his co. was good [Thumbs up]

A local company’s long-term viability is a form of the common good (e.g. for employees, Canton residents)

*Rubric is same for all questions. Shown again on p. 6

Example 2: Value Statement #

Instructions:

i. Your Value Claim is to be thumbs up/thumbs down about the effect of the “ghost boss syndrome.” (e.g., frequent changes of ownership, leadership)

ii. Your reason should refer some particular effect of the instability of ownership, management at Anchor Hocking in the 90’s – present.

iii. Your warrant should link the reason to the claim by stating how the reason supported or undermined the common good in some form. (*The common good comes in many forms; just as there are many forms (shapes, sizes) of community.)

C: The “ghost boss” syndrome at A.C. in 90’s – Present was bad. (thumbs down)

R: B/c it eroded the identification/loyalty of employees to the co. and its ownership

W: The identification of employees with their company and its mission is a form of the common good.

Value Statement 1: Anchor Hocking (Catholic social teaching: “profit”)

Instructions:

i. Fill in the claim, reason & warrant

ii. Your value claim is to be about Carl Icahn’s “greenmailing” of Anchor Hocking in 1982. (“Greenmailing” means buying up shares with the intent of forcing the board to buy you out at a premium somewhat later.)

iii. Your reason should make reference to Icahn’s motives, particularly with reference to profit-seeking

iv. Your warrant should link the reason and the claim by describing whether profit was used in a way that conformed to, or twisted, the Catholic view of profit.

C:

R:

W:

Value Statement 2: McWane One - Common Good

Instructions:

i. Fill in the claim, reason & warrant

ii. Your Value Claim should be thumbs up/thumbs down about some aspect/activity of McWane described in the case.

iii. Your reason should support the claim and be sound (true).

iv. Your warrant should link the reason to the claim by stating how the aspect/activity/policy at McWane supported or undermined the common good in some form.

C:

R:

W:

Value Statement 3: McWane Two - Profit

Instructions:

i. Fill in the claim, reason & warrant

ii. Your Value Claim should be thumbs up/thumbs down about some aspect/activity of McWane described in the case.

iii. Your reason should support the claim and be sound (true).

iv. Your warrant should link the reason to the claim by stating how the aspect/activity/policy at McWane conformed to (or twisted) the way Catholic social teaching suggests we should understand the proper role of profit.

C:

R:

W:

*Same as on p. 1

Value Statement 4: ACIPCO One - Common Good

Instructions:

i. Fill in the claim, reason & warrant

ii. Your Value Claim should be thumbs up/thumbs down about some aspect/activity of ACIPCO described in the case.

iii. Your reason should support the claim and be sound (true).

iv. Your warrant should link the reason to the claim by stating how the aspect/activity/policy at ACIPCO supported or undermined the common good in some form.

C:

R:

W:

Value Statement 5: ACIPCO Two - Profit

Instructions:

i. Fill in the claim, reason & warrant

ii. Your Value Claim should be thumbs up/thumbs down about some aspect/activity of ACIPCO described in the case.

iii. Your reason should support the claim and be sound (true).

iv. Your warrant should link the reason to the claim by stating how the aspect/activity/policy at ACIPCO conformed to (or twisted) the way Catholic social teaching suggests we should understand the proper role of profit.

C:

R:

W:

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