I. Was the Whirlpool plant closing just another 'business decision,' or did it carry with It social and ethical responsibilities and implications?
Explain.
2. What are the legal and ethical responsibilities of Whirlpool in a plant-dosing on such as the one in Evansville, Indiana?
3. In light of the federal stimulus funds that Whirl. pool received, did it have a greater responsibility to make the Evansville plant sustainable? Or were the funds received totally unrelated to the plant-closing decision?
4. Was the Whirlpool division vice president's memo threatening future job opportunities an ethical practice? Was it an unfair labor practice? Explain
5. What about the plant closings. Impact on the cornmunity and related stakeholders? Did the company have any responsibility to work with the commu¬nity in this decision? What should it have done and how should it have done it?
6. Should there be legislation preventing American firms from closing down and moving to less expensive parts of the world? Should NAFTA be repealed?