Business Regulation Simulation
University of Phoenix
Introduction
Alumina Inc. is a $4 billion aluminum maker, based in the United States, which operates in eight countries around the world. The United States market constitutes 70% of its sales. Alumina manufactures automotive components, alumina refining, bauxite mining and aluminum smelting.
The situation is based on a simulation for the MBA560 course of the University of Phoenix (Legal Environment of Business Simulation UOP, 2006). In this paper, I will identify the key facts, regulations, and legal issues. Discuss the conflicts among competing stakeholders, the organizational reaction to the regulatory issue. I will identify and analysis the risks involved in the simulation, along with the ethical dilemmas and how they align with the overall values of the organization.
Key Facts, Regulations and Legal Issues
This section discusses the main themes of the simulation and why they are important aspects in the decision making process. The first key fact in this simulation is five years ago Alumina Inc. in a routine EPA compliance evaluation was found to be in violation of environmental discharge. The PAH concentration test samples were above the prescribed limit. The EPA ordered a clean up, which Alumina Inc. complied. The subsequent environmental audit reported the violation as "corrected" (Legal Environment of Business, UOP, 2006). Except for this one incident, Alumina Inc. has a positive overall environmental regulation compliance record.
The second key factor in the simulation is in regard to the Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. 552, as Amended by Public Law No. 104-231, 110. 3048 (Freedom of Information Act, 1996). The Freedom of Information act was enacted by President ...