Critical issues in management – Case study: Nike and rise in robotics.

1“Nike’s efforts to automate production in Asia are unethical.” Critically discuss inrelation to academic insights and relevant examples.Question 2According to Keith Grint, wicked problems require leadership. Identify wicked problems in this case and how Nike’s new CEO could effectively address them.Question 3“Leadership determines a company’s culture.” Critically discuss in relation to the case of Nike and relevant academic theory.Question 4How might Nike’s culture influence how the company engages with the challenge of AI and automation?Question 5Who should be responsible for preventing the negative effects of automation on workers in Asia? What actions might they take?Question 6Can consumers hold Nike accountable for the effects of automation on workers in Asia? What actions might consumers take to encourage Nike to take accountability for these effects?Question 7Drawing on relevant academic theories and insights, discuss what decision-making processes or principles Nike should adopt to ensure good decisions in the context of AI and automation.Question 8Use Nike’s case to critically discuss the relations of power between manufacturers such as Nike, their suppliers, factory workers, and consumers. How might this change with the rise of AI and robotics? The assessment criteria for this assignment is as follows:To successfully pass this assessment, you need to have:Developed a clear and original argument, which is clearly signposted at the start, and well-developed (i.e. there should be an informed answer building from the research and evidence conducted, addressing the actual question as posed). Original here doesn’t mean that you have argued something never previously suggested – it means you went beyond any sources or materials cited in the case study, and demonstrated your own ‘voice’ or ‘take’ as the answer. There needs to be clear evidence that you have conducted some additional and independent research around the case itself. You need to demonstrate that you recognise broader questions and wider implications stemming from the case. ( Comprehension)Demonstrated serious analytical depth, i.e., not just listing theories and models but also showing how they apply to the case and what insights you derive from them. In addition, you need to have clarified why the models and theories you have chosen are relevant. In discussing academic theories and models we do expect you to go beyond the lectures and essential readings ( Analysis)Shown critical reflection by considering assumptions and implications of various positions, not just one view. Ideally, you can locate a debate in the literature and showing how different ideas, concepts and/ or viewpoints are contested. You should also acknowledge the limitations of your own position and that of others and explicitly consider consequences.