This case describes a hypothetical ethical dilemma involving labor relations at JBS Swift in Greeley, Colorado. The case describes the employment decisions faced by a hypothetical manager working at JBS Swift during the 2008 labor dispute over working conditions for Somali workers during...

A reverse merger takes place when a public company, commonly known as a shell, acquires a private operating company through a share exchange transaction. The public shell typically has no business operations, but is valuable because of its public trading status. Post-merger, the operating...

This paper applies option pricing theory to value an investment in safety & ergonomics. Utilizing both traditional and perpetual call option frameworks, we quantify project value overlooked by traditional discounted cash flow techniques. In a case study format, it is shown that delaying...