Case Study Analysis: Birth Control
1. At what point in the Dalkon Shield’s life did unethical practices first become apparent?
2. What should have been done at that point?
3. Can a firm guarantee complete product safety? Discuss
4. What strategy could Dalkon Shield use that would have minimized the problems Robins eventually faced? What might be some concerns with the strategy?
5. After this disaster, do you think Robins could ever have regained a sufficiently respected image to be a viable business under the same management? Under the same name? Why or why not?
6. Do you think prison sentences should have been the fate of top executives?
