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Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident
Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident

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Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident
Stakeholders are people that are affected by business decisions and/or who make those business decisions. Concerning the Case Study: Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment, the confluence of events led to a great tragedy and in return there were many who were affected by the decisions of all parties involved.
Sunset Limited Case Study
Stakeholders
The stakeholders in this case vary. They include: Amtrak, the passengers of the Sunset Limited, crew members of the train including Engineer Michael Vincent, Billy Rex Hall, and Ernest Lamar Russ, the families of the crew members and the passengers (who were not with them), Warren Carr, Ronnie Seymour, CSX Co., Town of Prichard, Mobile, Coast Guard, NTSB, WGN Inc. (M/V Mauvilla towboat owner), Capt. Andrew Stabler, Willie Odom (Pilot), and the U.S. District Court for Southern Alabama District.
Interests
Safety. Amtrak, CSX, WGN Inc. and their employees safety at work, proper training, and promoting public image of safe, economical travel while overcoming this tragedy. Employees’ interests lie in returning home safely to their family and friends, being able to work and provide for their family, and overcoming this tragedy. NTSB needs to rectify the situation to prevent future instances and taking proper steps to ensure safety. Townsfolk wish to avoid such tragedies in the future. The U.S. District Court wish to see future tragedies prevented while helping to ease the suffering of those who lost.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Legal
Compensating victims and surviving family members per the judgment of the District Court and abiding by all laws concerning safety, emergency response, and training.
Economic
Continue profitability in light of this tragedy. That could mean PR campaigns promoting safety of travel, renewed training


References: N.A., N.D. Retrieved February 25, 2014. Kaplan University Ethics and the Legal Environment retrieved from http://docsharing.next.ecollege.com/(NEXT(a303a97585))/Main/CourseMode/DocSharing/ListCategoriesAndFilesView.ed# N.A., N.D. Retrieved February 25, 2014. Kaplan EGuide to Ethics and the Legal Environment retrieved from www.kucampus.kaplan.edu
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