B-Corps:

1.) Open Hiring (in @ least 3 paragraphs/arguments) – What is it? Why is it good?
i. “Companies HAVE TO conduct background checks. They can’t just have
dangerous criminals running around in their business.” Respond to this!

2.) Some of you wrote that you’d gladly work at a B Corp over a “typical” corporation. A
couple of you wrote in your reflection that you are struggling with whether this is
greenwashing or legitimately more responsible business models. How do you evaluate B
Corps compared to non-B Corps businesses? Include in your answer the extent to which
you think the B Corp certification is about public relations vs. legitimate creation of
responsible business. (3-4 paragraphs)

3.) Pretend you have been hired as a consultant for B Labs. They have asked you to identify
two things you can recommend to improve and expand B Corps and B Labs (as the
accreditation entity for B Corp).
i. Please answer in roughly 2 paragraphs.
ii. This is stream-of-consciousness writing. Focus on content, not formal
paragraphs, grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
iii. Spend no more than 5 minutes on this question.

4.) Pretend you are at graduation next to another student who has just received an amazing
job offer from a B Corp. The student has never heard of B Corps, B Labs, or Benefit
corporations. You want this student to be as excited as you are about this offer. First, how
would you explain these three terms to that student? Second, why should (or shouldn't)
this student be excited?
i. Please answer in roughly 2 paragraphs
ii. This is stream-of-consciousness writing. Focus on content, not formal
paragraphs, grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
iii. Spend no more than 5 minutes on this question.
iv. Please answer in roughly 2 paragraphs

B-Corps & Open Hiring @ Greyston:

Part of #1:
Upon hearing of open hiring, your friend says to you, “Companies HAVE to conduct background
checks. They cannot have dangerous criminals running around in their business."

What would Greyston say? What assumptions and stereotypes does this include? Do some
research?
MLMs:
 1.) Pretend you are at a coffee shop and you overhear someone recruiting a young student
into some type of multilevel marketing business. After the recruiter leaves, the student
turns to you and says, "I'm so confused about this type of business. Are there legit
multilevel marketing businesses? And how can I tell if THIS business is legit?"

In roughly 3 paragraphs, please help this student by defining multi-level marketing firms
and pyramid schemes, identifying characteristics of a clear pyramid scheme, and giving
the student advice on whether this could be a legit MLM business.

Worker Cooperatives:
1.) How might Freeman discuss B Corps and Worker Cooperatives in relation to the New
Story of business? That is, how compatible are B Corps and Worker Cooperatives with
The New Story of Business/Stakeholder Theory? (2 paragraphs)

2.) In class, group 3 mentioned worker cooperatives as one way to address many of
capitalism's problems driven by shareholder value ideology & the old story of business.
What are three problems this business form addresses? How does it address those
problems? Please answer in at least 3 paragraphs.

The New Story of Business/Shareholder value ideology:

1.) Explain what this means & why it is relevant to this class: “The opposite of poverty is not
wealth, the opposite of poverty is justice.”

2.) What is the new story of business versus the old narrative? What is SVI? Respond in 2-3
paragraphs.

3.) Pretend your 12 your old cousin asked you to explain shareholder value ideology. In your
own words and off the top of your head, please define "shareholder value ideology" in
one to two sentences (no more than two sentences). Then, describe to your cousin what
the consequences of such an approach to business are in society.