BUS 19 Week 4 Discussion 2 | Assignment Help | Delta College

BUS 19 Week 4 Discussion 2 | Assignment Help | Delta College

Ethical or Good business?

 

This entire class focuses on Ethics and the Law.  

The ethics scandals of the last several years have hopefully taught us that business ethics cannot be taken lightly.  Business ethics focuses on what constitutes right and wrong and how businesspersons apply moral and ethical principles to situations that arise in the workplace.

Assume that you are the CEO for a shoe manufacturer.  You know that your firm could increase its profit margin by producing shoes in Indonesia, where you could hire women and children for $100.00 a month to assemble them.  Human rights activists recently accused a competing shoe manufacturer of exploiting women and children and unfair labor practices because the manufacturer also manufactured shoes made by the Indonesian women for similarly low wages.

Arguably, $100 a month may be a better than average wage in Indonesia.

Questions:

1.  Would you continue to manufacture the shoes in Indonesia in order to make a higher profit?  Why or why not?

2.  Are their other alternatives?

3. How would you avoid the risk of negative publicity and its potential adverse consequences for the firm's reputation?

Your answer should be at least 200 words.

Please reply to 2 classmates to receive full credit.  Your response to your classmates should be at least 50 words.  Please be creative and have original responses.

 

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