...Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3 Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3 Nitasha Johnson RES/351 August 14, 2012 Belinda Kennon, MBA Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3 Introduction In the past five years, there have been reports of illegal toxic waste disposal in surrounding areas. The Red River has been subjected to this epidemic. Concerns about present evidence of harmful toxins such as benzene, toluene and xylene, in wastewater and sludge treated by the company, and serious irregularities in water testing and record keeping have been recorded by the EPA and DEQ. Research and investigation is needed to seek solution in the matter of how much human lives and health and communities have been effected because of the illegal disposal. The company is aware of all concerns of the matter and is dedicated to resolve the matter to prevent future incidents or any similar. The scope and significance as well as magnitude of deciding whether the expose the company of its illegal and potentially harmful act ivies is to stop the act ivies, find solutions to do so, confirm whether or not the company has taken precaution possible to find other alternatives to illegal waste disposal before coming to its ultimate decision, determine the reason for the illegal waste disposal, and prevent future occurrences. The feasibility of finding a solution to the ethical dilemma has a positive outlook because the company shows genuine remorse despite the acts was...
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...Case Study A: What concerns would you have about operating this business as a sole proprietorship if you were Stan? What alternative form of business organization would you recommend and why? In this case Stan is thinking about starting a toxic waste disposal business. He is considering operating this business as a sole proprietorship. Although this is a valid business organization it also carries numerous disadvantages, if not all aspects of the company are taken into account. I will explain some possible conflicts Stan can encounter as a sole proprietorship, and I will recommend an alternative form of business organization that may become more beneficial. After taking into consideration the two different operations I will come to a conclusion of which business organization may be more preferable in Stan’s situation. A sole proprietorship is ideal for individuals operating a low risk and small business organization since there are many disadvantages with certain risks, or when the company begins to grow. Starting a toxic waste disposal with transportation raises many concerns. This operation is highly at risk for an incident and a sole proprietorship may not be the best business organization. As a sole proprietorship Stan would carry the business on his own without adopting any other form of business organization. Stan would have unlimited personal liability with any incident being fully responsible. One of the major issues is the environmental impact if there happens...
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...Desperate Air Case In the Desperate Air case, As the Vice President of Real Estate at Desperate Air Corporation, Nash is facing with ethical dilemmas, and there are some moral reasoning about the conflict of personal and business ethics. Nash was told that pending sale of Florida property potentially had toxic waste buried beneath the surface. Thus, should he mention the hazardous materials to the Fledgling representative before he closed the sale? In my opinion, if I was in George Nash’s position, I would proceed with the sale without disclosing the information regarding what I had heard about the toxic waste. Using Deckop’s decision making models, the ethical decision-making may meet three goals: utilitarianism, profit maximization, and universalism. This means that if people use different perspectives, they would make different decisions. Profit maximization is actually a subset of utilitarianism, and the utilitarian is often portrayed figuratively as holding a scale, with the benefits on one side being weighed against the harm on the other. According to the profit maximization point of view, compared to harm, the decision may bring more benefit. In this case, Nash is conflicted between remaining silent and closing the sale immediately. Remaining silent will help his company stay solvent which in turns results in people remaining employed. Nash also have responsibilities to the company and employees. While speaking up and informing Fledgling about the toxic waste could delay...
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...Ethical theories and unethical Companies that destroy environment. “Environmental ethics is the discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings to, and also the value and moral status of, the environment and its non-human contents”(Brennan and Lo, 2015). Morality is “the degree to which something is right and good: the moral goodness or badness of something” (Merriam-Webster, 2015). This report will focus on ethical issues that companies create and the five main theories to serve as a guide for ethics. How this theories affect business and how it affects people. In this report I will give brief explanation of the theories and will focus on virtue ethics. The four main theories are Utilitarianism, Kantianism, Ethical egoism, Social contract theory and virtue ethics. Utilitarianism is universal theory of utility, where utility is the priority of an act. People have to act in the way that creates more utility or in other words an act should bring more happiness for greater number of people, rather than pain, if the act brings more pain than happiness it is considered to be morally unacceptable. Kantianism is a theory named after German famous philosopher Immanuel Kant. He believed that people are rational beings and they will follow and do rational things. Kantianism is based on duty and commitment more than any other thing, where if the performed act followed duty it was morally acceptable. Ethical egoism is the theory based on satisfying self-interest...
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...Case Study A (50%): Stan is thinking about starting a toxic waste disposal business. He plans to collect the waste from businesses that produce it and then dispose of it in a sanitary landfill. In order to start this business, Stan will need a substantial amount of money to buy and develop the landfill site and purchase five trucks capable of transporting toxic waste. What concerns would you have about operating this business as a sole proprietorship if you were Stan? What alternative form of business organization would you recommend and why? Case Study B (50%): In 2006, Sally opened a restaurant called Traders’ Place in rented premises in Ottawa’s booming financial district. She operated the restaurant as a sole proprietorship. By 2012, the business had grown and she determined that she needed experienced help to run the business. In November 2012, Sally approached Marty to see if he would become the manager of the Traders’ Place business. He agreed and the following were the terms of his agreement with Sally. Each month, Marty was paid $1000 plus 1 percent of the total restaurant revenues for that month. Total monthly revenues, on average, were about $100 000. At the end of each complete calendar year that Marty worked, if the restaurant had made a profit for the year equal to or exceeding $200 000, Marty was entitled to receive 10 percent of the profits. Marty was responsible for managing the restaurant, including opening and closing the restaurant, hiring...
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...have no clear cut correct answer. In our case study, (1)Desperate Air, George Nash, Vice President of Real Estate faces a conflict of values similar to the CEO in Seglin’s article, “How to Make Tough Ethical Calls”. They both want to tell the truth and they want to protect their companies, their investors, their employees, and their own livelihood. Neither Mr. Nash nor the CEO conducted a through examination of the problem they faced. I believe the decision to remain silent made by both Nash and the CEO to be short sighted, based solely on short term profit, and would not have been the route I would have taken. Given the same set of circumstances Nash faced, I would have applied the RDCAR framework discussed in our lecture- acknowledged the problem, assembled information, performed a thorough evaluation of the information and situation, supported an ethical resolution internally and reflected on the results of the outcome before making a recommendation to management. Nash correctly recognized the ethical predicament he was faced. He learned that toxic waste was seeping into the ground of the property that his company needs to sell in order to delay becoming bankrupt. He is conflicted between remaining silent and closing the sale immediately. Remaining silent will help his company stay solvent which in turns results in people (including himself) remaining employed. While speaking up and informing Fledgling about the toxic waste could delay or destroy the sale his company...
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...whereby a company keep its business dealings in check with the laws and ethical standards of the society. The various aspects of CSR will be discussed using a case study concerning Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). It is a case of unethical waste discharge by their supplier that is harmful to the environment. The stakeholders that are affected, solutions to this problem and the ethics and values of this case will be further explained and evaluated. This case shows that despite the importance of CSR, there are companies that will choose to break their code of conduct in order to increase profitability. The Case As reported by Frauzel (2011), a Greenpeace representative, H&M is found to be linked to factories that discharged toxic chemicals into China’s rivers and that their line of kids clothing contains nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) that break down into the toxic nonylphenol (NP), which is a hormone disruptor that affects reproduction and fertility. This chemical is said to be hazardous even in small amounts. Moreover, this chemical can cause adverse effects to the food chain if accumulated as it is not easily broken down. Source: Frauzel, T., (2011), Clothing and the global toxic cycle . This is a serious case of pollution as the waste was not treated carefully and released in its toxic form into the water bodies. The Stakeholders and their involvement Shareholders: Customers: Suppliers: NGOs: Ethics and values of the case Pollutions are usually external...
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...Case Study: Lyler Furniture BUS/372 March 14, 2011 Case Study: Lyler Furniture On a daily basis, many companies share similar issues concerning waste removal, working conditions and health hazards to employees. Small companies in a city area release toxic chemicals into the environment with little concern that their small contribution will have any effect at all and never consider the bigger picture. Lyler Furiture is such a company plagued with best practice issues and violations of EPA regulations. With careful analysis of operational practices, investigations will provide structure corrections and deployment of best practices of plant operation. No company is above the law and understanding the operational process of Lyler Furniture will allow proper analysis to implementing environmental policies. Lyler Furniture operational workflow is sequential as many other manufacturing facilities. Materials are delivered in the loading bay, stored in the materials room until requested. Manufacturing department appropriates needed material from the material rooms for construction, and then the finishing room completes the manufacturing process with stains, paints, and finishes. After which, orders are processed in the office and finished products are loaded on delivering vehicles in the loading bay to complete consumers’ orders. During the operational process, numerous Environmental Protection Association (EPA) violations and poor work were discovered...
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...------------------------------------------------- ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Student ID:1200407 | Student Name: Howard Mulamba | Course Code: MGT401 | Course Title: Business and Personal Ethics | Instructor Name: Dr. B. Sichone | Essay/Assignment Title: Unethical Business Practices and Solutions to Unethical Practices | Due Date: | Declaration:I understand that by completing this form I am bound by the following:To the best of my knowledge and belief no part of this assignment for the above subject has been copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the text, or has been written for me by another person except where such collaboration has been authorized by the lecturer concerned. H. MulambaSIGNATURE | Instructor’s Comments: GRADE [ ] | In this assignment we are going to look at the effects of poor ethical standards of an organization in the way it deals with the community of the environment in which it operates. And then suggesting solutions in which to the problems that may arise from poor ethical standards of an organization. According to the Business Dictionary, ethics are the basic concepts and fundamental principles of decent human conduct. Ethics includes the study of universal values as the essential equality of all men and women, human or natural rights, and obedience to the law of the...
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...Poverty and Pollution – Case Study Third world countries are those which are poorer in standard of living and underdeveloped counties of the world. Third World nations are mostly located in Africa, Asia and South America absorbing the adverse conditions of poverty and pollution, the developed nations primarily differ from the developing nations in terms of political and economic rather than geographic. These developing or underdeveloped countries often struggle with population growth, poverty, famines, malnutrition, unsafe water supplies and wars while the residents in these countries are now experiencing the consequences of air, water and land pollution. In under developed countries, governments are often overthrown by military rebellions or are led by dictators. Pollution in many third world nations is unchecked and unrestricted. These countries suffer due to the poor environmental conditions. And the government continues to neglect countless other problems in these nations. Formation and enforcement of regulations related to environmental conditions would be catastrophic for a nation which is so much buried under the condition of poverty. So these countries have very limited choices such as either have basic needs to live or have healthy environment. If the choice is given this way, what would any one choose in countries that don’t have other options to consider? People choose to have needs instead of the environment because it consists of basic human needs such as food...
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...Individual Case Study: Vizio and the Market for Flat-Panel TVs International Business: Strategy and Structure [Author] Table of Contents Introduction 3 Vizio’s Background 3 Effects of Globalization 3 Recommendations 5 Conclusion 6 Work Cited 7 Introduction The objective of this case study is to analyze the success of Vizio and discuss how globalization has affected the manufacturing of flat-panel TVs. What effects do companies that globalize their production have on their competitors and other participants in the marketplace, and what role can the government take to make the situation the best for all the stakeholders? These questions will be answered with focus on strategies that enterprises can implement to be successful and grown in the future marketplace. I have chosen this case study because I believe globalization is one of the most important factors to evaluate when you are leading a business in today’s economy. Vizio’s Background Vizio is a California based Flat-Panel TV producer. It was founded in 2002, and is most known for their affordable Flat-Panel TVs. company became the largest provider in its field in the United States with a 21.7 % market share in 2009. Anna Phillips, (2012), International Business: Strategy & Structure Effects of Globalization Globalization is defined in the textbook as “The shift toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy. Globalization has several facets, including the globalization...
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...ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA–ISSUES AND STRATEGIES KURIAN JOSEPH Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai, India Phone: 91-44-22301283; Fax: 91-44-22354717 SUMMARY: The current practices of e-waste management in India suffer from a number of drawbacks like the difficulty in inventorisation, unhealthy conditions of informal recycling, inadequate legislation, poor awareness and reluctance on part of the corporate to address the critical issues. The consequences are that (i) toxic materials enter the waste stream with no special precautions to avoid the known adverse effects on the environment and human health and (ii) resources are wasted when economically valuable materials are dumped or unhealthy conditions are developed during the informal recycling. The paper highlights the associated issues and strategies to address this emerging problem, in the light of initiatives in India. The paper presents a waste management system with shared responsibility for the collection and recycling of electronic wastes amongst the manufacturers / assemblers, importers, recyclers, regulatory bodies and the consumers. 1.INTRODUCTION The electronic industry is the world’s largest and fastest growing manufacturing industry (Radha, 2002; DIT, 2003). During the last decade, it has assumed the role of providing a forceful leverage to the socio - economic and technological growth of a developing society. The consequence of its consumer oriented growth combined with rapid...
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...RUNNING HEAD: POVERTY AND POLLUTION CASE 1 Poverty and Pollution Case BUS 309 Business Ethics August 26, 2013 RUNNING HEAD: POVERTY AND POLLUTION CASE 2 Determine the ethical implications on businesses polluting in a third world country. Explain your rationale. The topic regarding our environment has been on the forefront of many heated debates for many years. It has grown in such an alarming rate that it is become a global movement. For the longest time we have trying to figure out the business in our environment. The majority of the attitudes that are important in our society suggest that businesses have increased our environmental situation. Businesses argue that the environment is a free and no limits on goods, this means they have the right to exploit, without any consequences or regard to the future. Throughout the years, businesses have thought the environment was a limitless good. An example, the air, land and water are free to pollute with hazardous vapors and toxins, the regard for trees are expendable and cut down and not replanted. With the trees being cut down so quickly it will lead to even more pollutants going into the air because the trees are the defense to help prevent the pollutants from happening. An area in Brazil just outside of Sao Paulo commonly known as the “valley of death” is considered one of the top polluted places on...
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...Kimpton Hotels’ EarthCare Program Case Study Kimpton’s environmental sustainability initiatives have proven successful and helpful both in terms of their business and environmental benefits. Environmental development is one of the benefits of redirecting waste. Some of the benefits are demonstrated in their rollout phases. Such phases as the introduction of non-disruptive and cost-reducing operational practices such as a recycling program, their own towel/linen reuse system, and promotional materials printed on recycled paper, non-toxic cleaning products, and complimentary coffee that was organically grown. Furthermore, investing in water and energy conservation using organically grown cotton for their linens helps move Kimpton Hotels closer to being more environmentally sustainable. The most fundamental changes, renovating hotels or using these approaches in new hotels not only revolutionizes their hotel, but also allows for a mass appeal from consumers looking for a place to stay while lightening their environmental impact at the same time. This case study continues by discussing some of the possible benefits of the EarthCare program, specifically dealing with availability of non-toxic cleaning agents. Kimpton’s found that spot remover; furniture polish, disinfectants, bleach, carpet cleaner, air fresheners, and many other common cleaning products can contain hazardous compounds such as toluene, naphthalene, and xylene. These and other hazardous ingredients found...
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...chain. As stated by Schein, culture is relevant and it matters because it is a powerful, latent, and often unconscious set of forces that determine both our individual and collective behavior, ways of perceiving, thought patterns, and values (Guzman et al., 2008). In order to take a look deep inside an organization’s social and technical dynamics, via value chain we turn our attention to “The Mini-cases: 5 companies, 5 strategies, 5 transformations”. This unique interaction case study was conducted by Balu Bagopal, Maurice Berns, Zayna Khajat, Martin Reeves and Andrew Townsend a MIT Sloan Management Review and knowledge partner. The Boston Consulting Group, with sponsorship support from business analytics provider SAS, are collaborating on a project called the Sustainability Initiative. This case study is a survey of five corporate executives and managers about their perspectives on the intersection of sustainability and business strategy (Berns, M., Townsend, A., Khajat, Z., Bagopal, B., Reeves, M., et al. (2009). The researchers started their analysis by separating the case study participants into three...
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