foxconn case
Executive Summary This report provides a critical discussion of the ethical problems in the case of Foxconn Technology Group event. the suicides of Foxconn’s workers in 2010. ethical problem for the human resources department in foxconn, such as employees would work more than seven days in a row without the required 24 hour break, and the company cannot give them enough working conditions. And discuss the ethical issue between stakeholders and the staff, like overworked employee doing repetitive work would be prone to suicide. While no employee is forced to work over time, as many as 33.8% of employees surveyed would like to work more hours for a increased weekly pay. And the ‘Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility’ . This is analysed through arising ethical issues of the Human
Resource Management sector and provides ethical recommendations for this case. This research draws attention to why there are some staff in foxconn they committed suicide. And how is the eithic issues in the foxconn.
The report finds the prospects of the company are not doing well in its current position. And the main problem just the HR manager and stakeholders just think about the profit and themselves instead of the staff.
Recommendations 3 main points:
-managers need to be retrained to identify with employees and value them for intrinsic worth.
-such as health and safety, worker integration and communication, treatment of interns, and enrollment in China’s social security system
-. need an effective oversight mechanism to supervise
Introduction
Terry Gou established Foxconn Technology Group because of rapid popularizing of electronics products in people’s daily life. Nowadays, Foxconn is a Fortune Global 500 company. Foxconn the leader of global computer, communication and consumer-electronics. Not only joint-design, joint-development and manufacturing, but also assembly and after-sales services for those three main aspects are all the most
Resource Management sector and provides ethical recommendations for this case. This research draws attention to why there are some staff in foxconn they committed suicide. And how is the eithic issues in the foxconn.
The report finds the prospects of the company are not doing well in its current position. And the main problem just the HR manager and stakeholders just think about the profit and themselves instead of the staff.
Recommendations 3 main points:
-managers need to be retrained to identify with employees and value them for intrinsic worth.
-such as health and safety, worker integration and communication, treatment of interns, and enrollment in China’s social security system
-. need an effective oversight mechanism to supervise
Introduction
Terry Gou established Foxconn Technology Group because of rapid popularizing of electronics products in people’s daily life. Nowadays, Foxconn is a Fortune Global 500 company. Foxconn the leader of global computer, communication and consumer-electronics. Not only joint-design, joint-development and manufacturing, but also assembly and after-sales services for those three main aspects are all the most
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