Opera Software ASA Case Study

In a perfect world a company should stand by its ethics and morals, as well as carry out what their mission statement says. The various businesses’ attempts to fulfill their statements fascinate me so, so when I was assigned this particular assignment I leapt to it. Once my internet connection complied I went with the website provided [i](Mission Statements, Quotescape, 2016), and selected a category, since technology was a thing that, I confess, I have something of a passion for. There I was presented with a plethora of choices. I eventually chose a company I was somewhat familiar with, Opera software. Then I looked and saw what the stated mission statement actually said.

As I said I observed the mission statement. This particular mission statement said that they wished to lead the market of their profession by going beyond their customers’ expectations of them. I can only assume that they mean that their customers’ mainly positive expectations are exceeded, as opposed to their negative expectations being exceeded by the company
You can find the link on the webpage or right here if you prefer [iii](Opera Ethical Code of Conduct, Opera Software ASA). It mostly talks about the ethics of employees, as well as the purported ethics for the rest of the company. To start with it talks about their vision, how they strive for an open Internet, how they create things with love and such, as well as transporting Internet to the public at large. It also goes into detail about things that employees should not do, unless they want to be fired. They don’t think much about employees selling stock information involving their own company, at least the information that the company isn’t releasing to the public. Money laundering, and the processes involved therein is also heavily frowned upon. Yes, on the whole they seem to hold their ethics in the utmost