BACKGROUND McWane‚ Inc. is a privately held company based in Birmingham‚ Ala.‚ which owns plants across the country and Canada and who is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of cast iron sewer and water pipe (McWane Mess). From 1995-2003‚ McWane plants‚ in the U.S.‚ had 4‚600 worker injuries (CBC News). The company was also cited for more than 400 safety violations and 450 environmental violations during that same period (Barstow‚ Foundry). Tyler Pipe‚ one of McWane’s plants‚ was described
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Multinational Companies which in this case global interdependence also happened whereby countries depend on each other through exporting and importing. Due to this also there are several issues that urges the Multinational Companies to focused like ethical behaviour‚ economic development in host countries‚ environmental and social responsibility but despite of that there are some Multinational Companies involved in ethically
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Ethical dilemmas‚ also known as moral dilemmas‚ have been a problem for ethical theorists as far back as Plato. An ethical dilemma is a situation wherein moral precepts or ethical obligations conflict in such a way that any possible resolution to the dilemma is morally intolerable. In other words‚ an ethical dilemma is any situation in which guiding moral principles cannot determine which course of action is right or wrong. An ethical dilemma‚ also known as a moral dilemma‚ is a situation where
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The McWane Company has been a leader in the world of injured workers. Many people have died or had a severe injury while working in one of their factories. My cousin was severely injured in one such factory‚ the factory of Tyler Pipe. Tyler Pipe was a horrible place‚ whenever I talked to my cousin‚ he always used to say he hated working at the place‚ and it always felt dangerous. He was proven right when he sustained a serious injury there. It is horrible to see someone injured by the negligence
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company who’s known as the world electronic giant. Tim Cook Apple’s Inc. newly appointed CEO after Steve’s job faces ethical dilemma in the company. Tim Cook had to face ethical dilemma problem with Chinese company Foxconn‚ world largest electronics manufactures. Trevino and Nelson’s Eight-Step Ethical Decision Making Model 1 .Key Facts Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and develops computer software and personal computers. The company is well known for its hardware products
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The McWane story was a very unfortunate series of events that were caused by company negligence. I believe the company decided to make a turn around only because they started to see the negative consequences that were going to happen to them if they did not do so. McWane industries seemed to care little about their employees and the environment in the past and only care now because of liability reasons. They should have made changes before the first incident even occurred. I do believe that they
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Ethical Dilemma 1) Do the end justify the means? Parties involved: Garreth Welch- Chairman and group CEO‚ 59 years old Richard Deakin- President of West Coast Operations and CEO of Columbia Solutions Catherine Simpsons- head of Sales at Columbia Solutions Ray Wilson- Financial Controller at Columbia Solutions The Company: A medium-sized corporation which owns a number of IT and media related companies in Canada. Garreth Welch founded the corporation. His business style is to identify
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Abstract Ethical dilemmas are a natural part of a human service provider’s career. In this paper we will explore the steps to identifying and solving an ethical dilemma. We will review statements from the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals‚ specific to client confidentiality. We will review the following four steps: Identify the Problem‚ Consulting with Colleagues or Experts‚ Identifying and Exploring Options‚ and Choosing a Course of Action. We will explore how each of the
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typographical error in all print material about site effects of that drug. Marketing manager has an ethical dilemma‚ stop the marketing campaign and correct the “typo”‚ consequently future existence of his company will be in jeopardy‚ or to take a risk and go ahead with campaign without letting anyone know about the “typo”. This essay will describe ethical dilemmas and their characteristics‚ continuing by ethical dilemma marketing manager are confronted with. Discussion on defensible moral judgements after that
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What is Ethical Dilemma An ethical Dilemma arises in a situation concerning right or wrong when values are in conflict. Managers and employees are the moral agents who must make ethical choices Decisions about advertising‚ operations‚ and Internet usage are all dilemmas you might face. Dilemmas that require an ethical explanation are quite common at work. Both employers and employees have to face dilemmas in an organization. Conflicts are bound to arise when an organization has people who are
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