the ethical issue of Union Oil Company of California (Unocal)‚ which was responsible for constructing the 256 mile pipeline to carry the gas from Myanmar to Thailand. However‚ there were atrocious human rights violations occurring in that region during the pipeline construction period. The argument is whether Unocal benefited the people of Thailand to develop their living environment‚ or ruined the normal human rights from the country. Unocal is a one way company (vertical and horizontal business
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Ethical behavior can be viewed in four ways Utilitarian‚ Individualism‚ Moral-rights‚ and Commutative Justice views. These views are used to determine and assess if a behavior is ethical or unethical. Utilitarian view holds that moral behavior produces the greatest good for the greatest number (Schermerhorn 2015). This approach‚ decision maker are expected to consider the effect of every decision from all parties then select the one that optimizes satisfaction for the maximum number of people (Brown
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investigation-whereas morality is the subject matter that ethics investigate” (Manual G. Velasquez). Here in this analysis we’ll try to differentiate the right and wrong in Unocal’s actions in engaging in the Yadana project from four different key ethical perspectives which are the Utilitarian‚ Rights‚ Justice and Caring perspective. 1. Utilitarian Perspective: “Utilitarianism is a general term for any view that holds that actions and policies should be evaluated on the basis of the benefits and costs
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reading this case‚ “Unocal in Burma”‚ I thought that there were human rights issues but there were also situations that I thought might have been beneficial to the residents. There were improvements in the country due to the companies that decided to invest in the Yadana project. I will analyze four approaches namely‚ utilitarian‚ rights‚ justice and caring and discuss my point of view in relation to the case. Firstly‚ let us take a look at utilitarian approach in connection to Unocal and its Partners
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SUMMARY Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) is a company founded in 1890 in USA. It has since expanded into a global energy conglomerate by 1997. John Imle‚ President of Unocal is faced with contending with the challenge of the $1.2 billion Yadana Project that is caught in the crossfire of political unrest both within Burma as well as with the United States. If implemented‚ this project can fetch an estimated 12 billion dollars (400 million x 30 year contract)‚ over the next 30 years‚ to
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Summary In this paper‚ I will examine the case study of Unocal using four key different perspectives of ethics. Unocal was an American oil and gas conglomerate that was subject to class action suits for alleged human rights violations in Myanmar. These suits were filed at both the US federal and California state courts. Throughout the paper‚ I will provide clear and concise definitions to key terms in the area of ethics as it pertains to the Unocal case study. These will be based on literature reviews
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Unocal in Burma Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) QUESTION NO. 1 Assess whether from utilitarian‚ rights justice and caring perspective. Unocal did the right thing indicating to invest in the pipeline and then in conducting the projects as it did. In your view‚ and using your utilitarian‚ rights justice and caring assessment‚ did Unocal do the right thing? Assume there was no way to change the outcome of this case and that the outcome was foreseen was Unocal then justified in deciding to
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difficult issue. Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) has invested in an international project outside of America. This project requires the construction of a pipeline to transport natural gas to Thailand. Though the corporation mentioned the benefits the local people would get‚ this project would violate numerous human rights abuses indirectly affecting Unocal’s reputation. Let’s further analyze the situation and evaluate whether Unocal was right‚ or what suggested a course of suitable actions
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Unocal in Burma Charles L Currier ETH 316 September 8‚ 2014 John Bevell Unocal in Burma What is the moral responsibility of all participants? Burmese Government /Military: The moral responsibility of this Government / Military should be to make sure that their countrymen are compensated for the work that they do. Sense the hard labor is done by the Burmese people then their Government should hold Unocal responsible for paying them a daily wage for the work that they do. Unocal: Moral responsibility
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Issues of case UNOCAL in Burma Issues that arose in the case are the government of Burma is a military dictatorship accused of violating the human rights of the Burmese people. The U.S. State Department‚ in it is 1991s "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" wrote that the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) maintained order through "arrests‚ harassment‚ and torture of political activists. Torture‚ arbitrary detentions‚ and compulsory labor persisted. Freedom of speech‚ the press
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