Company Analysis of Mega Foods

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| Company Analysis of Mega Food | MGT 6671 | | | | There are several ethical issues to take into consideration when formulating a recommendation on whether to relocate the chocolate candy facility to the country of Frostburg. For example, the labor laws in the country of Frostburg are not well developed. This could possibly mean workers are not paid minimum wage, exposed to chemicals, or dangerous machinery. From an ethical perspective, we must ask ourselves: Is Mega Food comfortable putting employees at risk? Not only do poorly treated workers typically make poor-quality goods, but U.S. companies that aren’t careful about sweatshops could face the costly job of reputation repair if a watchdog group links their brands to workplace abuses (Viedermann, 2007). Another ethical issue that must be addressed is the fact that environmental laws are less formal in the country of Frostburg. Environmental laws have a huge impact on the food industry. They affect the safety of the consumers who ingest our products. The chocolate products potentially manufactured in Frostburg would not be inspected regularly, nor, would the protective chemical and pesticides needed would not be available. This could result in law suits, or even worse, consumer death. Social responsibility is the recognition that organizations have significant influence on the nation’s social system and that this influence must be properly considered and balanced in all organizational actions (Newstrom, 2011). Several concerns involving social responsibility must be addressed when determining whether or not to relocate operations from Orchard to Frostburg. The first two issues relate to the effect the relocation will have on the community of Orchard. The current facility employs 125 employees, which is 2.5% of the population. This seems like a relatively small number, however
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