ALL WK 1, DQ’s: WK 1, DQ 1: What is a business’s obligation to build an ethical culture and balance its desire for profit with ethical responsibilities to employees, customers, society, and the environment? Ethics is different from one person to the next, so it is imperative that business clearly define the norm for staff members and management. The decisions organizations make influence more than business partners, affiliates, culture, and others. It is important for organizations center of attention on maximizing shareholder revenue. Therefore, maximizing profit without causing destruction to the business culture can be a balancing act for most organizations.
The fact is that they or more than likely in discord with the other faction. The fundamental objective of a corporate establishment from the perspective of its shareholders is to expand revenues and heighten shareholder value. Operational budgets are a decisive participation expenditure for nearly all companies, an organization attempt to keep overhead under stringent limitation. This in turn has a high probability of making another important group of stakeholders displeased. That would be the employee.
Within business ethics, an important factor is the relationship within a business – in all aspects. Whether it be the company itself, the employees, employers, shareholders, stakeholders, they all are influenced by one another and have a strong role dedicated to them within a business. Stakeholders are those that hold an interest in the company, but do not own it, and stockholders have actual shares within the company – they own a part of it. This can just be a small fraction that they share with many other people, or they can own a large fraction of a company. Scholars such as Friedman suggest that treating the economic responsibility as the most important responsibility of a business, is called a profit-maximising view, and “the social responsibility of a business is to increase its profits.” This kind of view states that a company should be operated on a profit-orientated basis, with its sole mission being to increase profits.
TASK 3 Stakeholders Stakeholders are the people that are interested in the business. A stakeholder has a direct interest in how the organisation is performing as they are the one that have invested their money into the organisation. If the business does well then they will receive more money than they originally invested although if the organisation don’t perform to the best of their ability then the stakeholders will not be happy as the money they have invested is not being used properly and is being wasted. There are many different types of stakeholders such as, Employees, Government, customers, local community and suppliers. Employees are the people who work at the business.
For instance, if a customer’s order gets messed up or out of place then that messes up the other orders as well. In order for things to run smoothly, the employees have to be able to deal with massive amounts of people on a regular basis. A company's labor costs affect its OMM operations by being the largest expense that it will have. A company must leverage its payroll expense by meetings the profit goals they set. A company's inventory is a vital part towards its success.
Organizations succeed by using the four functions of management: planning, leading, organizing, and controlling. Without these factors the chance for success is almost impossible. Added factors contribute to the nuisance of competing in a global market. Such factors include globalization, technology, innovation, diversity, and ethics. Knowing the internal and external factors as a manager can make the difference between success and failure of a business.
An example of this could be social security benefits. These motivations help the company recruit top level employees and increase their overall productivity. But this can be a trade-off as these benefits and rewards can be costly. Takeaway 2 - Corporate Culture, Human Resources, and Ethics Zappos is a great example of a company that has created a lively atmosphere for their workers through their casual working environment. But another takeaway is that this type of culture is not compatible with many companies.
The weakness of Kudler Fine Foods is that an IPO (Initial Public Offering) has many inherent and potential weaknesses that must be examined prior to selection as a means for expansion. An IPO is the first sale of stock by a company. There are many advantages and disadvantages for the Kudler Fine Foods to go public through the IPO. The advantages include generating more capital needed to expand their three locations The IPOs are very expensive undertaking, and a large portion of any capital acquired will be lost to this cost. Because the company must produce all financial information to the SEC many businesses find it to be very stressful and time consuming which takes time and money away from a company that is thriving like Kudler Fine Foods.
All partners share in the decision making for the business. A partnership agreement is usually established in order to delegate the responsibilities of each partner such as who will make decisions for the business, how will profits and losses be shared, how much money and time each partner will contribute and even a plan in the event a partner chooses to terminate their share of the business. The main advantage of this entity is that it allows more expertise as well as financial support in order to make a business grow. The main disadvantage is that just like the sole proprietorship, the personal assets of each partner will not be spared if the company faces financial
In the late 1800s times were tough, living and working was brutal, due to the conditions and the lack of safety regulations, scarce supplies of food, over population due to the vast amounts of immigrants filled the cities, money was hard to come by, because monopolies were controlling the market place, influencing consumer pricing and purchasing the “haves” could get it, while the “have not’s” had to fight for it (Doc-4). The free market is the strength of this great nation, with