H.B. Fuller Case

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H.B. Fuller Case In my own opinion, H.B. Fuller is responsible for the addiction of street children to its Resistol products. The company, H.B. Fuller was not aware that their Resistol products will be used by the street children. Because H.B. Fuller just focused and really made Resistol products for their target market like shoe manufacturer, leather workers, carpenters, furniture makers, and small shoe repair shops, because they are the one who really needs this kind of adhesive. Even they don't know that the street children will use this product, they're still responsible for the addiction for they are the one who owns and created the toluene-based adhesives. I agree that what made this street children to use toluene-based adhesive is their social conditions but also poverty or economic conditions and should not blame it to the company and product. For this company just made a product that they think will help the community and employment. So for me, it is the government of Honduras and Guatemala who are to blame for they don't give the right and enough attention to those who are in poverty lane. Of course the parent company is responsible for the activities of their subsidiaries, for the parent company is the one who control their subsidiary and they know what their subsidiary do and plan to do. Subsidiary is recognized as an indpendent corporation but it doesn't mean that subsidiary is uncontrolled. It is the parents company who still control it's subsidiary and they are the one who is accountable for its subsidiary's performance. No H.B. Fuller did conduct itself in a morally appropriate manner, for they did not follow what Honduras and Guatemala government want them to do. The government want them to stop the distribution of Resistol products in their country but they still continue to sell it not just in small jars. In that way they think that the street

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