What should CEO Werner say to the Division Chiefs? Is the decision ethical? Why or why not? This is a hard question to answer. More and more companies are doing business in China due to the lower production costs.
Many of the positions are part-time, therefore, they are positions without benefits. By shopping at Walmart, Americans are supporting China. When Walmart opens new stores, they often cause the closing of other stores, and upset the balance of prices in the neighborhood. "Critics believe that Wal-Mart opens stores to saturate the marketplace and clear out the competition, then closes the stores and leaves them sitting empty." ("Store Wars," n.d., Big store, business practices section, para.
Analyse the potential operations management problems that may result from accepting the Chinese department store’s order. (10 marks) One potential problem that may result from accepting the Chinese department store's order is that Burkinshaw may see a drop in the quality of their products. This is because the Chinese factories have a 10% defective rate whereas the UK factories only have a 5% defective rate. This could be a problem for Burkinshaw in particular because the order for the Chinese department store is for 'exclusive, high quality, traditional' products. This in turn means that if the products are defective and not up to standard then they could damage the relationship with the Chinese department store.
What institutions did the Immigration Committee seem most concerned about? The committee was obviously most worried about the factory and mining industry, they stated repeatedly how the Chinese would work too cheap compared to what the “white men” could live on. They were worried about the Chinese being unclean and working in our food services and also contaminating the cities. Why does the report mention the “vegetable” diets of the Chinese? They state this to try to show how the Chinese refuse to assimilate.
Discussion Board 1 Liberty University Legal Issues In Business BUSI-561 Professor Kathleen Tailer September 14, 2014 Discussion Board #1 Benji Watson’s ethical dilemma is unfortunately not uncommon in society today. Many of the values that were the cornerstone of doing business during our forefather’s time are now considered optional if staying true to said values threaten the profit margin. Benji has to ask himself a couple of questions before he makes his decision. The first question being, “ Can I work for a company that does not share my core values and beliefs?” The next question is a little more difficult to honestly answer when faced with the prospect of a good salary and benefits package fresh out of college, “ Can I remain
Why or why not? The chapter defines global corporate citizenship as committing to serving various stakeholders. I think that Apple did demonstrate good global corporate citizenship. Even though many of the tragedies could have been avoided long before the audits were performed, I think that Apple responded well after learning of the mistreatment of its indirect employees. The company understood that corporate citizenship is increasingly important for their long-term success and took action by commissioning a month-long, independent investigation of the labor conditions at its suppliers’ factories in China.
Bill Lann Lee, former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the Clinton Administration, noted that discrimination and exclusion of African Americans and Asian Americans remains for them a common experience. Discrimination of minority voters still exists. The assumption that “politics” is getting what you want is not the case for minorities. In this way, Chinese Americans’ political apathy probably reflects the fact that they feel powerless and weak in American society. In many cases, Chinese Americans do not feel they can make a substantial difference, even if they take part in.
The meeting with the corporate office occurs because the directors consider that the company should outsource manufacturing to lower-wage manufacturing places or regions like China. However, if this takes place, then they would have to seriously consider quality issues that may appear. Outsourcing to China may not be the best solution because
It took place when administration of park didn’t take into account some particularities of Chinese people consumption habits and cultural traditions. This fiasco led to many complaints, ticket returns and, importantly, to lost customers. As a result of this fiasco one customer stated, “I won’t come again, even if I’m paid to.” (P. 661, Zeithaml, Bitner, Gremler). Analyzing this case, I can say, that the main difficulty was cursory examination of Chinese people culture and habits. Disneyland management didn’t look at the depth of Chinese people needs.
He comments that companies “have to look for workers in China because they couldn't find any with the right skills here at home.” This is why he has been reforming education and helping states develop more comprehensive schools, so that people can learn the right skills needed to get a job. He also comments on how, “. No family should have to set aside a college acceptance letter because they