Boeing and Organizational Behavior
Running head: THE BOEING CASE STUDY
The Boeing Case Study
Abstract
This Chapter examines the stress of change and the effect stress may have on ethical practices in the areas of resource management- Pay, Product, and the Environment. Citation is utilized from publically available information from The Boeing Company’s web site, Boeing’s 2007 Annual Report, Current Market Outlook 2009-2028, and the 2009 Environmental Report to examine internal and external factors, change, and current organizational practices related to The Boeing Company activities related to ethical author stipulated ethical practices in the areas of Pay, Product, and the Environment.
Introduction
The Boeing Company is facing the economic complexities of a global recession, delivery of new technology to the market place, commercial aircraft models 747-8 and 787. This researcher contends The Boeing Company has an ethical responsibility to deliver safe products to the end-user with the corporate social responsibility to make ethical choices for the stakeholders- Product, Pay, and the environment to increase stakeholder confidence and add value to the organization by the ethical management of all resources. Change is a constant in today’s global enterprises. Change is reputed to induce organizational stress and influence an organizations ability to make clear choices. Balance is required between labor costs, investment in technology, the environment, and capacity to deliver a product to market that will generate sufficient demand, to support sustainable production, distribution, and sale. Ethical actions and policies are required in the management of labor relations, (compensation and diversity), technology, product, and the environment.
Inevitability of Change New Directions in Systems Theory: Chaos and Complexity written by Warren, Franklin, and Streeter (1998), posit research starting as early as the 1940’s has been conducted with the purpose of constructing general principles
The Boeing Case Study
Abstract
This Chapter examines the stress of change and the effect stress may have on ethical practices in the areas of resource management- Pay, Product, and the Environment. Citation is utilized from publically available information from The Boeing Company’s web site, Boeing’s 2007 Annual Report, Current Market Outlook 2009-2028, and the 2009 Environmental Report to examine internal and external factors, change, and current organizational practices related to The Boeing Company activities related to ethical author stipulated ethical practices in the areas of Pay, Product, and the Environment.
Introduction
The Boeing Company is facing the economic complexities of a global recession, delivery of new technology to the market place, commercial aircraft models 747-8 and 787. This researcher contends The Boeing Company has an ethical responsibility to deliver safe products to the end-user with the corporate social responsibility to make ethical choices for the stakeholders- Product, Pay, and the environment to increase stakeholder confidence and add value to the organization by the ethical management of all resources. Change is a constant in today’s global enterprises. Change is reputed to induce organizational stress and influence an organizations ability to make clear choices. Balance is required between labor costs, investment in technology, the environment, and capacity to deliver a product to market that will generate sufficient demand, to support sustainable production, distribution, and sale. Ethical actions and policies are required in the management of labor relations, (compensation and diversity), technology, product, and the environment.
Inevitability of Change New Directions in Systems Theory: Chaos and Complexity written by Warren, Franklin, and Streeter (1998), posit research starting as early as the 1940’s has been conducted with the purpose of constructing general principles
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