Case Study: Sandwich Blitz
Running head: Ethics
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Jasmine A. Mills
MT140: Introduction to Management
Gillian Martin
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Sandwich Blitz, Inc. top level managers Dalman and Lea have found themselves in an ethical dilemma with a government inspector about the distance between the dumpsters and their back door. Due to the new local health codes and laws having been issues requiring trash dumpsters to be a minimum distance of 30 feet from the rear entrance of the building, and new land-use laws requiring that all out buildings be at least 6 feet from the property lines. The enclosure that houses the trash dumpster is 5 feet from the property line, which is in violation of those …show more content…
It is importan that Sandwich Blitz, Inc. top lecel management Delman and Lea continue to maintain ther integrity regardless of the face that the inspector is willing to overlook the violation to benefit his deoartment. The organazation must take resposnability (Sherman, 2003 (28)). By taking respnsibility it is up to Balman and Lei to recognizethat they are in violation of the new laws and change it to make sure that their locations are in legal …show more content…
The whole idea of Sandwich Blitz, Inc. was initially to provide a healthier alternative to the services available when Dalman returned overseas. It would cast a definite negative light on the organization for them to be found in violation of health codes and laws. It is imperative for Sandwich Blitz, Inc. top level manager to maintain an integrity-based and ethical company while respecting others in order to instill and invoke in their employees and customers a personal responsibility for integrity and ethical behavior. To adhere to the unlawful antics proposed by the inspector would compromise the integrity and reputation of the company as a whole. It is in the best interest of the company for Dalman and Lei to define the rules and values. As Sherman’s 8 steps toward integrity states that, “Explicit agreement about these basics enables groups of people, from couples to business organizations to nations, to benefit from the integrity of members. Absent consensus, personal integrity can lead dissenting individuals to subvert the group. Among people sharing the intentions, by contrast, disagreements can help refine and improve ideas for the benefit of all.” (Sherman, 2003
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Jasmine A. Mills
MT140: Introduction to Management
Gillian Martin
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Sandwich Blitz, Inc. top level managers Dalman and Lea have found themselves in an ethical dilemma with a government inspector about the distance between the dumpsters and their back door. Due to the new local health codes and laws having been issues requiring trash dumpsters to be a minimum distance of 30 feet from the rear entrance of the building, and new land-use laws requiring that all out buildings be at least 6 feet from the property lines. The enclosure that houses the trash dumpster is 5 feet from the property line, which is in violation of those …show more content…
It is importan that Sandwich Blitz, Inc. top lecel management Delman and Lea continue to maintain ther integrity regardless of the face that the inspector is willing to overlook the violation to benefit his deoartment. The organazation must take resposnability (Sherman, 2003 (28)). By taking respnsibility it is up to Balman and Lei to recognizethat they are in violation of the new laws and change it to make sure that their locations are in legal …show more content…
The whole idea of Sandwich Blitz, Inc. was initially to provide a healthier alternative to the services available when Dalman returned overseas. It would cast a definite negative light on the organization for them to be found in violation of health codes and laws. It is imperative for Sandwich Blitz, Inc. top level manager to maintain an integrity-based and ethical company while respecting others in order to instill and invoke in their employees and customers a personal responsibility for integrity and ethical behavior. To adhere to the unlawful antics proposed by the inspector would compromise the integrity and reputation of the company as a whole. It is in the best interest of the company for Dalman and Lei to define the rules and values. As Sherman’s 8 steps toward integrity states that, “Explicit agreement about these basics enables groups of people, from couples to business organizations to nations, to benefit from the integrity of members. Absent consensus, personal integrity can lead dissenting individuals to subvert the group. Among people sharing the intentions, by contrast, disagreements can help refine and improve ideas for the benefit of all.” (Sherman, 2003